On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:14:28 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:07:23 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:40:44 AM UTC-5, S Viemeister wrote:
> >> On 12/01/2021 15:36, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> > On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 8:57:42 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >>
> >> >> - cilantro tastes like soap
> >> >
> >> > That's a genetic defect. Those who have it can't help themselves.
> >> >
> >> Hmm. I prefer to call it a genetic 'difference', thankyouverymuch.
> >
> >If I had a genetic variant that prevented me from eating a perfectly good
> >herb, I'd call it a defect.
> >
> >I'll admit, when I first tried cilantro it tasted soapy and not entirely pleasant.
> >But repeated exposure enabled me to enjoy the flavor. Clearly, I don't have
> >that variant or it would still taste bad to me.
> You could also say that you have that variant or it would never have
> tasted soapy to you. You just taught yourself to enjoy eating soap.

As I understand it, for those with the variant, cilantro tastes as bad as
sticking a bar of soap in your mouth. My initial reaction was, "This is
a little like soap. I'm not sure I like it." But as with many unfamiliar tastes,
repetition and familiarity did the trick. I was the same way with beer. At
first it tasted bitter and funky, but I persevered. And this was watery
American beer, mind you.

Cindy Hamilton