Coriander Coriander Coriander (; "Coriandrum sativum"), also known as cilantro () or Chinese parsley, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking. Most people perceive the taste of coriander leaves as a tart, lemon/lime taste, but a smaller group, of about 4–14% of people tested, think the leaves taste like bath soap, as linked to a gene which detects aldehyde chemicals also present in soap. Coriander is native to regions spanning from southern Europe and northern Africa to
Rod Parsley United States and Christianity. In January 2006, a group of 31 Columbus, Ohio-area pastors charged that Parsley and another central Ohio religious leader had violated federal tax laws. The complaining clergy alleged that Parsley violated the tax-exempt status of his church by supporting various political causes. Author Chris Hedges' 2006 book "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America" quoted Parsley as using militaristic metaphors in a sermon concerning his critics: In 2015, Parsley was treated for throat cancer, but has since recovered. Rod Parsley Rodney Lee Parsley (born January 13, 1957) is a prominent American Christian minister,