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Rehabilitating the "Stinking Herbe": A Case Study of Culinary Prejudice
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Rehabilitating the "Stinking Herbe": A Case Study of Culinary Prejudice

Helen Leach
Gastronomica, Vol.1(2), pp.10-15
01/05/2001
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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/50632

Abstract

Coriandrum sativum Etymology Food plants Gardens & gardening History Recipes Smell Taste Coriander Culinary Prejudice
Since John Gerard referred to green coriander in 1597 as a "very stinking herbe" with leaves of "venemous quality", its reputation among English-speaking cooks and consumers has declined to the point of neglect or verbal abuse.

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