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obscure2k Apr 13, 2010 6:46 pm

ATTENTION: Cilantro Haters. A must-read
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/di....html?emc=eta1

This is one of my favorite paragraphs from the article:

"If the flavor doesn’t fit a familiar food experience, and instead fits into a pattern that involves chemical cleaning agents and dirt, or crawly insects, then the brain highlights the mismatch and the potential threat to our safety. We react strongly and throw the offending ingredient on the floor where it belongs."

I am a true cilantro hater.

UALOneKPlus Apr 13, 2010 6:55 pm

Very interesting article, thanks for posting the link.

I have known people who hate cilantro, and I always was curious why, since I love cilantro. This was very insightful.

obscure2k Apr 13, 2010 6:59 pm


Originally Posted by UALOneKPlus (Post 13765007)
Very interesting article, thanks for posting the link.

I have known people who hate cilantro, and I always was curious why, since I love cilantro. This was very insightful.

I thought it was very interesting. My husband loves it; I hate it. I have 4 children. Two hate it. No-one is neutral.
I never eat Thai or Southwestern food. Finding good salsa is a real challenge for the cilantro hater. Fortunately, Trader Joes makes a cilantro-free salsa.
I have always said one of the reasons I love Italy is that it is a CFZ (cilantro free zone).

Sweet Willie Apr 13, 2010 7:00 pm


Originally Posted by obscure2k (Post 13764959)
I am a true cilantro hater.

from my foodservice days, one of the ratios I remember is 1 in 5 people HATE (not just dislike) cilantro.

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Calcifer Apr 13, 2010 7:00 pm


Originally Posted by obscure2k (Post 13764959)
I am a true cilantro hater.

You and the Hawaiian.... I'll have to read this so I can understand him better. :D

(Actually, I started out an absolute cilantro hater, too--it was the bane of my existence when I was an exchange student in Thailand, but somehow I got over it.)

luxury Apr 13, 2010 7:20 pm

Interesting that myself and my Mom LOVE cilantro while my Dad and my sister absolutely hate it.

obscure2k Apr 13, 2010 7:24 pm


Originally Posted by Calcifer (Post 13765035)
You and the Hawaiian.... I'll have to read this so I can understand him better. :D

(Actually, I started out an absolute cilantro hater, too--it was the bane of my existence when I was an exchange student in Thailand, but somehow I got over it.)

The article will give you great insight. You will be even more understanding of your fiancee's disgust of this particular green herb.

obscure2k Apr 13, 2010 7:25 pm


Originally Posted by Sweet Willie (Post 13765032)
from my foodservice days, one of the ratios I remember is 1 in 5 people HATE (not just dislike) cilantro.

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Right. No one is on the fence.

debonairy Apr 13, 2010 7:58 pm

I am on the fence. It is sometimes used as a garnish, especially in Asia, and I will eat it depending on the position its in. If its in or on my food, I'll eat it. But if its placed on the side of the dish I'll leave it alone. My parents love it and will grab it off my plate if they see it placed on the side.

zitsky Apr 13, 2010 8:02 pm

I hate, hate, hate it. I've never noticed the smell, but I know when it's in my food. I've asked waiters to not use it in my food. I've been to Vietnamese noodle places that use it as a garnish on their dry noodles. I'll pick it out of my food when I see it. Unlike Julia Child, I do eat arugula, although it does have a really sharp, biting taste.

u2fan Apr 13, 2010 9:34 pm

Wow, I never realized so may people hated it. I cannot imagine a good pico de gallo without it, and I always throw it in my Indian butter chicken at the end for both flavor and a garnish.

obscure2k Apr 13, 2010 9:36 pm

i'm surprised that no one has mentioned the taste comparison to aluminum foil. :confused: I find the taste more comparable to foil than soap.

Easy Victor Apr 13, 2010 10:11 pm

Thanks for the link to that article. My son absolutely despises cilantro, and won't eat anything containing it. Doesn't bother me at all, nor anyone else in my family...well, actually my daughter doesn't like it because my son doesn't like it...!

CDTraveler Apr 13, 2010 10:31 pm


Originally Posted by obscure2k (Post 13764959)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/di....html?emc=eta1

This is one of my favorite paragraphs from the article:

"If the flavor doesn’t fit a familiar food experience, and instead fits into a pattern that involves chemical cleaning agents and dirt, or crawly insects, then the brain highlights the mismatch and the potential threat to our safety. We react strongly and throw the offending ingredient on the floor where it belongs."

I am a true cilantro hater.

I associate cilantro with pain: blisters in my mouth, watery, burning eyes and shortness of breath. I have gotten to be an expert at avoiding consuming it because it makes my eyes sting and water long before it gets near my mouth. "Hate" is only the beginning of what I feel about it.

Odd thing is my kid loves it, and has since he was a toddler. Maybe because he ate more Indian food than fast food between the ages of 18 months and 6 years?

Cazzi B Apr 13, 2010 10:55 pm

Eugh, Bleugh, and no thanks ;) ... Not a fan whatsoever. From experience, its a bit like marmite, you either love it or you hate it.


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