Every year, the International Herb Association chooses an Herb of the Year and publishes a book about the selected herb, so we can all get to know that particular herb up close and personal. This year, it is cilantro and coriander. Both are from the same plant – cilantro is the herb leaf, and coriander is the herb seed – so we get two for one.

The leaf of the coriander plant is often called coriander leaf or Chinese parsley in other parts of the globe.