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Differences and similarities between onion and coriander .it's the question of standard 7

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Answered by gangsterrebel

Coriander is a herb. Onion is a vegetable. They taste different and they have different uses. If your recipe calls for coriander, you can not substitute it for Onion or Spring Onion. It will not taste the same.

Coriander (a.k.a Cilantro):

Onion:

Spring Onion:

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Bibek Ray

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Answered Jul 17, 2018 · Author has 2.8k answers and 3m answer views

Coriander seeds grown on the tips of the flowering coriander plants, that are leafy spice/herb (used in coriander leaf chatni/sauce).

The dry seeds are brown in color .

They are used to make spice mixture like CURRY POWDER, used in Indian cocking extensively.

Onions are tubers, grow as bulbs under soil. There are many varieties and have strong flavor. They are used as spice/ condiments and used in many food preparation in most countries.

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Steve Silverton

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Answered Jul 8, 2018

You have posed a question that, with fundamental culinary experience, should never be asked.

I would suggest that you rewind a bit and start at the beginning.

The difference between coriander and onion is like the difference between a potato and a grape. Or a carrot and parsley. Or garlic and oregano. Or shallots and dill.

They cannot be compared.

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Samantha Sommersby

Samantha Sommersby, Author at Writing as SJ Harper and Samantha Sommersby (2005-present)

Answered Jul 16, 2018 · Author has 87 answers and 7.8k answer views

Originally Answered: What is the difference between a coriander and onions?

A fruit is a seed-bearing and develops from the ovary of a flowering plant. All other plant parts-roots, leaves and stems-are vegetables.

An onion is a vegetable.

In the US Coriander is often called by its Spanish name: Cilantro. Both its fresh leaves (herb) and dried seeds (spice) are used in cooking. Herbs and Spices are both subsets of vegetables.

They taste, smell and look very different.

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Alicia Randolph-Lucchesi

Alicia Randolph-Lucchesi, Plant-based Chef at Pandora’s Lunchbox (2007-present)

Answered Jul 7, 2018 · Author has 99 answers and 12.6k answer views

Coriander is the seed of cilantro (aka culantro), and is a spice. It’s cooling to the body and rather sweet in flavour. Onions are a vegetable, in the same family as garlic. They can be heating when eaten raw and are considered pungent in Ayurveda, but cooked versions are sweeter.

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Martha Kirtley

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Answered Jul 7, 2018 · Author has 7.5k answers and 2m answer views

Originally Answered: What is the difference between coriander and onion?

Coriander is the seed of a plant with lobed leaves. The leaves are frequently called cilantro and are also used as seasoning. Onion is a bulb that grows underground in many layers. It is not a ruber. Onions are closely related to garlic, chives, and bunching onions. Both the underground part and the green tops of very young onions can be used for seasoning, but the tops of bulb onions are too tough to chew.

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