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When it comes to taste, we all have different palates and enjoy different foods and drinks. Some of us just love to try some new cuisines that offer us some never-before-seen dishes, while others enjoy more casual things. This is why there's no accounting for taste. But have you ever found yourself in a place where you tried something and didn’t like it a lot but continued to pretend to enjoy it? If so, you’re not alone. Reddit user @u/ExtremeCumMaster asked others online to share what is in their opinion that one food that everyone says tastes so great when in reality they just pretend to like it. The question “What food do you swear people only pretend to like?” received more than 37k responses that revealed some interesting and yet relatable answers. 

While some people were interested in why others like to eat some less known foods that have a perhaps nasty-looking texture or smell and pretend to enjoy it, other users were naming things that they didn’t like at first but with time their opinion changed. How many of you also didn’t eat blue cheese or licorice because of its weird taste? Some Redditors not only mentioned foods but some drinks too, most of them being alcoholic beverages such as beer or vodka. One user also mentioned spicy food, knowing how some people love to eat extremely spicy dishes that make their mouth feel as if it's “literally on fire”. 

What is one food or drink that you think others pretend to like when in reality they despise it? Don’t forget to share your answer in the comments section!

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Extremely spicy foods

I get liking a little bit of spice. But I don't see how it's enjoyable when your mouth is literally on fire.

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the fun in not being able to taste anything but heat. Then suffering butt heat.

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Stevia...there's absolutely no way someone enjoys that aftertaste. It's a weird cult that I'm not willing to join and such a dominant flavor.

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OmBoyGanesh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even in the smallest amounts it makes me retch. And that aftertaste lingers for what seems like forever.

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Gold leaf - need I say more?

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Extremely hoppy IPAs (if drinks can be included in the discussion).

I enjoy bitterness in my beer, and I know there are some good IPAs out there, but it's gotten to the point that breweries seem to be competing with one another to see who can make the bitterest, most unappealing beers imaginable. They taste like earwax.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always said it was an "Emperor's New Clothes" situation. He's still naked, and IPAs still suck donkey balls

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks all artficial sweeteners

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks I like a lot of stuff people are s******g on here, but I am in my 30s so I think tastes change as you get older.

Love me some cheese that smells of feet, anchovies on pizza and coffee strong enough that I see through time.

I used to go crazy for gummies, especially the sour ones. Now I find sweet things a bit, meh, I can take or leave it. But you'll have to prize a stinky cheeseboard out of my cold dead hands.

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Paper straws.

Unintended food.

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Grapefruit. People will be like "I love grapefruit" and then proceed to dump enough sugar on it to lose a foot.

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Oysters. Revolting.

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GirlFriday
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was recently in Biloxi, MS for vacation and the oysters there were divine. Fresh harvested and chargrilled and enjoyed on the beach. I would go back tomorrow for more of those oysters.

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Tripe, the smell of it makes me gag. My dad loves it because his dad loved it.

THE BUCK STOPS HERE TRIPE.

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm white af but I was adopted at birth into a Mexican family. I grew up eating tripe (sometimes called "tripas" in Spanish). Menudo wouldn't be menudo without tripe. :) I can understand not liking it if you haven't been exposed to it properly. But please don't allude to it as "trash" or "dog food only"; there are many people that like it, and those are cruel labels for a food that other cultures eat and enjoy.

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Turkish delight, never quite did understand why that little s**t betrayed his family for some perfume flavored rubber in the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had some for the first time recently, it's actually pretty good

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Folks Online Can't Believe That People Actually Enjoy These 30 Foods And Drinks Cilantro.

Yes, I have been informed that I must have a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. But you cannot convince me that the rest of you cilantro-collaborators aren't just pretending.

Edit: everyone saying "It tastes like soap to me, but I learned to like it" just proves my point. It's the culinary equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome.

