Coriander

Coriander

                                                                                                    

coriander seeds

coriander leaves

What is Coriander?

Coriander is native to the Middle East and southern Europe, also very common in Asia. It can also be found in Egypt and the Sudan.coriander is mentioned in the Bible in the books of Exodus and Numbers, where the color of ‘manna’ is compared to coriander. The plant is now grown in Russia, India, South America, North Africa specially Morocco – and the Netherlands. Coriander was introduced to England by the Romans, who used it in cooking and medicine. Coriander was widely used in English dishes until the Renaissance, when the new exotic spices appeared. Among Insidious doctors , coriander was known to Hippocratic, and to Pliny who called it coriandrum for its ‘buggy’ smell, coris being a bug; or perhaps because the young seed resembles Cimex lectularius, the European bed-bug. cilantro Coriander is the seed of a small plant. The seeds are almost spherical, one end being slightly pointed, the other slightly flattened. There are many longitudinal ridges. The seed is mostly sold dry and in this state is likely to split into two to reveal two partially hollow hemispheres and occasionally some internal powdery matter. Coriander is available both whole and in powder form. The fresh leaves of the plant are called cilantro and are used as a herb. coriander is also one of the main ingredients of the curry powder sold in sri lanka.

Spice Tea at Ranweli Spice Garden

Spice Tea Ranweli Spice Garden

Enjoy a cup of spice tea at new ranweli spice garden

'When you visit a rural Sri Lankan home and you are served a cup of tea you will find it to be intolerably sweet. I have at times experienced this and upon further inquiry have found that it is because the hosts believe that the guest is entitled to more of everything including the sugar. In homes where sugar is a luxury a guest will still have tea with sugar while the hosts go without'

Kumar Sangakkara the  former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national team said this while delivering a speech at Lords England.

The world renowened cricketer mantioned the above to describe how hospitable Sri Lankans are. And ours is a bunch that takes pride in their Tea and hospitality. Same way guests who visit New Ranweli Spice Garden also will be able to enjoy Sri Lankan hospitality in the form of a Good Cup Of Spice Tea. This tea is out of this world and one can always make this tea at home. That is only if they know the right ingredients.