When a recipe calls for coriander, what does that mean? The depends. Here's what you should know before cooking.

People can use a number of alternatives to substitute the fresh, ground, and seed forms of coriander. Coriander substitutes include tarragon, basil, cumin, and more. Coriander comes from the plant ...

An interesting side note on coriander is that it takes its name from the Greek koris, a bedbug. The unripe leaves and seeds of the plant were long claimed to smell just like the crushed bug.