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ArodTheHorrible
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is a wonderful herb for those of us to whom it does not taste like soap. Salsa/pico wouldn't be the same without it

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Lakota Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same - I"m white af but I was adopted at birth into a Mexican family. I grew up eating cilantro in EVERYTHING. I love it. It doesn't taste like soap to me. OP is horribly offensive, making the blanket accusation that "the rest of us" are lying. What a narcissistic a-hole, assuming that THEIR experience equals ultimate reality and the rest of us are just deluding ourselves. XD

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Ritchat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me, it just tastes super fresh, like a better version of parsley, not soapy at all. It elevates every salad, dressing, Asian or Indian dish imho.

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OmBoyGanesh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coriander really doesn’t taste like soap if you don’t have gene variant OR6A2. It taste like lime to me only a little bit lighter or less tart. In foods that typically have it, it’s the difference between bland & flavorful.

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Deeelite
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVE cilantro and put on everything fron sandwiches to eggs and soup - it has a fresh, crisp taste ro me.

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Kenny Kulbiski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even if it doesn't taste like soap, does it have to be in everything? What's next, cilantro ice cream?

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Benita Valdez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't taste like soap to me but I am not fond of flavor. I also dislike mint and certain parsley reminds me of cilantro.

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Hayley Futter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro is also known as Chinese parsley! I believe they are like the same family?

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Mary h. Clark
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It grows wild in my yard. I add it to soup. Also good in beans for refried beans.

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3 Owls In A Coat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You either taste soap, or you taste a super fresh crisp parsley & mild lemon & celery flavour that can be really addictive! My twin tastes soap but I taste cilantro, I wish I could show her what I taste 😅

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Henrik Schmidt
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's completey inedible to me, which unfortunately means I can never enjoy the cuisines that put cilantro in everything (Mexican, Thai, Vietnamese...)

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InvincibleRodent
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It can be great- in moderation. But I one had pho where someone went REALLY overzealous on the cilantro/coriander, and after the first few bites, it was pretty much inedible. Just a slice of duck with some... wet leaves.

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TJay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Mexican we use this in many dishes...I find it delicious and refreshing

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love cilantro! Although, I confess that I hated it as a kid.

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Wheeskers
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro, the cardamom plant. My mom too hated cilantro and loved cardamom, I love cilantro and can not stand the flavor of cardamom. Go figure.

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ThePunnyBunny
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if there's a difference in the types of cilantro for that, because most cilantro here in the States tastes like soap to me, but the type on the Indian pizza joint my husband and I love doesn't taste like soap at all 🤔 or maybe because it's baked? Help me out here, pandas.

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Sadie Ash
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd eat it by the bunch if I could. I couldn't imagine sweet corn salsa without it.

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LapCat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like cilantro, but fresh marjoram on the other hand tastes like soap to me 🥴

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Mike Loux
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Used to hate it in all forms. Now I enjoy it as a flavor component in Mexican and Mediterranean dishes (it makes a great spicy sauce for kebabs). But I cannot stand cilantro stems in my pho. Just...no.

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Mirabelle Skyrim
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm one of whom cilantro tastes like soap, except once I had in a ceviche and once it had soaked in lime, it no longer tasted like soap. I'm not sure I actually tasted any cilantro though.

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Alice Teasdale
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. To those of us with the cilantro appreciation gene it is delicate and complex and a pop of fresh tropical morning. It should be an optional extra though so people like me can add a handful and people like you can avoid.

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Robin Rush
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVE cilantro. There’s actually a herb called Culantro that has a much more potent flavor, and it makes me happy! Just the smell makes my mouth water 🤤

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Bree Piper
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the stupid hill I will probably die on. The world is NOT neatly divided i to two camps: “soap” and 💚. I hate the stuff, but it doesn’t taste like soap, it tastes like licorice, which I have a lifelong aversion for!

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DonnerDinnerParty
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whaaaaaa..? Cilantro tastes of cilantro! I've never once tasted soapy cilantro.. My Cafe Rio burritos and pico would not be the same without cilantro!

