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Cooking with coriander, 1998

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In the 1990s fresh herbs such as basil and mint were sold in supermarkets and new herbs such as coriander (also called cilantro) became popular. Television cook Jo Seagar prepared a dish of grilled mustard chicken on polenta with pawpaw coriander salsa on her cooking show Real food for real people in 1998.

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David Burton, Food – Vegetables, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/39148/cooking-with-coriander-1998 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Burton, published 3 December 2012.