Cilantro: love it or hate it?

[JoeyP]

Do you like cilantro or hate it?

This article indicates the cause for hatred is a genetic defect.

Personally, I love the stuff and cannot get enough on Mexican and Thai food.

 

[Saint Nick]

I can't believe they spend time and money researching this. Who gives a shit. Put that effort towards something worthwhile.

 

[LTC8K6]

It's Coriander since I'm not Spanish, and I can take it or leave it.

 

[lxskllr]

Love it. That's was one of my favorite things about BajaFresh. Get my black bean burrito, load it up with fresh cilantro, pico de gallo, and hot sauce. Delicious :^)

 

[Zeze]

It was repulsive when I was first introduced to vietnamese food.

Now I tolerate it. I take comfort in the fact that it's just a fresh plant, despite the foul taste & smell.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Cilantro tastes like armpits smell.

 

[SunnyD]

Depends on what it's in.

 

[sdifox]

I like it now, but not so much when I was a kid.

 

[OverVolt]

Cilantro tastes good, makes food taste "fresh" but totally destroys my insides. So I hate it.

 

[momeNt]

Horrible poll. It's about coriander. Freudian slip much? Been fucking a lot of cilantro lately? Or sexual fantasies at the very least?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Horrible poll. It's about coriander. Freudian slip much? Been fucking a lot of cilantro lately? Or sexual fantasies at the very least?

Coriander and cilantro are one and the same.

Personally I find it soapy-tasting, but interestingly as I have aged I don't find it as nasty as I once did - I must have a mild version of the genetic variant which makes it taste bad.

 

[Gibsons]

Horrible poll. It's about coriander. Freudian slip much? Been fucking a lot of cilantro lately? Or sexual fantasies at the very least?

Cilantro, cilantro, cilantro.

 

[ElFenix]

my sister uses WAY too much of it when she uses it.

 

[moonbogg]

Mildewey flipflops? I'm really sorry, but that is F U C K I N G D I S G U S T I N G.

 

[DAGTA]

Required ingredient in homemade salsa

 

[OverVolt]

Required ingredient in homemade salsa

NO

 

[Juddog]

I had some friends which hated Cilantro, one stated that it tasted like soap.

I made some burritos for them when they were over one night, with cilantro in it, and they loved it. If plants taste like soap, maybe they should be washed before eating?

 

[bignateyk]

Coriander and cilantro are one and the same.

Personally I find it soapy-tasting, but interestingly as I have aged I don't find it as nasty as I once did - I must have a mild version of the genetic variant which makes it taste bad.

They come from the same plant, but aren't the same thing. Coriander is from the seeds, and cilantro is the leaves.

On a side note, Brussels Sprouts have the same genetic component to their love/hate.

 

[BoberFett]

Love it. A friend swears it tasted like soap. I didn't believe her at first, but she told me about this genetic thing a while back.

 

[Zeze]

Required ingredient in homemade salsa

Probably the least important ingredient in salsa.

avoc, tomatoes, onions, lime juice, jalepano, s&p are all you need.

 

[trmiv]

Fucking disgusting stuff. Tastes like sucking on a bar of Coast.

They come from the same plant, but aren't the same thing. Coriander is from the seeds, and cilantro is the leaves.

On a side note, Brussels Sprouts have the same genetic component to their love/hate.

They are the same thing, just a different name. Latin name for it is Coriandrum sativum, which is why many call it Coriander. In the US though, it's typical that we are referring to the leaves when we say cilantro, and seeds when we say coriander.

 

[CPA]

you can't make a good pico de gallo without cilantro.

 

[mmntech]

Tastes like soap to me. My co-worker says it tastes like dollar store tooth paste. I think it's one of those things you either love or hate.

 

[LTC8K6]

Fucking disgusting stuff. Tastes like sucking on a bar of Coast.




They are the same thing, just a different name. Latin name for it is Coriandrum sativum, which is why many call it Coriander. In the US though, it's typical that we are referring to the leaves when we say cilantro, and seeds when we say coriander.

Both were called Coriander nearly all of my life. It's only in the last decade that they somehow became Cilantro.

 

[DesiPower]

I can't believe they spend time and money researching this. Who gives a shit. Put that effort towards something worthwhile.

Research is utterly stupid, but the 23andme is heavily into genetic research and coming up with great things like gene mapping to predict diseases. My initial research shows that its not govt funded, so... let them do whatever they want to do... i don't care.