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Papalo - A cilantro substitute that doesn't taste like soap for some people

Posted on 4/4/20 at 6:17 pm
Posted by alpinetiger
Salt Lake City
Member since Apr 2017
5864 posts
Posted on 4/4/20 at 6:17 pm
I love cilantro and I buy it religiously at the grocery store. I've often tried to grow my own in SLC and it still bolts like nobody's business. Here's an alternative:

Papalo:

LINK /

Its not exactly cilantro, but close. Its more lemony and licroious-y, and STRONG. So do not under any circumstances use it by weight like cilantro. It is damn good though, and you can grow it from seed every year and it produces.

For those in really hot climates, once you get a plant started, you'll get plenty of dandelion-like seeds in fall you can capture and replant. Terrior Seeds suggests in my link above that this may be hard, but I've never even put additional seeds in the ground and I'm in Utah. Whatever seeds were dropped have sprouted and grown. I've actually had to pull Papalo plants.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25008 posts
Posted on 4/4/20 at 6:26 pm to
I may have try and find this because I hate cilantro.

I'm one of the ones that it taste like soap.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38829 posts
Posted on 4/4/20 at 6:40 pm to
I like cilantro a lot but every time I plant it like you said it immediately bolts. Easier just to buy it in the store
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25008 posts
Posted on 4/5/20 at 8:25 am to
Wait, nevermind:
quote:


A word of warning – if you don’t like cilantro, you’ll like papalo even less!
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5271 posts
Posted on 4/5/20 at 10:52 am to
Also a big cilantro fan. Culantro is another warm season herb can can be subbed for cilantro. LINK.

Been meaning to try papalo - thanks for the reminder.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64059 posts
Posted on 4/6/20 at 10:55 am to
quote:

I'm one of the ones that it taste like soap.


I used to be. In my mid-30's, it went away. Now I love it, and it doesn't taste like soap anymore. There's still hope bbvdd. Try some soon and see if it's gone away. It's life altering.
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