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Mary Kelly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i looooooove cilantro, but sechuan peppercorns (not true peppercorns) taste like soap to me and all mangoes and papayas at a certain level of ripeness taste like a petroleum product to me...so, i get it...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i LOVE cilantro. would be really sad if i found it to taste like soap!

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Amaranthim Talon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"It's the culinary equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome." Best bit of internet for the day

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Natalie Kelsey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never tasted like soap to me. Tastes like fresh green herbs, perfect in salsa and tons of great Mexican food

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It also gives me the burps for hours so I stay away from it. Same with cucumbers

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Celine RM
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have hyposmia, so my sense of smell, and by extension taste, is reduced and cilantro is one of the foods that have no real interest to me. If I had to say, I'd say I don't especially like it, but it doesn't taste like soap as far as I can tell, just yucky. Plus, it's hella expensive, so most of the time I just replace it with parsley and it still gets the jobs done.

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G'ma B
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hated it at first … now it's essential in Mexican dishes.

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Alana Voeks
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk about other people, but to me it has this earthy, citrusy taste to it. Even if it did taste like soap, I think I would still eat it! The smells in soap make me enticed to it, but I would never eat soap itself.

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JULES MONTEROS
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me it doesn't taste like soap. It is a woody, earthy taste and it's awful...

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MAKtheknife
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Luckily, I am not one of the around 17% of white folks of which this tastes like soap. Yum!

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Brandon Parisien
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There IS a gene that makes it taste like soap! I don't have it, but it has no taste to me; though I've never had it fresh...

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Arian Arian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can just go around the house in summer chewing on a bunch of fresh cilantro. Also add it to any salads and soups. No, it does not taste like soap, it's delicious. Also looks and smells better than celert in a Bloody Mary.

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Evelyn Haskins
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coriander -- and it tastes like heaven, But I've NEVER tasted coriander flavoured soap! Best recipes, Fresh coriander with glass noodles and a vinaigrette (Something les to I thin but I'd been to dig up my recipe book!) Even NICER thanj tabouli

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Carina Esteve Gomis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro intolerance and wasabi preference. Any more normal people around ?

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Jaya
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never understood the whole 'you either think it tastes like soap, or you like it', because I have both. To me, if there's a lot of cilantro in a meal, it tastes soapy, but if there's a smaller amount, it tastes absolutely heavenly. And when I first started eating cilantro, it tasted way soapier to me than it does now.

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Stan Chung
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on how much you put in the food. Some finely chopped bits in Chicken soup elevates it. I theorize it's a palate cleanser and great with food that has strong umami taste. In small amounts of course.

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Vytas Navickas
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yea, just diss the most popular, most consumed herb on the planet....

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Poppy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't taste like soap to me. Just a fresh herby taste

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Amanda Hunter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can smell that stuff from a long way away, smells like vomit.

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Rosie Mroczynski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love cilantro, and yes there are people who dont--but this has nothing to do with the benefit and quality of the food

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Isabel Care
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

how about cumin...makes thing taste as if someone has already tried to eat it, and failed...vomit flavoured

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Duncan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doesn't taste like soap to me. First of all I don't eat soap. I never had soap smelling like cilantro.

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Gypsy Lee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it, can’t put enough on my food. But then, to me, beer tastes just like a pi ss drowned horse stall smells. I can’t understand how people can drink it & not projectile vomit instantly.

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Cybele Spanjaard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I quite like the flavour it is great with Asian cuisine. However my 25 y.o. grandson has the same opinion as above. I gave him a mug that mimicked his words about it. "I 'F' HATE CORIANDER. I will not write the 4 letter word obviously popular in almost every sentence today. I think his Mum laughed louder than he did!!

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Tatyana Mercês
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in Brazil we add it to basically all salty food we make (meat, salad, pasta...), and our vinaigrette wouldn't be good enough without cilantro. It actually tastes pretty good (nothing like soap!) and it's essential in the preparation of "caldo verde" (delicious green soup).

