Thread: coriander

Hi guys and gals, can someone please tell me thai for the herb 'coriander' i hoped i have spelt that correctly. it is a very strong herb used in a lot of thai dishes and i am afraid i cannot get with the taste or smell of it, if i can find the correct word i can ask if the dish contains it or ask for it not to be added, if someone could complile those sentences for me, it would save me a lot of money having to re-order a different dish thanks in advance

got it guys no pak shee ton hum agreed?

Pok Chee will do it.

Pack chee mai ow khop khun krap.

Its funny I dont like it in Thai food, but it has to be in my salsa and guacamole.

ผักชีลาว phak chee laao
or
Phak chee for short

Is that the stuff that looks like stinging nettle and tastes like shit?

^ Cilantro for the yanks I believe.

Originally Posted by nevets

Pack chee mai ow khop khun krap.

Correctly would be "Mai sai pak chee khrap"

Pak chi.

I quite like it. My wife uses the crushed roots to flavour kaeng (or tom) jeut.

Probably a couple above will get the message across but this works best for me. Ad the khrap if you want to more polite. Here in Isaan rarely used.

chan mai ow phak chee

I don't want coriander.

Chan? Seriously? you use that?

Rarely. Usually, bah ow pak chee.

Originally Posted by Pol the Pot

I quite like it. My wife uses the crushed roots to flavour kaeng (or tom) jeut.

Its used and gives the unique flavor to garlic and pepper pork.

Originally Posted by Humbert

ผักชีลาว phak chee laao
or
Phak chee for short

Those are not quite the same.

ผักชีลาว is dill, common dillweed Anethum graveolens



Whileas ผักชี is cilantro Apium graveolens

That does not look like pok chee to me, more like chinese parsley


This to me is pok chee or cilantro.

Coriander, Chinese parsley, cilantro same same. Dunno what "piscador" posted - yours is what I know as coriander. She got the species name wrong as well, as coriander is Coriandrum sativum.

In Foodland they call what Pes posted Chinese parsley thats all I know. Bought the stuff one time in a hurry and they do not taste the same at all.

Apium graveolens is celery or celeriac.

Agree with Nidhogg ^^^.

All three names for the same thing.

Awful stuff that's banned in my gaff.

Mortared coriander seeds, crushed garlic cloves, oyster sauce, a twist of lime and dash of sugar makes great barbecue marinade. The coriander seeds taste very differently from the leaves, almost as if it were two different plants.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Coriander, Chinese parsley, cilantro same same

Yep. Along with many other. Bookmark this website. Has Thai names for nearly all herbs and spices. Indispensable for us cooks.

Spice Pages: Coriander Seeds and Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)

If you put this is your salsa you will be surprised. Same family yes but same taste as I said not at all.