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[balladofwindfishes]

I use Cilantro to train my rabbit

I wouldn't personally eat it, I don't like the smell, but he loves it.

 

[xxracerxx]

This thread is making me want to prepare chicken tortilla soup tonight. Thank you.

 

[forrest]

Taste all good and citrus like to me, but I know others who say it tastes like soap

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Coriander

And it's great! I always put some in the Mexican dishes I prepare

 

[NervousXtian]

I thought this was going to be cilantro vs. coriander, you know leaves vs. seeds. Same plant you know.

God I am a food nerd. I like both in the right application.

Coriander is the actual plant.. the spanish word for coriander is cilantro.


..btw I love the stuff... tacos aren't the same without it.

 

[xbhaskarx]

FOR

 

[DietRob]

Don't really care one way or the other. I don't go out seeking food or recipes that call for it but if it does it's not a deal breaker.

 

[spookyfish]

Anyone who is against it needs new tastebuds.

Agreed. I'm one of those who experiences a soapy taste when I eat it.

I wish I could enjoy it.

 

[Ryck]

Tastes like soap to me.

*hug*

 

[storafötter]

I prefer spices/herbs from the Mediterranean/middle east. Like thyme, rosemary, basil or parsley.

 

[Avixph]

It and basil are both amazing.

 

[MattKeil]

I like it generally, but Los Angeles restaurants go way overboard with the cilantro. It's on fucking everything these days. One of my friends hates it and says it tastes like soap, which I actually can kind of taste when I think about it. Sort of like when someone says root beer tastes like toothpaste.

Basil is better anyway.

 

[zchen]

in moderation

 

[entremet]

Chipotle's lime-cilantro rice is amazing.

 

[Yaboosh]

I will say cilantro is the worst part of the Chipotle experience. Prefer if it wasn't in their rice.

You can ask for plain rice.

I hate cilantro, it tastes like bitter death to me. It is a devil weed.

 

[The Lamonster]

FOR

 

[Collete]

Add that stuff in pho, and I'm happy!
I like the herb just in moderation.

 

[LQX]

Kind of odd but this is probably the first I have ever seen "Cilantro" in word form on the internet. It looked so odd until I saw the picture.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Grew up with it. Love it.

 

[zethren]

Basil > Cilantro.

But it's still good.

 

[flippedb]

Great stuff. I *heart* Cilantro

 

[Avixph]

Grew up with it. Love it.

Basil > Cilantro.

But it's still good.

Same here.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Never even tried it.

 

[Father_Brain]

For cilantro, all the way. In banh mi, lime sorbet, tacos, watermelon-feta salad... delicious.

 

[Phoenix]

Tastes like soap to me.

Tastes and smells too pungent for me.

It tastes really horrible to me. Julia Child and I could have been besties.

Halt mutant. Prepare for registration....

 

[freenudemacusers]

Basil > Cilantro.

But it's still good.

I'm not choppin up basil and putting it in a taco b

 

[smurfx]

i love cilantro on my tacos and menudo.

 

[newdayrocks]

PRO-CILANTRO!

 

[The Elite]

I hate this shit.

I was in Israel on business and I swear this stuff is in all their salads. It was terrible.

 

[dionysus]

Coriander is the actual plant.. the spanish word for coriander is cilantro.


..btw I love the stuff... tacos aren't the same without it.

When I go to the store coriander is what is in the spice section and is the seed and cilantro is in the vegetable section and is the stalk and leaves. Since I am ethnocentric, my way of viewing the world is the correct way and you should conform to it.

 

[joe2187]

Tastes like soap to me.

YOU taste like soap!

 

[Perspicacity]

I am one of the cilantro mutants. Fuck your worthless herb.

 

[Raptor]

Pico de gallo sin cilantro es como un Hot Dog sin salchicha.

Of course I love that shit!

 

[Blearth]

It's gross. Though not as terrible as celery.

 

[Devolution]

Great in mexican and vietnamese food. It can be too much sometimes though =/.

 

[ivysaur12]

If you don't like cilantro, you have no soul. Fact.

 

[Rentahamster]

It's good. Gimme more.

 

[AlexMogil]

Tastes like dishwashing detergent.

 

[Balphon]

Cilantro's alright, but I don't understand why people feel the need to put it in everything.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Love it. I make cilantro lime rice a few times a week.

 

[Deleted member 74300]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OrLRioWoLE

 

[Negator]

Cilantro is fucking disgusting. I don't see how anyone can enjoy eating that garbage.

 

[Quake1028]

Horrid, vile stuff.

 

[marrec]

Cilantro is amazing and should be in every thing.

 

[T.M. MacReady]

For.


Cilantro all the things.

 

[Lotto]

Works in some things and doesn't in others. Salsa wouldn't be the same without it but I couldn't care less for it in Pho (vietnamese rice noodle soup). Also I think the taste can be a bit too strong at times.

 

[bone idle]

I went from finding it too soapy before I started smoking to lacing food with it once my taste buds had been suitably modified. Another reason not to quit smoking. (Keema Saag)

 

[jmdajr]

FOR

 

[codhand]

It's gross. Though not as terrible as celery.

Leave Celery ALONE!!

 

[FStop7]

I can't stand the stuff, but the rest of my family loves it. It tastes kind of like dish soap.

This really shows how we're wired differently when it comes to taste and smell because I can't find any similarity between cilantro and soap whatsoever.

And yet I've heard this claim from too many people for it to be a coincidence, which tells me that some must be wired in a way in which it's true.

I just find this sort of thing to be fascinating because it shows how perception and sense can vary so much from person to person.