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Papalo

Porophyllum ruderale · Herb

Papalo (Porophyllum ruderale) is a bold, raw-eaten Mexican summer herb whose rounded, blue-green leaves taste like cilantro turned up loud — a pungent collision of coriander, arugula, rue and citrus with a soapy, almost gasoline edge. Eaten fresh and never cooked, it is the signature herb of the Puebla cemita and a hot-weather stand-in for cilantro, which bolts and fails in the same heat that papalo thrives in.

40 pairings
Where it grows
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Global seasonality · at peak worldwide
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