Kolender (Coriandrum sativum)

Also popular with us is a representative of the umbellate family. The fresh plant has a rather bad smell (koris - in Greek: bug). By contrast, the seeds have a very pleasant feel, slightly burning taste. They are used as spices for gingerbread, sausages and pickles. In ancient medicine, coriander seeds were considered to strengthen the stomach and aid digestion. Kolender is one of the oldest spices. He is mentioned in old Hindu texts and the Bible. Coriander seeds have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs. So they were probably attributed magical properties. Hot amateurs of all spices, coriander among them, they were Romans.