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Jenifer Wilson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oddly, it tasted like soap for about 30 years. Then, suddenly, it tasted delicious. hmm

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Lirael Kl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Loooveee cilantro! I would add it to everything I eat if I could!

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miki tavi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny, I grew up saying out loud to members of my family, especially my parents, "How could you eat this soap tasting grossness?!" Cilantro is in MANY foods we eat- I'm Mexican- so it's kind of unavoidable. And then, when I hit my late 20s, it just started growing on me. Then I began to really like it. Now I love it and I'll add it to MANY non-Mexican foods. All the while, I still think it tastes soapy. I guess I now like the taste of soap. 😁

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Rachel Terese Öz
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro is the BEST and unfotunately, living in Turkey I can only find parsley :(

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Courtney
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone can taste the notes of soap. People with your disability are unable to taste the other flavors in cilantro that balance it out.

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Toika Mason
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me, most spices just taste like more salt. Cilantro vaguely tastes a bit like salty lettuce. Better than having it taste like soap, I suppose.

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Kimberley Holdbrook
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've tried so hard to like it, it seems so fresh and appealing to me, All my family loves it, but I just can't like it no matter how many times I've tried it.

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Tambra Jonker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not only does cilantro small awful and taste like RANCID soap, I’m extremely allergic to it. Get behind me Satan!!

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Aurora Borealis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know where y'all's soap flavoring comes from but I love cilantro. In salad, anything Mexican, as a garnish. Herbs in general are really good

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Sarah K
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro is one of my favorite flavors of all time. I grow it in the garden and my kids just pick it and eat it. :)

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Josh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro is delicious, you're just stuck with unfortunate genes. It's like parsley, but with character.

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Jennifer Germain
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love cilantro, does not taste at all like soap. That being said many love anis which I cannot stand. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean everyone doesn't like it.

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violet Hart
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Noo it just tastes so fresh. Like a pop of brightness especially with citrus

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Mark Secker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not a big fan of coriander (as we call it), don't really like it at all. But Vietamese pork bao without coriander is barely bao at all

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The Realist
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife will shank you...it's her favorite herb....next to basil.

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S Hutch
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love cilantro and I definitely do not think it tastes like soap. After culinary school I worked in a Mexican owned restaurant in Texas and learned some amazing recipes using cilantro. Cilantro is a spice and with all spice you have to use it in moderation. It's not everyone's cup of tea and that's fine. I guess that's what makes the world such a magnificent place. We're all different :) (sorry that went deep for a cilantro comment)

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Minath
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I little it tasted like soap and I avoided it for years. I tried it again when I was about 30 in carrot and coriander soup and I couldn't believe the difference.

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Marilyn Russell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I must say that I used to hate it and did think it tasted like soap but now I love it and find recipes to get more of it in my belly. Sometimes I make celery, lemon and cilantro juice and it is so delicious, it’s unbelievable. It is very good for detoxing the system and I really think that once you go on a healthy diet and clear out some toxins, it changes what your body wants. Like I don’t crave sugars as much now I went on a special diet to reset my gut flora.

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ZenChickChristine
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it - to me it tastes a bit like a mix of parsley and lemon balm. I obviously lack the gene that makes it taste “soapy.”

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Fergus Corgi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If cilantro tastes like soap to you, try Culantro. It is similar but doesn't do the soap thing.

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Roy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro and a squeeze of lemon in my chili; makes a party out of a pot of beans and beef. Though I understand it's not for everyone.

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Thomas Hunt, Jr.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't use salt or pepper in my cooking (don't even keep it at my place) so I rely on herbs a lot. Cilantro is one of my faves!

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Poor Yorick
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never tasted soap flavor in cilantro. I love it. A taco with cilantro is twice the taco it used to be.

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Rebekah Krause
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I keep getting told “you get used to it” and encouraged to eat it- why do I want to “get used to” something that tastes terrible to me?

