[Sca-cooks] Coriander Seeds, was Back Again

[Olwen the Odd]

>Olwen wrote:
>>OK.  How about coriander.  How many different varieties are there?  I
>>brought some whole seeds with me to make the garlic/corriander olives for
>>Atlantia's party.  It is the same stuff I always get and use.  Smells
>>wonderful, looks fresh, has a very nice flavor.  Bec brought hers.  Looked
>>different, didn't smell as good, tasted not so good.  I know she got her's
>>fairly recently but it was so much different.  I opted to use a bit of 
>>her's
>>to a lot of mine, just so she didn't feel bad.
>
>It doesn't matter how recently she bought them. They were old and stale. If 
>they lacked scent and flavor the aromatic oils had evaporated.
>
>In what way did they look different? Was it primarily a matter of color? Or 
>were they a different shape?
>
>Anahita

Well, that was my first thought but they didn't look the same as mine so I 
think they are a different variety.  They had lots of aroma, just not as 
pleasant as mine.  They were a different colour and shape too.
Olwen

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