Food Aversions ...

I actually like it as a subtle flavoring. Just hate the taste and texture of seeds.

I could see that.

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Always put it in my coleslaw, and in a sauerkraut dish I make.

Why I always felt like a freak. My whole family, most friends, would gobble up rye bread with it, and it just triggers every gag reflex I have. I’m sure cilantro, which I adore, does the same to others.

Cilantro doesn’t bother me. I don’t crave it, but I expect it in certain things. And I expect caraway seeds in rye bread .

I have a friend who is set off by tarragon.

I thought I had read a book about this plane crash … I thought they had agreed not to eat any of the deceased that were related to those living.

I looked it up and found this very interesting account:

I remember the book. The movie based on it did not do it justice.

I like cilantro, and that is fortunate. It is very common here. Yesterday I made tortilla soup, chicken broth with cumin and chiles, chunks of grilled chicken thighs, and a cubed avocado, all topped with tortilla strips, crumbled cotija, chopped cilantro, and a good squeeze of lime. On a related note, a chicken was stuffed with onion and a rolled and pierced lemon. I left them in the carcass for making the broth. The subtle acidic note in a browned broth is fantastic and will be used more often! Now to make breakfast tacos, to be topped with fresh salsa with tomato, onion, jalapeños, lime, salt, cumin, and (drum roll) cilantro!

I once got frozen linguine with clams from Trader Joe’s that had cilantro in it! Go figure. I guess they were out of parseley. Never saw it again. On a cilantro related note we just got an upscale-ish Mexican restaurant in the ‘hood. I’ll have to see if they do door dash.

It’s pretty easy to confuse cilantro and flat leaf parsley. I had to put little signs in the garden for when others harvest for cooking. I love flat leaf parsley, but last night was CAV and steam new potatoes. I like the brightness of curly parsley on both. So this week a lot of dishes will get a hit of curly parsley!

Mom always had curly parseley and mint in the flowerbed outside our kitchen door. I’d rip off the leaves and eat them. There are things I prefer curly parsley over flat leaf for; don’t know why exactly.

Having an aversion to cilantro isn’t fun but imagine if you come from a culture where it’s used a lot. I know a few Asians and Latinos who get the soap taste. Luckily it’s often garnish.

i think it’s not that big of a deal.

I know quite a few Greeks in Toronto who have aversions to Feta, Olives, Dill, and Lamb. all of which are pretty standard in Greek food. The lamb aversion is the one people tend to be most vocal about. A generation of chicken breast souvlaki afficionados.

Although dill doesn’t have the same genetic soapy taste characteristic as cilantro, people who hate dill really hate dill. LOL

I love fresh dill.

[going for the easy one]

You’re absolutely right. That’s not a big dill.

That’s not what I hear from those with the aversion. Julia Child and a few other chefs had it and they refused to eat cilantro.

it’s a big deal for the person who hates the Cilantro, of course.

but I think the Cilantro adverse who happen to be Chinese, Thai, Mexican, Indian, Vietnamese, etc
are used to the Cilantro being present or sneaking into dishes, and are used to picking it out.

I think Julia Child would have been more disturbed, or random Joe Smith from Nebraska is going to be more disturbed, by sneaky cilantro than someone from a culture where it’s a common stealth ingredient to watch for.

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for me here in Canada, the stealth ingredients I dislike that sneak up on me at Miracle Whip and mustard. I will open pre- made roast beef and ham sandwiches to check for mustard. If it’s on the bread, that bread gets discarded and I wipe the mustard off the meat.

I take a small bite out of pre-made egg salad, tuna salad, and chicken salad sandwiches at meetings, funerals, and baby showers, because I really dislike Miracle Whip. Blech.

fussy lol

And Ina Garten, too.

They’re use to it because it’s served all the time but it’s a hassle…and the taste still disgusts them. About 20% of Latinos and Asians have the genetic disposition to dislike cilantro. read what Julia Child said about cilantro , and Lydia….and imagine you see cilantro all the time.

Julia Child famously disliked cilantro, describing its taste as “dead” and stating that she would pick it out of dishes and throw it on the floor. Her aversion is thought to be linked to a genetic sensitivity to the aldehydes in cilantro, which some people perceive as a soapy flavor

Imagine having salsa that tastes like soap…i would NOT call that fussy.