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Thu 18 Jul, 2013 07:20 pm
we're big cilantro fans here at chez philbis -- we buy it fresh in a large plastic container at our local supermarket every week.
starting in march of this year the large containers vanished, and were replaced by smaller ones.
now it has completely vanished.
last weekend, for gits and shiggles, we went to a mega whole foods market... i figured if anyone in bahstin would have it, it would be them.
nope!
is fresh cilantro available where you shop for produce?
@Region Philbis,
Yes, it's still available here but the price has skyrocketed. The seeds I threw in a pot are finally ready to harvest.
@JPB,
we may have to go that route and try growing our own...
And here I was wondering if anyone would notice if it completely disappeared.
@ossobuco,
that's the small size we were getting most recently...
the large ones were about this size, maybe a little smaller --
i googled "cilantro shortage" in News and got just one hit -- from october of last year...
@Region Philbis,
That proves it! Even google has pulled cilantro.
@ossobuco,
I'm all for growing herbs, one way or another. Go for it.
@roger,
a popular garnish is taken from us and no one bats an eye?
where's the outrage, dag-nabbit...
@Region Philbis,
parsley is a decent substitute...
(we still have cilantro as far as I know. I will investigate tomorrow when I go to market)
@Region Philbis,
I've never seen packages like that for cilantro. If you go to an international produce market or even Whole Foods then look for bundles near the parsley
@Region Philbis,
Let them eat coriander.
Think where you might find Chinese parsley, perhaps the growers have some.
Get a pot and some seeds and you'll never have to buy again. Trust me. It self seeds.
Personally, I would not substitute parsley for cilantro. They're similar in appearance only. The taste is quite different.
Does parsley have any taste? Most people I know use it only for decorative purposes. Nobody actually eats the parsley. (Though, I'm told, it's a useful diuretic for medicinal use.)
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