I kind of like it, but I feel it has its place. It cannot be the feature in a dish. Cream of celery soup is sauce and needs to be diluted and further flavored. I'll use a little in a stew or spaghetti sauce and I do like the crunch it adds to a chicken or tuna salad. If it's served raw with other vegies, I only like the pieces from the very core - the short yellowish sticks which are missing the strings that get stuck between your teeth.