On: Why Italy Fell Out of Love with Cilantro

[croisillon]

“medieval Italians divided spices into two categories: sweet and strong”

it’s funny because german language sometimes has this division as well: süß and pikant ; although pikant in a modern sense means a bit spicy

[PestoDiRucola → croisillon]

It's the same in modern Italian: dolce (sweet) and piccante (spicy/strong)