Coriander is a slender herb. Although it is inconspicuous, it is easy to identify. The official Chinese name of coriander is coriander. Coriander of Umbelliferae is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe, which is also the hometown of many vegetables of Umbelliferae with the same strong smell. The common name of coriander comes from koris in ancient Greece, which refers to a bug, indicating that people noticed the special smell of coriander thousands of years ago.
The person you like thinks it smells good. According to Shuo Wen Jie Zi, it is a kind of plant similar to ginger, which can taste very fragrant. People who don't like it hate it, saying it smells like soap, stinks, and smells like turtles (a kind of bug). In short, it is heinous, and I wish it were extinct.
Records of coriander in ancient books
Coriander was brought from the Western Regions by Zhang Qian in the Western Han Dynasty and widely planted in China. It is called coriander, or coriander. Since there are incense characters, it shows that the coriander party in China is still in the majority. Wang Zhen's "Agricultural Book" records: "Coriander can be used for neutrons and leaves in vegetables, both raw and cooked, which is very beneficial to the world."
Li Shizhen is also a coriander party. "Materia Medica" said that "harvested in winter and spring, delicious and edible, can also be used as glutinous rice". And the cultivation of coriander is relatively simple and lively. Rain or shine, it can grow well in dry land and fertile fields, and it can also grow by itself, which is deeply loved by the public.
However, because of its strong smell, coriander was regarded as a kind of meat dish in ancient times, just like leek. No matter Taoism or Buddhism, coriander is forbidden. Pan Tianjing says, "I don't regret eating this dish by mistake." . Long-term robbery in a nose hell, no period. "Practitioners eating coriander has serious consequences.