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06-22-2019, 04:56 PM
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We love cilantro. I've been harvesting it from my garden over the last week or so (nice crop this year). DW used it the other day to make Thai Peanut Sauce, to put on grilled chicken........delicious! 
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06-22-2019, 05:34 PM
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For some (including DH!), it tastes horrible:
Britannica: "For those cilantro-haters for whom the plant tastes like soap, the issue is genetic. These people have a variation in a group of olfactory-receptor genes that allows them to strongly perceive the soapy-flavored aldehydes in cilantro leaves. This genetic quirk is usually only found in a small percent of the population."
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06-22-2019, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by footenote
For some (including DH!), it tastes horrible:
Britannica: "For those cilantro-haters for whom the plant tastes like soap, the issue is genetic. These people have a variation in a group of olfactory-receptor genes that allows them to strongly perceive the soapy-flavored aldehydes in cilantro leaves. This genetic quirk is usually only found in a small percent of the population."
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My sympathies. 
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06-22-2019, 05:50 PM
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We love it. It tastes like cilantro, not like anything else but itself.
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06-22-2019, 05:51 PM
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Then again, I am unable to taste cherries. Has to be genetic...I can taste artificial cherry flavoring, and cherry pie filling; but real cherries just taste like sweetened water to me.
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06-22-2019, 06:30 PM
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Thought this was an older thread that was resurrected. No, it got started today.
I was sure we talked about cilantro tasting like soap for people with a certain gene. Is it déjà vu, or my imagination?
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06-22-2019, 06:44 PM
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I enjoy it mixed in other dishes (salsa, guacamole, Thai curries, etc) but I find the taste much too strong when used as a garnish. I don't taste it as soap, just overwhelming.
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06-22-2019, 06:48 PM
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I love it but DW hates it. She can't stand the "soapy" smell. She takes them out of her dishes (e.g., Pho) and I order extra on a side.
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06-22-2019, 07:03 PM
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Cilantro - Mexican Parsley
Si, muey cilantro por favor! Every caldo (soup) here has a cup with extra cilantro in it and onions too. Mas flavor!
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06-22-2019, 07:24 PM
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I love cilantro.
I think cilantro and lime would make a marvelous scent for a soap!
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06-22-2019, 07:58 PM
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DW and I love it.
We have a friend who abhors it, he has the soap gene.
Interestingly, he also hates strawberries almost as much. I've never known anyone except him who doesn't like strawberries. I wonder if it is related to the cilantro soap thing.
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06-22-2019, 08:07 PM
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I love it. DW hates it. Need to find out about the soapy aspect...
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06-22-2019, 08:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
Thought this was an older thread that was resurrected. No, it got started today.
I was sure we talked about cilantro tasting like soap for people with a certain gene. Is it déjà vu, or my imagination?
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Ah hah! Found it. That earlier thread was in Nov 2018.
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ion-94712.html
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06-22-2019, 08:43 PM
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Love it and we nearly always have some on hand. Now if Kroger would only cease drenching it with those annoying automatic sprayers. I swear it rots before we can get it home and dry it out.
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06-22-2019, 09:16 PM
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Yeah. I always put a paper towel in the bag and leave it open in the fridge.
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06-22-2019, 09:22 PM
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Cilantro is a cool season herb, and very easy to grow. In the winter we have it growing like weed in the backyard. Right now, we have to buy it from stores. We always let some go to seed and collect the coriander for cooking and reseeding.
And yes, it keeps a lot longer if the supermarkets do not spray it with water.
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06-23-2019, 04:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dtbach
My cilantro goes to seed very fast. I've given up growing it and just buy it at the market.
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Same here. It’s a cold season herb. Never in season with tomatoes LOL!
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06-23-2019, 04:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R
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Slightly citrus-y, fresh, not objectionable at all. Don't know where they get the "soapy" from! |
Genetics.
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06-23-2019, 04:59 AM
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It tastes like soap to me so it is not found in my home in anything.
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06-23-2019, 06:09 AM
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I can't stand it. It tastes awful to me. Cilantro and black licorice are the only things I won't eat.
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