My turn: I don't like cilantro.

[trof]

It's the only food-type thing I just don't like.
It tastes like chlorine to me.
Like when you got water up your nose at the pool.
I recently learned that this condition is genetic.
It doesn't taste like chlorine to those withoput the gene.
Honest.

[KitchenWitch]

1. I am also not a fan of cilantro

And why is it that restaurants insist on absolutely smothering an entree with that foul herb?

[BikeWriter]

2. I love it in pico de gallo!

[Shoeempress]

3. Seconded. Hate the stuff.

[rsdsharp]

4. Tastes like

Dirt!

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

5. maybe cilantro ain't too fond of you, either

[corker]

6. can't make homemade salsa without it...

[trof]

15. Can too!

And do.
;-)

[tjwmason]

7. It is the yuckiest thing

I bought some salad to have for lunch on Monday - it was a herb salad and I discovered that it was infected with corriander. I had to go through the whole thing fishing it all out.

Nasty nasty nasty stuff.

[Misunderestimator]

8. I ADORE cilantro... I WORSHIP cilantro...

What is wrong with you? :D :hi:

[progmom]

10. me too!

and progdad hates it. x(

[yellowdogintexas]

34. I discovered cilantro when I came to Texas to live. I just LOVE

it. Guess I don't have the gene.

Glad of that, I must say.

It just puts the extra oomph in so many things.

I put it in my home made chili, green chile stew, and tortilla soup

And salsa, of course..

[BrklynLiberal]

9. Me neither.

x(

That info on the genetic aspect is very interestng. I have to ask my sister how she feels about cilantro.

[tridim]

11. I like it, but only if it's not overdone

It's a strong herb, a little goes a long way. Unfortunately most places put way too much in their dishes.

[disgruntled_goat]

12. my mom thinks it tastes like feet

although i dont know how she knows what feet taste like....

a little cilantro does go a long way IMO.

[shanti]

13. mmm, love it!

can't have a proper salsa without it. but i do believe it's an acquired taste. some people think it tastes like soap tho.

[greekspeak]

14. Funny....I used too much cilantro in my cooking once

and now I can hardly stand it. Sometime I forget to tell them to hold it in various ethnic restaurants, and I can hardly make it through the meal. I can stand a little in salsa, but I can taste the cilantro in with all the other flavors. I always thought it tasted very strongly of water, if water actually had a taste. I wonder if I have that gene?

[trof]

16. Ha! I share a gene with several here.

I wonder if we're kin?
;-)

[Beausoir]

17. I USED to hate it..but now I kinda like it.

Wonder what that says about my genetic makeup?

[trof]

23. Dunno. I can tolerate it now.

But I don't "like" it.

[In_The_Wind]

18. neither do I

it taste like soap to me *pooie*

[China_cat]

31. I think of shampoo every time I'm near it.

But when it becomes coriander, it's great.

[SnowGoose]

19. You just haven't met the "right cilantro".

And don't tell me you were born not liking cilantro - it's a lifestyle choice! We've all got to work together to "protect traditional salsa" from the anti-cilantro agenda.

[KitchenWitch]

20. God made Rosemary and cilantro, not Rosemary and Thyme

[jpgray]

21. In moderation, paired with the right flavors, it's great stuff!

You can even make a decent-tasting cilantro pesto if you're careful.

[leftofthedial]

22. I used to love it, but now I'm allergic.

A few years ago, it started tasting like soap and then, next thing you know, if I eat it, my esophagus swells, I get really nauseous and bloated and have massive acid reflux. I inadvertently ate some about three weeks ago and very nearly went to the emergency room over it.

[KitchenWitch]

24. Do you carry an Epipen?

you probably should.

[leftofthedial]

32. good idea

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

25. *note to self* trof doesn't like cilantro

in case I ever cook for you :D

[trof]

27. You are too kind.

Just put in extra garlic and rosemary and I'll be in heaven.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

30. The nice thing about cilantro is it is supposed to be used fresh

in recipes..so if one person doesn't like it, I can make it without cilantro and let everyone else add theirs

[Richardo]

26. I'm with you

A little goes a looooooong way with me. x(

Like homeopathic amounts.

[Terran]

28. Seriously?? It's genetic?

How interesting. It's things like this that make me wish I were omnicscient. I want to know WHY it's genetic.

I must say, it's too bad. I love the stuff, it's up there with basil to me.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

29. My daughter thinks it smells like cat pee.

I don't mind it.

I really like taragon in a lot of foods you wouldn't think of adding it to. Makes potatoe salad taste gourmet. It has a wonderful after-flavor.

[MN ChimpH8R]

33. It tastes like soap to me

If it's in something I won't pick it out, but if it's sitting there prominently, I will.