cfhebertjr Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I do not look at the forum much these days as I've been in Thailand a long time. Today I noticed an old post from Up-Country Sinclair ["I would be most appreciative if someone could tell me if Pak Chee is the equivalent of parsley or coriander.]Mr. afarang made a statement that was totally wrong. Mr. afarang instead of answering the question he stated ["Pak Chee Thai is coriander. Pak chee farang is parsley. Pak chee laos is fennel.]Just for the record Mr. afarang...Pak Chee Farang is NOT Parsley. Pak Chee Farang is Culantro. Some call it "Saw Leaf Coriander. To answer Up-Country...in my understanding of my wife's explanation, Pak is a classifier of plants. Most specifically lettuce, spinach etc. Chee refers to herbs. Therefore Pak Chee is only part of the descriptor. It needs another word at the end to determine if it is Cilantro (Coriander) or Parsley. Pak Chee Homme (or Thai) would be Cilantro. So...my final answer is "Pak Chee (only) is neither parsley or coriander" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfhebertjr Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 http://www.bandunglife.info/plants-animals/herbs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Coriander mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepshank Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just for the record cfhebertjr, forum member afarang took his etan to a better place some years ago and he is no longer of this world, RIP. So Id be very surprised if you were to receive a response to your erudite comment from him. Signed: fellow etan driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfhebertjr Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hope afarang checks in soon...he owes me money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfhebertjr Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks cobbler but not in Phayao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Coriander mate Got some out of the fridge and smelt it....Yep it Coriander. I am sure of this as I hate the stuff. Wife also confirms it's coriander....she loves the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo1968 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 It's Thai Coriander I am very allergic to it but not to the Indian counterpart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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