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Darren Craig
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I chop it up with lemon basil fresh and put on Nacho's fresh out of the oven

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Monosyllabic girl
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have the "soap" gene but i imagine it tastes fresh and good to other people, like a tangier parsley

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Katie Howerton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it. It's a cousin to parsley and I love that too. It's a great way to add a little flavor to things

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Toy Slaughter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be so upset if cilantro tasted of soap to me lol I truly love it

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MimSorensson
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey man! Us Swedes might take hostages, but we don’t feed them cilantro! Taking hostages is bad enough, there’s no need to be senselessly cruel.

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Mary Elliott
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hated it the first time I tried it, but now it's delicious to me.

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Rylosalex
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes My mom would buy a batch at the store and she would remind everyone in the family to eat it it'll go bad. I would eat it. After I covered it up with salsa guacamole and sour cream

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Susan Widomski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cilantro is a maybe for me sometimes. Sometimes I gag when I smell it - but sometimes I love it in salsas and Indian dishes.

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Stephanie A Mutti
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It tastes like the freshest of water and springtime if spring had a flavor.

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Wendy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't say it tastes like soap but I honestly can't say what it does taste like though. I only know if it's in something, I can throw it out because no. Just no.

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BravePanda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Based on another submission, I think that there could be a stevia like connection too. A particular gene that makes stevia taste horrible to some, neutral to others.

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MelFunction
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the taste. I'm always guilty of adding too much cilantro to my food.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Both my partner and I truly love cilantro, but for me, Oregano (even fresh) is the one that tastes "soapy."

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Stephen Humphries
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you tried shower gel? Not all flavours but that mint tree sauce stuff is divine. Hated it for years but I just persevered and for about 3 years and now I can't eat chips without it

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Hayley Futter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can get over the soapy taste by just eating it a bunch. I reckon push through at the beginning because it really is a delicious flavour and adds so much dimension to so many dishes!

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Niki A
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it doesn't taste like soap to you, it can be enjoyable. If it does, I can see not wanting it!

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Nobody
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

no, no it does not taste like soap. it tastes like the smell stink bugs have :P

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EP
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s funny bc I feel this way about beets! You cannot convince me they don’t taste like dirt and you like dirt. “I love beets”… i don’t buy it for a second.

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Diana Pahule
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like cilantro. Some restaurants use too much though. It doesn't take a lot.

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SheamusFanFrom1987
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd disagree. I normally finish the cilantro used as garnish on dishes just because my family can't stand it. Heck, I'd eat it with rice and a bit of garlic soy sauce and it could be a full meal.

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The Veil of Fire
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. If I taste it in anything its worse then soap taste and yes there is a worse then soap taste. It even smells of the that worse smell. So I can honestly say it doesn't taste like soap to me. Its worse.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Comments such as "I learned to like it" don't prove your point at all.

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Just Me
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't really find it to taste much like soap, but find it abhorrently disgusting all the same.

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Jaithesaint
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sooooooo I ate cilantro my whole life.and last year I thought I tasted soap. Did my gene mutate or something

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Stijn Kraft
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can imagine it's not for everyone and I do think it's often overwhelming but I like the taste and it does not remind me of soap in any way. That said, green tea reminds me of old fish. I hate it.

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Alanna Lopez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First time in my life I read that nonsense about Cilantro tasting like soap, the flip is wrong with your genes?

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Sally Signup
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't know. 🤷 I find that if there's even a tiny bit of cilantro in anything, it tastes like someone added a squeeze of dish soap to the recipe.

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Jackson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love cilantro! Can't see how it tastes like soap at all. Delicious blended up in a sauce, in a drink, or in any dish/rice! I am extremely sorry to those who cannot see the amazingness of cilantro.

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Edurne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it doesn't taste like soap nor anything similar to me, but I still hate it 😅

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Jill Bussey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The same applies to sprouts. My genes tell me they are bitter and horrible. Also, why would I add different foods (bacon, chestnuts, etc) to make them palatable? No, just don't eat them.

