Cilantro
Cilantro in Spanish
Cilantro is an herb that is popular in Latin American and Asian cuisine. It has a fresh, slightly citrus flavor. Cilantro is often used as a garnish or added to salads. It can also be cooked, as it is in curries and soups. Cilantro pairs well with other herbs, such as mint, basil, and thyme. It can also be paired with fruits, such as mango, lime, and grapefruit.
See what combines with both.

What combines with cilantro
Classic partners
Reliable matches
- Avocados
- Chicken
- Chickpeas
- Chipotle chile peppers
- Coconut and coconut milk
- Corn
- Couscous
- Crab
- Cucumbers
- Cumin
- Dill
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Halibut
- Jicama
- Lemongrass
- Lima beans
- Limes
- Lobster
- Loin pork
- Mangoes
- Melon/muskmelons
- Mint
- Oysters
- Pinto beans
- Salads
- Scallops
- Sea bass
- Shrimp
- Sweet potatoes
- Thai cuisine
- Tomatillos
- Tomatoes
- Vietnamese cuisine
- Yogurt
Also good with
- Arugula
- Basil
- Beans
- Beef
- Beets
- Bell peppers
- Belly pork
- Bitter greens and chicories lettuces
- Black bass
- Bluefish
- Bok choy
- Braised dishes
- Brazilian cuisine
- Broccoli
- Butternut squash
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Cardamom
- Caribbean cuisines
- Carrots
- Catfish
- Chard
- Chicken liver
- Chicory
- Chives
- Chop veal
- Chops lamb
- Clams
- Cod
- Coriander
- Curry leaves
- Curry powder and sauces
- Epazote
- Fava beans
- Fresh figs
- Freshness
- Frisée
- Gin
- Green beans
- Green plantains
- Greens
- Ground cayenne
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Kaffir limes and kaffir lime leaf
- Kohlrabi
- Lamb
- Latin american cuisine
- Legumes
- Lemon verbena
- Lentils
- Lychees
- Mahi mahi
- Meats
- Middle eastern cuisine
- Monkfish
- Moroccan cuisine
- Mushrooms
- Mussels
- North african cuisine
- Okra
- Papayas
- Parsley
- Passion fruit
- Peanuts and peanut butter
- Poblano chile peppers
- Pork
- Portuguese cuisine
- Potatoes
- Prosciutto
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin seeds
- Rabbit
- Radishes
- Red wine vinegar
- Rice wine vinegar
- Romaine lettuce
- Round beef
- Russian cuisine
- Salmon
- Salt cod
- Sauvignon blanc
- Scallions
- Serrano chile peppers
- Shanks veal
- Shellfish
- Short ribs beef
- Skate
- Smoked salmon
- Snap peas
- Snapper
- Sorrel
- Southwestern cuisine (american)
- Soy sauce
- Squid
- Steak beef
- Steak: flank beef
- Striped bass
- Sweet onions
- Swordfish
- Tamarind
- Tenderloin pork
- Tequila
- Tex-mex cuisine
- Turmeric
- Vanilla
- Vegetables
- Vodka
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- White sesame seeds
- Zucchini