I clearly remember the first time I had it in restaurant salsa, I thought who in fuck put oil drained from transformer in the food. It instantly takes food from tasty to shitty.

I wonder rather than being a "genetic" condition, it is rather a situation that people have not had any great tasting food with fresh cilantro in it. Like, if people have never had good North Indian food. Usually cilantro by itself is a rather tasteless herb, and if they have tried cilantro in standard American meals, especially those cooked by people who just can cook worth a damn, it is no wonder that they grow up hating cilantro.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“The main sign of a supertaster is an dislike of certain foods. Cilantro, famously, is a turn off for supertasters.”

www.google.com/amp/s/io9.gizmo...u-one-of-5671331/amp

Supertasters usually dislike brussels sprouts too.

I'm not a supertaster, but I am not fond of either of the above. I also dislike all forms of spoiled milk (sour cream, cheese, yogurt, etc.).

flashguy

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Originally posted by flashguy:

quote:

Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
“The main sign of a supertaster is an dislike of certain foods. Cilantro, famously, is a turn off for supertasters.”

www.google.com/amp/s/io9.gizmo...u-one-of-5671331/amp

Supertasters usually dislike brussels sprouts too.

I'm not a supertaster, but I am not fond of either of the above. I also dislike all forms of spoiled milk (sour cream, cheese, yogurt, etc.).

flashguy

Well, flashguy, most, or all, of those things are typically disliked by supertasters. I think that you may indeed be a supertaster.

“Originally posted by Dakor:
DuPont originally discovered Supertasters eighty some years ago as a result of phenylthiocarbamide detection by a cell receptor on tastebuds. Later, propylthiouracil detection (bitterness perception) became the standard for the term and there's a bell shaped curve 25/50/25 as far as the population is concerned for non-tasters, tasters and super tasters, respectively, all tied to genetic expression of the specific receptor.”

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...380076064#1380076064

On some things it's perfect (carnitas).

At one point I really didn’t care for it. I’ve come to like it well enough but could easily get by without.

I do better with it in fresh salsas in combination with lime flavors.

Tastes like SOAP! I’m glad I’m not the only one that thinks so.

True -- a little goes a long way.

Tinyman

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

I have read that how it tastes to different people is a genetic thing. I wonder if that prevalence varies somewhat with ethnicity which is why it’s more popular with people of Hispanic heritage.

Reminds me of this: I took a couple of my detectives to a restaurant where you prepare your own food and they cook it up for you. I put some cilantro in mine and one of the guys asks "What's that?" I reply "Cilantro." The other asks "What is that?" I reply "Puerto Rican ketchup."

Soap. People put in everything.

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I don’t mind the taste.

My biggest issue with cilantro is that I struggle to grow it. Every time I’ve tried it grows ok for a few weeks then bolts and goes to seed.

You are not doing anything wrong, that is just how it grows, you need to replace the plant every three weeks or so. Trimming it back works to some degree, but usually it will start to go to seed in 3-4 weeks

Cilantro gives me major burps. And I do not care for the taste.
Also I get real long teeth or gags on brussel sprouts, cooked cabbage, raw onions, cauliflower, peas, and more....
succotash....yuk

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Originally posted by mark_a:

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I don’t mind the taste.

My biggest issue with cilantro is that I struggle to grow it. Every time I’ve tried it grows ok for a few weeks then bolts and goes to seed.

Stickman, I grow it in spring and fall and this year I'm attempting to grow it indoors in a small hydro system.

Easy fix. Just cut off the tops before it blooms. It will spread out and keep producing larger leaves. Should stop it from bolting.

in 12 % of my food, yes, in minimal amounts

I'm pretty o-fay, and it tastes like something between lettuce and beets to me.

Hate it, every time I taste it this is what I think of,



Thanks,

Love it!

I am amazed how many of Sigforum have the soap gene for cilantro.

Glad it skipped me, but then I am Hispanic, so many that had something to do with it.


HK Ag

To quote the Simpsons: "it's like there's a party in my mouth and everyone's invited!"

For years I could not stand the stuff. Then I fell in love with Munedo and one "must" add cilantro, onion, and lime juice to Menudo for the correct flavor. I have acquired a taste for it now, and purchase it fresh for Menudo, salads, etc. I am going to try to grow some this year.

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Originally posted by mark123:
Soap?

I don't really enjoy it but if it's not in salsa I know something is missing.

Says the guy who HATES eggs