WOW, Good guess, It's Cilantro drying.Dried chinese parsley/cilantro?
Rut ro Tg, Does that mean she has voodoo power, LOL.Cuz wasabi is special!!
hehe, Ok I will, Tg.lol, she might be, ask her
That's coolwasabi can razz with the best, don't worry!!
That's funny, but that's very cool as well.I do that voodoo
that I do so well.
I recognized the chinese parsley right away because we use it often in our cooking as well as a garnish. I love the taste.
Vera, My process turns it in to a fine powder & a nice spice that's a little something to most of the dishes you want to spice up.Looks like cilantro....but that's an herb, not a spice.
I can't reveal my process how I turn it into a spice but let's say it requires a coffee grinder.That's what I was thinking VB??
Derek what exactly are you going to do with the cilantro to make it a spice?? Inquiring minds would like to know?
Thank you for the food lesson Fryboy, I'm glad straighten it out for me, By the way flyboy dried cilantro does add a little something something to the pizza sauce I make.It's a matter of definition and technical meaning. Spices and herbs are two different things, and I don't believe you can change one into the other no matter how you process them.
Here's what the USDA's National Arboretum has to say on the subject:
What is the difference between a spice and an herb?
Spices are flavorings, often of tropical origin, that are dried. Most spices come from plant fruits, as is the case for mace, nutmeg, black pepper, and cardamom. Cinnamon comes from the bark of a shrubby tree, and ginger comes from the underground rhizome of a plant. Herbs, in the culinary sense, are leaves of plants that can be used either fresh or dried to season food. In the botanical sense, an herb is any plant that does not have woody perennial stems like a tree or shrub.
In any case, I've used dried cilantro before, made by Spice Islands, and I found that it lacked the flavor of fresh, as well as the crunchy texture. In fact, it was almost tasteless. I hope you have better luck with it, Derek.
Thanks for the info again, And you are correct, By the way I take a good half hour walks when I eat, and I'm planing on staying busy.The stuff you make, which I guess should be called a dried herb, is probably better than the store-bought stuff because it's fresher.
Anyway, what good would us old farts be if we couldn't pass on the information we've learned that hard way to you young guys? I admire your spirit and willingness to experiment. But take it from me, if you're going to keep cooking up a storm, watch your weight! It's easy to pork up, especially when the food is good (another lesson learned the hard way).
I plee the 5TH because it could incriminate me.So basically what you're doing is drying and making a powder out of the herbs? and bananas? Right?
Oh, THAT kind of herb.I plee the 5TH because it could incriminate me....
Oh, THAT kind of herb.
LOL, Heck no I don't do drugs, Nore do I drink.Oh, THAT kind of herb.
Thanks Kelt, That looks like a good read in a while.According to the American Spice Trade Association a spice is "any dried plant product used primarily for seasoning purposes”.
So, technically, according to the spice masters, Derek’s powdered cilantro is indeed a spice.
And I appreciate that, Lefty.We try to be around as much as we can.
Lefty does seem like a cool chap.I know ya do hun.
According to the American Spice Trade Association a spice is "any dried plant product used primarily for seasoning purposes”.
So, technically, according to the spice masters, Derek’s powdered cilantro is indeed a spice.