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thatwhitegirl · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Location: ROK

So, I have been making salsa, but it is just lacking that salsa taste.

I need cilantro!

Do any of you know where to get it? Do they sell it here? It was rampant in China, so I am thinking it's also here.
How do you say it?

Thanks.

Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

Not the easiest to get.
Some Emarts stock it but it is quite expensive.
It can also be found in Shinsegae and small Chinese shops. Im sure SE Asian shops will have it as well

If you live in Seoul you can get it at the foreign food store in Itaewon or in the supermarket under Gecko's.

poet13 · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

How about seeds? I'd love to plant a kimchi pot full of cilantro.

DRAMA OVERKILL · Joined: 12 Apr 2005

poet13 · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject:

"Are you looking to get deported?"

Sometimes it doesn't seem like such a bad idea....

that guy · Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: long gone

I've seen it in the outdoor markets and once (only once) in Homeplus. You'll have to hunt it out.

In Korean it's 고수.

thatwhitegirl · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Location: ROK

Thanks...had no idea it would be so hard to find here. It's all over the rest of Asia.

swoosh76 · Joined: 22 Jul 2007

I know that at almost all Vietnamese pho noodle restaurants, if you specifically ask for cilantro(고수 or go-soo) they will give it to you. You might try asking them at these Viet pho restaurants where they get it.

Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

An easier way is to buy fresh cilantro at Hannam Market. Take the #1 bus to Hannam Vocational School, make a right off of the bus and pass the vegetarian restaurant, walk to the bowling pin and go underground.

www.hannammarket.co.kr

poet13 · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

I'm way way out of seoul. I will try and coax my sister into breaking the law...

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

poet13 · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject:

Well, I wrote down go-soo, so I will take it round the market and see what the old women there have. On market day, there are a dozen or so streets lined with the grannies and their blanket full of gear. Usually there are some interesting tidbits to be had.

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Coriander or dhania are other names used.

If your just looking for the flavor add a little soap to your recipe.