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Benedict Arnold

Do you like the taste of cilantro or are you a sane person?

Posted - August 24, 2019
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  • Not really.  A small hint of it in salsa is okay but, not really.
      August 24, 2019 8:24 PM MDT
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  • It tastes like soap. I don’t know why anyone would like it unless they have some soap in mouth fetish. That’s probably a thing. 
      August 24, 2019 8:28 PM MDT
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  • It taste like retarded mint to me.
      August 24, 2019 8:33 PM MDT
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  • Lol, that’s one way to put it. 
      August 24, 2019 8:37 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    No. I've no thyme for cilantro. 
      August 24, 2019 8:28 PM MDT
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  • Bah ha! I see what you did there ;) 
      August 24, 2019 8:37 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    phuking hate it
      August 24, 2019 10:11 PM MDT
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  • SAME!! 
      August 24, 2019 10:12 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Yuck. To me it tastes like I would imagine the taste of dirt.
      August 25, 2019 8:33 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    It tastes NOTHING like dirt.  Dirt isn't sickening.  

    This has a green weirdness that permeates all the other flavors so that it is all  you can taste.  Parsley tastes more "earthy" this stuff tastes like STRONG and chlorophyl-laden or some overly green flavor.  TOO MUCH

    This is a description that I only WISH was accurate:


    Cilantro is the leaf of the young coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, an herb in the parsley family, similar to anise. Cilantro's taste is a fragrant mix of parsley and citrus.
    Cilantro - | Spice Advice
    https://www.spiceadvice.com › encyclopedia › Cilantro


    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at August 25, 2019 3:30 PM MDT
      August 25, 2019 11:28 AM MDT
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  • Soapy dirt. 
      August 29, 2019 6:11 AM MDT
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  • Cilantro is excellent. If it tastes like soap to you, you have a gene that makes it taste that way. The perception of cilantro's taste is actually genetic, which I find fascinating. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at August 29, 2019 6:11 AM MDT
      August 25, 2019 11:22 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    You are so right. There is something in that composition, that causes my stomach to turn slightly.  I get it from a lot of very strong odd, green tastes.  Like Wheat Grass.  UGH. I can hardly get it down.  
      August 25, 2019 11:25 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    I know you said you eat it.   ??
      August 25, 2019 3:31 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    I had to look it up. I had no idea. Here's a link for anyone else who is curious about the science: https://www.britannica.com/story/why-does-cilantro-taste-like-soap-to-some-people 
      August 25, 2019 1:37 PM MDT
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  • That is interesting, I didn’t know that. Now at least I understand how some people can tolerate it. They don’t have my soap tasting gene. Lol 
      August 29, 2019 6:12 AM MDT
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  • 4624
    The only people who don't like cilantro are the ones born with a gene that makes it taste like soap - not uncommon.
      August 25, 2019 12:44 PM MDT
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  • I guess I have that gene. 
      August 29, 2019 6:13 AM MDT
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  • 7939
    The genetic link is new to me. I didn't realize anyone thought it tasted like soap. I like it. I mean, I wouldn't go out and eat it fresh from the garden or anything, but it's good in dishes and drinks. 

    I have to wonder what other things the same gene impacts or how many other things people are divided on due to genetics. 
      August 25, 2019 1:40 PM MDT
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  • It’s always tasted like soap to me. Just a bit sprinkled on any dish ruins the whole plate to me. tastes like poured dish detergent over all my food. I wasn’t aware it was a gene thing either until I read Nevan’s answer. Weird. 
      August 29, 2019 6:14 AM MDT
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  • 34284
    I truly do not know. 
      August 25, 2019 4:45 PM MDT
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  • You should try it and see if you have the soap gene. I’m a mutant I guess. 
      August 29, 2019 6:15 AM MDT
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  • 3523
    Cilantro does taste a little soapy to me when it is in salsa, but I recently had some shredded beef with cilantro and thought, "This must be what they meant for us to do with it."  I haven't actually put any in my burrito/taco meat but I"ll let you know what I think, when I do.
      August 25, 2019 7:41 PM MDT
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  • Okay, did you try it yet? I asked this question a million years ago...
      August 29, 2019 6:16 AM MDT
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