The Great Green Mystery: Which One is Cilantro?
Have you ever stood in the produce aisle of the grocery store, staring blankly at two nearly identical bundles of green leaves? You look left, you look right, and you ask yourself the ultimate culinary question: “Is this cilantro, or am I about to ruin my homemade salsa with parsley?”
If you have ever felt this sudden wave of grocery store anxiety, you are definitely not alone. In fact, a popular internet meme claims that 90% of people get this wrong! While that number might be a little dramatic, it is absolutely true that cilantro and flat-leaf parsley look like long-lost identical twins.
Today, let’s go on a little green adventure to explore these two herbs. We will look at their shapes, their unique personalities, and how you can become a master herb-detective.
Why Are They So Hard to Tell Apart?
To understand why they look like clones, we have to look at their family tree. Both cilantro and parsley belong to the Apiaceae family. This botanical family also includes celery, carrots, and fennel.
Because they are cousins, they grow in very similar ways. They both feature thin, tender green stems that explode into small, flat, serrated leaves at the top. When they are neatly tied up in rubber bands and misted with water at the supermarket, telling them apart just by walking past them is almost impossible.
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