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Default There *is* a cilantro gene

On May 24, 8:51*am, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Thu, 24 May 2012 09:20:18 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
> wrote:
>
> >Thought this was interesting-- * Now I'd like to see a comprehensive
> >study asking about EVOO and some of the other like/dislike quirks we
> >see frequently.
> >http://gizmodo.com/5911387/is-cilantro-hating-genetic

>
> >The actual study is written up *in an 18 page pdf-
> >http://www.flavourjournal.com/conten...4-7248-1-8.pdf

>
> >Jim

>
> I wanna know if the unavoidably unpleasant bitter flavor I experience
> in brussels sprouts is genetic.


That's a common theory. See:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/ch...the-genes.html

for example. I'm the same way. They're intolerably bitter to me,
regardless of how properly they're cooked.