I used to really hate cilantro but I discovered that what I can’t stand is to bite down on it alone. As long as it’s well mixed in with other stuff, I actually like it. At the burrito place, I request cilantro y cebolla a dentro, cilantro and onions added inside.
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I had the soap flavor my first 10 or so time, Over time, I’ve grown to need it. But, when company’s coming, and I know a “soaper” is coming over, I’ll either make two batches, 1 cilantro, 1 celery leaves, or just make a big one with only celery leaves. Then, after all the effort, the cilantro hater will say they can’t take raw garlic (Zakarian!)
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I was surprised I didn’t like mussels … I really love shellfish.
All the curly parsley I’ve seen always seems SUPER tough and fiber out. Like, I would not want bits of it in my oleo e aglio o pasta. I assumed it was only for those little useless baby tree sprigs you got on restaurant plates in the 70’s and 80’s
I don’t go out of my way for mussels.
I go out of my way for scallops and crustaceans.
I had rarely enjoyed mussels. It seemed like a way to eat diluted garlic butter. Plus, they were too often cooked until tough. Cafe Malta in Austin changed that. Theirs has harissa, and the mussels are soft. I love it.
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And you have a problem with that?
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It seemed silly to pay for the mussels. Garlic butter and a baguette would be plenty.
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I do love fresh and well prepared mussels. If not well prepared, taste like low tide.
I too got over the cilantro thing. Still dont ear a lot of it but appreciate its presence in a flavor profile.
MIRACLE WHIP TRIGGER WARNING
My grandma’s idea of a summer salad was a lettuce leaf, a half a banana, a dollop of Miracle Whip, and a maraschino cherry. We loved it, but I don’t think i could force it down now.
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Substitute a chilled 1/2 of a canned pear for the banana and you’ve brought back a childhood memory.
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Some of the “salads” from that era makes me wonder what mental crisis we were all struggling with.
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Me too. One of our favourite places in Spain has two ways with it. Very thinly sliced, like a carpaccio. Or, served as the tentacle - very long cooked, then finished in the pan to give it a bit of colour, then sprinkled with garlic and chilli. They describe that prep as “Bilbaino” which seems to be a fairly common prep for other seafood. Very simple. Very tasty.
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That’s silly and childish (pun intended!) - she only got away with it because she was famous. If I did something like that with food I dislike, people would just tell me to get a grip.
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There was also one with shredded carrots embedded in blocks of lime jello.
My mother used chopped peanuts instead of the cherry. It has been so long since I had it and I am not sure on this one, but since I have no recollection of Miracle Whip in the house, it was probably Hellman’s.
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We had the canned pears with a chunk of cream cheese in the middle. I still like the combination of most any pear and most any creamy choice from the world of cheese. A triple creme and a really ripe comice or an Anjou, really ripe, is a great dessert.
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I’m with DaBager in NO CARAWAY! Don’t know where it came from. Never got sick from it. OTOH, Green Pepper. I can point to one instance-- Dad when he first bought his eatery it was a seasonal summer only Lobster-in-the-rough spot. Very much a fast food spot w/ lobsters steamers… & FF stuff for the fish frowners. One item (prob a Sysco) was a Pepper Steak Sandwich. He always brought back any leftover stuff & I ate one and spent the night being violently sick. Can’t stand the taste since then. OTOOH, my spouse began sneaking Red & Yellow into Amer chop suey & her stir fries & I got OK w/ them.
Cilantro is fine. Don’t care for Licorice or Strawberry.
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I have a friend who won’t eat green peppers. Red and yellow are OK though.
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That’s me. I find green peppers give me horrible gas. They are also slightly bitter to me, whereas red are smoother tasting, almost slightly sweet.
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I had a friend who’s grandma combined the ole canned fruit salad (in syrup) with Miracle Whip and marshmallows.
I hated cilantro when I was young. Now I love it.
Caraway still sucks!
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