I’m afraid I may be one of those people who doesn’t taste cilantro in the right sort of way.
September 6th, 2006Some people taste soap, right? I may be one of the “soap tasters.”
I mean, I eat cilantro. And when I eat it, I say to myself, “umm, this is good, what with all the cilantro in it.” But something tells me I’m not tasting what other people are tasting when they ooh and ahh over their guacamole. I’m terrified to think that I could very well be deluding myself. I may hate the stuff.
My girlfriend describes the taste as very “fresh’ and “green.” I find it almost metallic, like eating the bottom of a cast-iron skillet.
So I could be like one of those wretched colorblind people trying to look at paintings; I just don’t have the equipment, perhaps.
September 6th, 2006 at 7:28 pm
The “soap” flavor is not so much a function of personal experience, but of not picking the cilantro before it blooms. Or so I’ve heard.
September 7th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
It is the arugula or herbs! I like arugula too.
September 8th, 2006 at 12:54 pm
right there with you mitch…cilantro is for inferior pallets. sorry kaveri.
September 8th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
great. so now indians and mexicans are inferior. you fucking fuck.
September 8th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
relevant link: http://www.ihatecilantro.com
September 10th, 2006 at 2:01 am
Actually I forgot that i really love cilantro. At least I love it in certain forms like the very cilanro-y chicken recipe bellow, perhaps my favoritechicken recipe of all time:
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/recipes/main_cilantrochicken.shtml
Also I love Indians. I love half-Indians.
September 14th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
that IS a really good recipe. So easy! Thanks, Ismaili Muslims of Kenya!
September 22nd, 2006 at 4:22 pm
In England, arugula is known as “rocket”. This comes from the middle French word for arugula, “roquette”. I like to forget about the etymology and go back to the innocent times when I thought the British felt compelled to give their vegetables macho names. What if we called Brussels sprouts “jackknives” and lima beans “sixgun”? Kids might be more excited about eating their vegetables.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Rick Bayless says if you don’t grow your own cilantro it won’t taste as good. He also went on to say that a lot of people think that even fresh organic cilantro from the gorcery store tastes soapy. Maybe that’s your situation. Maybe you could find his house, and get into his backyard and sample some of his fantastic cilantro. I’ve never had any of his, but I like cilantro just the same.
Gosh, I don’t think I’ve ever typed cilantro so many times in my life. Cilantro.