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Default There *is* a cilantro gene

On Thu, 24 May 2012 13:36:38 -0700 (PDT), Ernest Dotson
> wrote:

>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.


THANK YOU!!

Yes, that is what I'm thinking.

John Kuthe...