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foolm0r0n
04/01/24 5:38:52 PM
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If you're british and don't know what cilantro is, too bad

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Isquen
04/01/24 5:42:27 PM
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I know it's a genetic thing where it "tastes like soap" and I've supposedly got it, but it more tastes... idk, floral to me? In dishes where it is present it doesn't really override the other spice.

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Xiahou_Shake
04/01/24 5:43:52 PM
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Very glad I don't have this gene, but I do have stinky asparagus piss (which, fascinatingly, everyone does, but I learned the actual genetic quirk is whether you can smell it or not.)

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Johnbobb
04/01/24 5:49:53 PM
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Cilantro is delicious

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mcflubbin
04/01/24 5:50:36 PM
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Nope, but my twin sister has the 'tastes like soap' gene which makes me the genetically superior twin.
Sucks to suck.

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foolm0r0n
04/01/24 5:59:30 PM
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Isquen posted...
I know it's a genetic thing where it "tastes like soap" and I've supposedly got it, but it more tastes... idk, floral to me? In dishes where it is present it doesn't really override the other spice.
But you don't taste ANY soapiness? Even a subtle bit?

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Kenri
04/01/24 6:04:00 PM
#7:


I'm not in love with it but it's fine.

Low key I kinda think it tastes the same to everyone and some people just don't like it, but who am I to be a cilantro truther

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ctesjbuvf
04/01/24 6:05:04 PM
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I can sorta see where people are coming from with thr soap taste, not sure if I have the gene, enjoy it regardless, also the least picky person about food that I know.

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FFDragon
04/01/24 6:06:17 PM
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Straight tastes like dawn dishsoap

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Raka_Putra
04/01/24 6:12:53 PM
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No, it tastes like an herb...
And I don't mind it but I wouldn't say I like it, and definitely not on its own.

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KingButz
04/01/24 6:15:43 PM
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One of the absolute top tier herbs. Doesn't taste at all like soap.

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FoolFantastic
04/01/24 6:21:27 PM
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It tastes faintly like soap and I'm indifferent

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Arti
04/01/24 6:21:50 PM
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KingButz posted...
One of the absolute top tier herbs. Doesn't taste at all like soap.


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Brayze_II
04/01/24 6:23:22 PM
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The first time I ate it, I thought there was something wrong with it and I was actually concerned I'd just poisoned myself.

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Xiahou_Shake
04/01/24 6:24:43 PM
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The real question is how does everyone in this camp that universally says it tastes like soap know what soap tastes like

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AllHeDoesIsWin
04/01/24 6:25:50 PM
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I always got nauseous working in the produce department when I was a teen because of the fucking soapy cilantro smell

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FoolFantastic
04/01/24 6:27:06 PM
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Xiahou_Shake posted...
The real question is how does everyone in this camp that universally says it tastes like soap know what soap tastes like

Taste and smell are linked and cilantro tastes how soap smells

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NFUN
04/01/24 6:44:12 PM
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Xiahou_Shake posted...
The real question is how does everyone in this camp that universally says it tastes like soap know what soap tastes like
have you never gotten shampoo in your mouth when showering? or didn't wash a bottle out well enough after cleaning it?

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Isquen
04/01/24 6:51:38 PM
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foolm0r0n posted...
But you don't taste ANY soapiness? Even a subtle bit?

No soap. Radio.

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Isquen
04/01/24 6:52:41 PM
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Xiahou_Shake posted...
The real question is how does everyone in this camp that universally says it tastes like soap know what soap tastes like

I grew up in the 80s and had a parent that really didnt enjoy that I picked up on her propensity to swear like a sailor.

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Chaeix
04/01/24 8:49:01 PM
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cilantro has no soapy flavour and drambuie tastes like black licorice to me

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Waluigi1
04/01/24 8:56:56 PM
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Xiahou_Shake posted...
The real question is how does everyone in this camp that universally says it tastes like soap know what soap tastes like
That's what I was gonna ask lol. How does everyone know what soap even tastes like?

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redrocket
04/01/24 9:03:43 PM
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Waluigi1 posted...
That's what I was gonna ask lol. How does everyone know what soap even tastes like?

Posts like these forcibly break my immersion and remind me that I am, in fact, on Board 8. Please do better, fellow posters.

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Brayze_II
04/01/24 9:06:35 PM
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It's worth noting that while it tastes 'soapy', it doesn't have any caustic bitterness to it.

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Waluigi1
04/01/24 9:43:32 PM
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I have no idea what that means...

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skulltrumpets
04/01/24 9:45:11 PM
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i do not have the soap gene

cilantro/coriander is one of those things i like, but its way too easy to overdo it in my books.
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foolm0r0n
04/01/24 10:14:25 PM
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Kenri posted...
Low key I kinda think it tastes the same to everyone and some people just don't like it, but who am I to be a cilantro truther
High key me, hence this topic. But we might just have the gene.

So it might be that a ton of people have the gene and 90% of them are ok with it, but the rest are too picky.

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Brayze_II
04/01/24 11:26:08 PM
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foolm0r0n posted...
High key me, hence this topic. But we might just have the gene.

So it might be that a ton of people have the gene and 90% of them are ok with it, but the rest are too picky.
The fact you're saying this indicates you don't have the gene. Trust me, you would know

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Leonhart4
04/01/24 11:42:24 PM
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foolm0r0n
04/02/24 12:22:35 AM
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Brayze_II posted...
The fact you're saying this indicates you don't have the gene. Trust me, you would know
There's clearly a spectrum since some people say they taste ZERO soap, which is crazy. To me, there's no question that it tastes like soap.

