Culantro

15 Seeds+

🌿 Culantro Seeds
Eryngium foetidum

A tropical herb with bold personality 🌴🔥, Culantro is the spiky-leafed cousin of cilantro that packs even more flavor. Native to the Caribbean and Central America 🌎, it’s a key ingredient in sofrito, salsas, and curries — delivering a concentrated cilantro-like punch 🌿🌶️. Unlike delicate cilantro, culantro thrives in heat 🌞 and humidity, producing steady harvests of robust, aromatic leaves.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Strong cilantro-like 🌿, pungent 🌶️, with earthy and peppery undertones.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

🥘 Essential in Puerto Rican sofrito, stews, and rice dishes
🌮 Add chopped to tacos, salsas & guacamole for bold depth
🍲 Use in Southeast Asian soups, curries & noodle dishes
🥗 Finely slice into marinades, chutneys, and dipping sauces
🥩 Rub into meats or seafood before grilling for herbal punch

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Culantro is the chef’s bold herb 🌿👨🍳🔥. With flavor stronger than cilantro and heat-loving resilience, it’s a cornerstone of Caribbean, Latin American, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Perfect for chefs who want authentic regional flavor + garden reliability.

🌱 Growing Notes:

🪴 Tender perennial in tropics, grown as annual in cooler zones
🌿 Spiky, serrated leaves, harvested fresh
🌞 Loves full sun to part shade, thrives in heat & humidity
⏱ Harvest 60–70 days from sowing, cut leaves continuously
🌡️ Sensitive to frost — grow indoors or protect in cool climates

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Eryngium foetidum

• Habit: Tender perennial (zones 9–11), annual elsewhere

• Flavor: Strong cilantro-like, earthy, pungent

• Culinary Uses: Sofrito, curries, soups, salsas, marinades

• Special Use: Heat-tolerant cilantro alternative