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Stephanie Trump
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I freaking love cilantro. I feel sorry for anyone that can’t taste the full flavor of it.

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West Hermans
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's so funny to me. Obviously I'm lucky and like it. But I can add a whole bunch ($0.50 here) to a bowl of salad and enjoy the fresh crispy green herbal taste that it adds.

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Nina
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It taste nothing like soap to me. I believe it tastes like that to you and others. Please believe those of us for whom it tastes like a fresh delicious herb (such as basil).

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Máté Jancsek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another example of "I don't believe in science, I like my point better"

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Heidrance
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it does not taste of soap. it is g-d delightful. take your weak bloodlines out of here, and leave all the cilantro for me.

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Kat Min
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It does aste soapy, but I would still like it, alas, Im allergic. Took me a while to realise it's the cilantor that makes me throw up, not dodgy take-away

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Ann T
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I resent that remark. I am the original soap taster.

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Radek Suski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife didn’t believe me until I found about this mutation

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Mario Strada
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have learned to enjoy it where it belongs. The first time I had it however, it was when I thought I had finally found Italian Parsley and used it in my pasta sauce. It wasn't good. It took me five years to try it again in foods where it belongs. Cilantro and Italian Parsley are practically identical. If there is a difference, I am unaware of it.

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Bad Mole
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't taste like soap to me, it tastes like cilantro. Yuk.

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Bernd Herbert
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love it too, Despite the fact I sometimes did think it somewhat resembles soap

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Lu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I appreciate cilantro, like I do the sun but can’t go near the stuff. It’s like a mild allergic reaction where even a tiny bit overwhelms me and I need to spit it out. I think I was poisoned by it in a previous life:

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Meyrin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's ok, not a fan of it but I like it in medium quantities. Rocket on the other hand...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It has never tasted like soap to me. I've tried to find the soap taste but it just doesn't exist for me and I have actually tasted soap so I know what that tastes like. But this herb Is just delicious. Period.

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CP
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love cilantro and I am person that didn't like it back in the day though it never tasted like soap to me.

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Kathi S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't taste like soap to me and I liked it right away. No culinary Stockholm syndrome here ;)

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A Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

apparently I don't have that gene and it tastes not too different than parsley.

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Pumpkin Spice
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To me, it tastes like how matcha smells. Earthy and green. That's why I like it!

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DragonflyGreen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am predisposed to that gene, but luckily I didn't get it. Cilantro is the bomb!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've loved it ever since the first time tasting it. Use it all the time. My moms however has "the gene"

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Chelsea Bates
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't taste like soap to me. It's almost creamy with a little kick. I love it

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Adelle
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have liked it since I was little and didn't know that it tasted like soap to some people.

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't buy the gene theory to an extent. Take, for example, a mystery flavour cola. If you got 10 people to do a taste test you would get about approx. 5 different answers and some retracting their initial guess after hearing the other's answers. So, if someone heard cilantro tastes like soap all over the internet it may influence how they perceive cilantro tastes like. I've had cilantro many times and never tasted soap. Kinda herb-y, but not the worst. When I tried it after I heard some people say it tastes like soap I faintly could taste the soap taste. But I've tasted soap and it's not the same.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat.....2 luscious pots of cat mint on the deck just for him, he loves smooching his face in it then turns left and eats the coriander? Imo it does taste better raw in salads.

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Sayla Vee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't taste like soap to me, but my brain wants it to be parsley.

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Michelle C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tastes change over time and it really only taste like soap if I use way too much of it! I don’t think I have the gene.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm guessing this person also believes the last election was stolen by Biden.

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Ace
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You cannot convince me that it really tastes like soap to you, you're just pretending, like a petulant child insisting that they don't like something.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love chicken foot soup. It not only tastes good, but reminds me of family dinners in the winters when the power was out and it was cooked in summer kitchen. Ah!!!!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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