Do coriander leaves taste like soap?

Wheatley

I recently bought some tacos from a food truck and tasted it. I was immediately repulsed by its coriander (leaves, not seed) flavor. I wondered how people can like something that tasted this bad. So I googled "coriander", and it turns out that certain people have a gene that makes them able to taste a specific chemical in coriander which cause some people to think coriander taste like soap. I'm one of those people.

I'm curious about what you taste when you try coriander.

Jamal

So you're wondering specifically what percentage of amateur philosophers have this gene?

Tastes great to me. I use it a lot. I call it cilantro these days, to avoid confusion with the seed.

There is some evidence that cilantrophobes can overcome their aversion with repeated exposure to the herb, especially if it is crushed rather than served whole

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-does-cilantro-taste-like-soap-to-some-people

There's something similar going on with milk.

ArguingWAristotleTiff

Tastes great to me. I use it a lot. I call it cilantro these days, to avoid confusion with the seed. — jamalrob

I love Cilantro now but I haven't always. Living in the desert Southwest Cilantro is very popular and used right it is amazing :up:

Jamal

Southwest Cilantro — ArguingWAristotleTiff

Sounds like my kind of place.

ArguingWAristotleTiff

Sounds like my kind of place. — jamalrob

You let me know when you are headed West and I can send you places that you will never want to leave. :flower:

Jamal

↪ArguingWAristotleTiff

Scary

Baden

What does soap taste like?

Baden

I probably need to expand my diet or something.

↪Baden

Coriander.

Do coriander leaves taste like soap?

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