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Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial herb in the family Apiaceae.Common names include culantro (Panama) (/ k uː ˈ l ɑː n t r oʊ / or / k uː ˈ l æ n t r oʊ /), cimarrón, recao (Puerto Rico), chardon béni (France), Mexican coriander, samat, bandhaniya, long coriander, Burmese coriander, sawtooth coriander, Shadow Beni (Caribbean), and ngò gai (Vietnam).
Recado negro [] is made in Maya regions: Yucatan Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. [5]Recado negro is made with burned dried red chile peppers, toasted black peppercorns, allspice, cumin, cloves, and achiote, charred tortillas, onion and garlic, sour orange juice, [6] garlic, oregano and salt.
Puerto Rican recaito and sofrito ingredients. Recaíto (also sometimes called sofrito) is a cooking base made of pureed aromatics.Its distinctive green color comes from the inclusion of green peppers and herbs.
Sorfito and recaíto are used in the same way but with miner differences, as recaito is heavier on the herb culantro known as recao on the island thus giving its name recaito. The base is a puree made with a large amount or both cilantro and culantro, green bell peppers, garlic, yellow onions or scallions, oregano brujo , cachucha and recently ...
The earliest mentioned recipe of sofrito, from around the middle of the 14th century, was made with only onion and oil. [3]In Italian cuisine, chopped onions, carrots and celery is battuto, [4] and then, slowly cooked [5] in olive oil, becomes soffritto. [6]
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The food most closely associated with the department is sancocho de gallina, a stew made with an old hen, potatoes, yucca, corn, and other ingredients; the characteristic flavor comes from a herb called cimarrón or recao (Eryngium foetidum). [citation needed]
Coleus amboinicus, synonym Plectranthus amboinicus, [1] is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae [2] with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. Coleus amboinicus is considered to be native to parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India, [3] although it is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. [2]