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GROUND CORIANDER in sacks of 20 kilograms.

GRAIN NATIONAL CORIANDER in sacks of 40 kilograms bxn.

Coming from the mediterranean regón, the cilantro is cultivated at the moment all over the world. Their medicinal and culinary use is known for three thousand years; its name Ebers of the year appears in the papyruses 1550 to. C., in the Sanskrit literature and in the Bible: "The manna was as the seed of the cilantro, white (Exodus 16,31)." Hipócrates the Greek, "father of the medicine", used the cilantro like fármaco, and the Romans extended the use of this spice for all Europe. Fué one of the first spice plants that arrived in America and it was cultivated in Massachusetts before 1670.

Description: The seeds are spherical, nervadas and of 3-4 mm. of diameter. The whole seeds are fragile and they can be milled with easiness until getting a fine powder.

Distribution: The production is often carried out to small scale. In India, Iran, Half East, Soviet Union, United States and Central America and of the South abundant crops are obtained.

Aroma and flavor: The leaves and green fruits have a strong and fetid scent. The mature fruit has a sweet flavor, with an aroma to wood especiada, and a spicy and balsamic note. Their flavor is soft, dulzón and lightly burning, with a clear shade to orange shell.

Culinary uses: The cilantro is used so much for sweet plates as salted. It is a fundamental ingredient of the curry powders. In East Means it is popular to season the chopped meat, sausages and stews; in Europe and America is good for the marinades and it is used in the cookings. The plates of vegetables called "to the Greek" are seasoned with cilantro. Their essential oil perfumes the chocolate, as well as the liquors and other drinks.

Medicinal uses: The spice and the essential oil are used in preparations farmaceúticas to alleviate the migraine and indigestion.