Tofu with Tomatoes and Coriander

When traveling in Asia, we often meet people who don’t like fresh coriander, and it seems such a shame. It’s as debilitating as not liking chiles, because coriander is used so extensively in Thailand, India, even China. During my very first week in Taipei, I passed a big construction site. There, amid all the concrete and the rubble, was a patch of wild coriander plants, flourishing. “Well, ” I thought, “I’ve certainly come to the right place.” In Mandarin Chinese, coriander is called yi