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Cilantro is awful
- Thread starter Moist_Owlet
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I am one of those people that have Cilantro taste like soap to them. So I prefer not to have it.
Ahh, good to know.
And yes, it taste great in both Indian and Mexican food.
I think getting rid of the soapy cilantro gene is the one case where eugenics is appropriate.
If this joke is in poor taste (like OP) let me know and I'll edit this post.
If this joke is in poor taste (like OP) let me know and I'll edit this post.
Such blasphemy. Tis truly manna from Haven. But fear not, for I am a forgiving bear, and non-guac dishes can be provided.
They actually aren't. The whole thing (both leaves and seeds) is called Coriander in English and Cilantro in Spanish.
However in US due to prevalence of Mexican food and Spanish language, Cilantro caught on, but for some reason it was only used for the leaves while the seeds were still referred to as Coriander. So US basically takes two names from different languages meant to refer to the same thing (i.e. the whole plant), and instead uses them both to refer to two different parts of that plant.
Every time I get a scent of cilantro it always feels like a handful too much. Idk if that makes sense to y'all but it does to me.
I don't like it either tbh.
I don't like it either tbh.
Tastes like soap to me, and also for my wife and daughter. We eat Mexican a lot, so you learn to live with it. I ask that they not garnish the plate with a handful of chopped cilantro, but I know it will be in every sauce and side dish. I'm surprised there are so many here with the bad gene, too. I'm usually met with skepticism that it's even a thing.
Awww, THAT's cute! Don't know what I did to deserve that one though.
But yeah, back to the topic at hand: cilantro is great y'all!
Try a taste of soap sometime. It tastes vile, bitter, awful. Just like cilantro.
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Same. I never got the soapy taste, it's just strangely metallic.
Tomato hate is generally due to childish taste buds and most tomatoes most of the time being trash (here in the States).
Cilantro is genetic. Not to say it's 100% but the "soap" people have a gene that causes that taste experience.
So yeah, sorry about that gene variation. Shame to not enjoy the crisp, clean grassy taste of cilantro where it contributes oh, so much.
I agree.
It's bitter and horribly pungent - most of all it overpowers all the other flavors in a given dish.
It's bitter and horribly pungent - most of all it overpowers all the other flavors in a given dish.
