Word: cilantro
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Dates: during 1985-1985
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...prepare her favorite appetizer, Susan Maurer fills won ton wrappers with goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, cilantro and some chili fried in peanut oil. "It's fast to do Asian things," says Maurer, a Berkeley travel agent. It does not occur to her that in her Asian "thing" Maurer envelops influences that reach from the Rio Grande to the Mediterranean. Call it Chinese ravioli, Italian won ton or Mexican kreplach, the result is a wholly new, wholly American creation...
Recent newcomers -- Greeks and Middle Easterners, Hispanics and Asians -- are already adding their produce, breads and seasonings to the ever expanding American larder. Pita bread and tacos are now on supermarket shelves alongside English muffins and bagels. Cilantro, jalapeno peppers and mangoes are almost as standard in produce departments as carrots and apples; hoisin sauce and annatto are right there on the shelf with the catsup and mustard...