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Default Why 10% of people hate cilantro

On Monday, July 21, 2014 9:18:10 AM UTC-5, James Silverton wrote:
> On 7/21/2014 10:13 AM, jmcquown wrote:
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> > On 7/21/2014 9:54 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:

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> >> My apologies if this has been posted, before.

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> >> http://reasoniamhere.com/2013/09/24/...ow-any-better/

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> >> Becca

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> > I'm one of the 10% who doesn't like the taste of cilantro. It's no big

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> > thing; I just don't cook with it.

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> > Jill

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> I may have mentioned this before but there seem to be three reactions to
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> cilantro: can't taste it, love it and it tastes like soap. In my
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> immediate family we had all three with different people. I like it!
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My reaction is mild dislike of the leaves, though the stems, I find those
pretty offensive. A little bit of leaves in pico de gallo, yeah, I wouldn't
add them myself, but I don't mind it much. I have a similar reaction to
basil, fennel, and some other strong flavors.
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> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
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--Bryan