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I used to hate cilantro because I thought it tasted soapy. Then my kid was telling me about this "gene" one day and I said that I must have it. Then I asked them what they thought cilantro tasted like, and they told me it was onion-y like chives.
We were at a restaurant at the time and I was eating something with cilantro which is why it came up. So I took a bite and tried to see if I could taste what they meant by onion-y. And damned if I couldn't make out that chive sort of flavor.
Since then, I can't taste the soapiness, it just tastes good.
So I doubt it is actually a gene of any sort if you can reprogram your brain like I did to get the taste.
So because you were able to gaslight yourself into liking it that means genetic science is fake?
FUCK Cilantro. It tastes like someone wiped their ass with a sweaty gym sock. I don't even get the "soap" taste that many people report, it just tastes awful and even the tiniest amount ruins whatever dish its in.
Yeah, it's always tasted more like bug spray to me. My friend loves it and says it just tastes "earthy." But mushrooms taste "earthy" to me and I love them. Cilantro just tastes like big spray!!