Just a quick note about cilantro; I should have checked this out before I wrote. There's a reason the Germans and the British call cilantro "coriander"...that's what it is! If wikipedia can be trusted, the coriander plant has two culinary uses: the seeds can be dried and used as a spice, or the leaves can be eaten. The flavors are pretty different, but both are common uses. For some reason, in the States we have elected to give the leaves a name of their own, rather than call them coriander. So, here I was chastising those crazy Europeans for confusing cilantro with coriander and it turns out their approach makes a lot more sense than ours!
That said, the Germans have no idea what Cheddar cheese is. Ours tasted more like "American Cheese Product" than cheddar. It was a sad discovery. And, for the record, those were for sure not Thai peppers. They were far milder than jalapenos, so now I have no idea what they could be. Still open to suggestions :)
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