James Silverton wrote:
> PeterLucas wrote on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:21:11 +0000 (UTC):
>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I think it's pretty well established that there are probably
>>> 3 reactions to cilantro: great taste, no taste and soapy taste. A day
>>> or two ago the notion was posted to have cilantro enthusiasts
>>> hold their noses while eating it to establish whether it was
>>> taste or smell. Sorry, to the OP, I can't find the post.
>>>
>>> Well, I just tried and tho' I like cilantro, when I hold my
>>> nose it has no taste or smell.
>>>
>> It is a well known fact that if your olfactory senses are
>> impaired, you cannot taste anything.
>
>> Hence the reasoning behind holding ones nose when you have to
>> eat/swallow something that you *know* is going to taste awful.
>
> OK, it seems to be becoming apparent that cilantro has a "odor" that
> some are genetically constrained to be unable to detect. Now I wonder
> how the soapy taste arises?
>

to me cilantro tastes like a moldy dish rag.