coriander seed

[brum_57]

I have noticed there are 2 distinct type of coriander seed -

1 - round light brownish seed
2 - oval greenish seed

The round seeds I believe originate from Russia and are of very poor quality imo
The oval seeds are pukka Indian seeds and are far superior (wonderful aroma)

so watch what u buy - I ended up with a load of the poor quality seed bought from an online spice store, now I only buy spices from my local asian grocer. Look on the packet "produce of India" are the magic words.

Kev.

[Secret Santa]

Hi brum

That's interesting, I never knew there were any sort other than the round ones, i'll look out for those in future.

[brum_57]

yep TRS is the brand my local store stock - 50p for 100g pack - bargain 

Kev.

[Jethro]

I have noticed there are 2 distinct type of coriander seed -

1 - round light brownish seed
2 - oval greenish seed

The round seeds I believe originate from Russia and are of very poor quality imo
The oval seeds are pukka Indian seeds and are far superior (wonderful aroma)

so watch what u buy - I ended up with a load of the poor quality seed bought from an online spice store, now I only buy spices from my local asian grocer. Look on the packet "produce of India" are the magic words.

Kev.

It's the same spice but being grown in a colder climate has never ripened properly.
Coriander needs sun and lots of it to achieve maximum flavour (percentage of usable essential oil) and is grown widely across the world from South America to Asia.
The better the climate the better the flavour.

[brum_57]

same spice yes agreed but possibly different varieties - like you get Russian taragon & French taragon - as with the coriander the russian taragon is rubbish too

Kev.