I also know people who gag when eating fish sauce, pickles, or broccoli, all of which I love. What's so special about cilantro that it needs a gene to explain distaste? I even have heard of people disliking mint because it tastes soapy (as in a common aroma associated with soap)

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Brayze_II
04/02/24 12:47:43 AM
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foolm0r0n posted...
There's clearly a spectrum since some people say they taste ZERO soap, which is crazy. To me, there's no question that it tastes like soap.

I also know people who gag when eating fish sauce, pickles, or broccoli, all of which I love. What's so special about cilantro that it needs a gene to explain distaste? I even have heard of people disliking mint because it tastes soapy (as in a common aroma associated with soap)

There's nothing special, there's just evidence:
https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-1-22
There's a bunch of papers but here's one. Also: preference and detection may be driven by separate genes/gene complexes with some overlapping association. However, binding of the 'soapy' functions (a specific group of aldehydes) has been shown to be associated with a specific genetic variation in an olfactory receptor. It's a robust finding.

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kevwaffles
04/02/24 12:51:00 AM
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The difference is there are specific aldehyde chemicals you do or do not taste in cilantro that is also used in making soap. It's not just down to personal taste.

Edit: Too slow

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Kenri
04/02/24 1:08:10 AM
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foolm0r0n posted...
I even have heard of people disliking mint because it tastes soapy (as in a common aroma associated with soap)
Also lavender

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foolm0r0n
04/02/24 1:13:02 AM
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I know there's an actual soap gene. When the human genome is fully analyzed, they will have found thousands of genes that directly affect smell and taste of various foods. But cilantro is the only one that people defer fully to the gene.

By the way, all studies do conclude that the gene is only a small part of the overall psychology and (like with any food) repeated exposure can change your taste.

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Raka_Putra
04/02/24 1:39:19 AM
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So people can eventually enjoy eating soap, that's handy to know.

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MZero
04/02/24 3:44:59 AM
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I'm not sure what cilantro tastes like. I've probably had it in something before but I don't remember

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Leonhart4
04/02/24 7:34:42 AM
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foolm0r0n posted...
I know there's an actual soap gene. When the human genome is fully analyzed, they will have found thousands of genes that directly affect smell and taste of various foods. But cilantro is the only one that people defer fully to the gene.

By the way, all studies do conclude that the gene is only a small part of the overall psychology and (like with any food) repeated exposure can change your taste.

Sure but most people probably won't keep eating cilantro if it tastes like soap to them

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LightningStrikes
04/02/24 7:40:38 AM
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Voted yes and I like it by mistake, should be no and I like it.

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ChaosTonyV4
04/02/24 8:21:59 AM
#39:


Ive always thought I was weird because cilantro tastes vaguely soapy but I still like it?

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Sheep007
04/02/24 8:39:43 AM
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Zero soap. It's great. Especially when fresh.

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foolm0r0n
04/02/24 9:09:32 AM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Sure but most people probably won't keep eating cilantro if it tastes like soap to them
I don't think that's true. It's in practically every Mexican dish ever and that's the most popular cuisine in North America. Europeans might not eat it as much though.

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HanOfTheNekos
04/02/24 10:50:24 AM
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Tastes like soap, hate it, but when it's cooked in and subtle it does add to flavor in a way that hopefully isn't overpowering.

Like, bite of cilantro is awful. But the little bit of cilantro that goes into Chipotle rice helps the flavor profile.

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KingButz
04/02/24 11:37:53 AM
#43:


foolm0r0n posted...
I don't think that's true. It's in practically every Mexican dish ever and that's the most popular cuisine in North America. Europeans might not eat it as much though.

Because it doesn't taste like soap to like 90% of people.

How is this hard to understand??

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Chaeix
04/02/24 11:46:28 AM
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KingButz posted...
Because it doesn't taste like soap to like 90% of people.

How is this hard to understand??
does this post taste like salt or soap???!1

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foolm0r0n
04/02/24 12:24:31 PM
#45:


KingButz posted...
Because it doesn't taste like soap to like 90% of people.
Doesn't explain anything 90% isn't 100%, and a large portion of soap tasters still eat it. I won't mock your confusion here because I know statistics is difficult and unintuitive.

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TheManaSword
04/02/24 12:32:42 PM
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what if soap tastes like cilantro

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FFDragon
04/02/24 12:33:37 PM
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tcaz2
04/02/24 12:34:08 PM
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Doesn't taste even remotely like soap to me. It's pretty tasty though.
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Esuriat
04/02/24 12:41:57 PM
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Cilantro tastes like soup!

Really though, I like cilantro and don't know for sure if I have the soap taste or not. It is a pretty intense flavor to me and I would describe it as tasting "clean and fresh" somehow, but not in the same way soap might taste "clean."

Also (probably flat-leaf) parsley tastes very similar to me, but a little less intense and more classically vegetative than cilantro. I enjoy it too.

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Leonhart4
04/02/24 12:43:06 PM
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Mexican being popular cuisine doesn't mean everyone likes it or eats it. There are probably people who don't like Mexican food because of the cilantro.

Like yeah, you can get used to anything if you eat it enough, but I'm probably not going to keep eating something that's not palatable to me.

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