Nah. Cilantro is an essential ingredient in many ethnic dishes. Parsley is something you take off of your plate and set on the table at pretentious restaurants.

Nah. Cilantro is an essential ingredient in many ethnic dishes. Parsley is something you take off of your plate and set on the table at pretentious restaurants.

Cute, but parsley is definitely an essential ingredient for tabouli. I also use it for a ricotta-walnut pasta sauce. (I wonder if cilantro is an acceptable substitute for parsley on the Seder Plate?)
I’m not an Aldi person but I buy Italian parsley weekly. 