Cilantro has a unique flavor.

In Europe and the United States, some people even describe the flavor of cilantro as "soap". Coriander, also known as parsley, was used by Europeans in the Middle Ages to mask the smell of rotting meat. Until now, they still use coriander in vegetables and wine. Asians prefer to use coriander leaves to add flavor, and cilantro is often found in Thai and Vietnamese dishes.

Nutritional value

From a nutritional point of view, cilantro is also rich in nutritional value, including vitamin C, carotenoids, vitamins B1 and B2, and is also rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium. Each 100 grams contains 63 milligrams of vitamins, which is more than the content of peaches, pears and apples, and three times more than tomatoes. Carotene is also 10 times higher than tomatoes, kidney beans, cucumbers and so on. In addition to these nutritional effects, it is also rumored online that drinking cilantro juice can detoxify the body. One claim is that adding cilantro to water and boiling it, and drinking its soup can help the kidneys clean up waste and eliminate heavy metal toxins such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.

Cilantro Juice

Actually, you have to be careful about drinking cilantro juice. A laboratory nurse practitioner in clinical toxicology was once exposed. People with dialysis kidney disease mistakenly believed that cilantro had detoxifying properties. They drank a glass a day, then were sent to the hospital with emergency cardiac paralysis. "Dark green vegetables such as cilantro grown with nitrogen fertilizer contain nitrates and high potassium ions. Simmering them in coriander juice is not recommended, especially for people with kidney disease. The doctor herself loves cilantro, but her principle is to never eat it raw and always blanch it before eating it.

Cilantro Sauce

Chopping cilantro into a sauce is more flavorful. Whenever the doctor buys cilantro, he takes out the amount he will use for one meal, cuts off the roots, rinses them under running water, then scald them in boiling water and soak them in ice water so they don't rot. Hot cilantro makes a good soup base. It's perfect to add some cilantro to beef or seafood soup now in the winter. Or chop it up and put it in her favorite avocado salad with avocado, tomato, onion and a little lemon juice. Actually chopping cilantro is a great way to make it delicious.

Mexican Cilantro Sauce

Dice the onion, dice the seeds, and dice the pepper. Peel Sichuan cilantro and cut about 1cm. Cook tomatoes in boiling water (to remove potassium ions) and dice. Put all the ingredients in a saucepan with white vinegar and a little sugar, bring to the boil and put in the fridge. You can eat them with chicken and seafood.