![Chopped coriander/cilantro ready for freezing](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWIyJ573mWsvqI8kLEF3ugQ0eY3BbhuONVRN-sOJywQhZf4RduWTjeeOQlSG1UiQTB077KnqO5IlKu1WiySAElKyzF_g35D_9dd-fr9xwi3d6hzeLXpbgenDM7BQ01Wep93W7/s400/coriander_for_freezing.jpg)
The coriander/cilantro plants in the front garden beds were looking ready to run to seed this morning, so I trimmed them back and chopped up the trimmings to freeze for use when fresh herbs will be unavailable or expensive. I love carrot and coriander soup, but don't really want it when it's hot outside. In the winter these cubes of herbs will be handy for dishes like that.
![Frozen coriander cubes](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPwwiXaE0ohzII1i6Gx7Ly3f9obDxAzKxE0ld4ihKGoaB7TvxQ-y_tzPqD6ZnL4z8SCP9NiRyx59hT_bemTNpGGrpNIY3CfX7V5H9nnZaXi9gycdQzFac-TVlWYnPuW1eZfr2/s200/frozen_coriander_leaves.jpg)
My daughter hates coriander, which I had put down to her usual faddy eating habits, but a great article by Sona Pai on the Culinate website called 'Why is cilantro so polarizing?' explains that there may be a genetic basis for this herb's love-it or hate-it reputation. She also mentions that it contains an active ingredient that battles salmonella, so maybe fast-food outlets in North America should be adding cilantro to their burgers instead of taking out the tomato.
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