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To think this offensive thing should be banned

106 replies

InanimateCarbonRod · 14/01/2015 13:00

Fresh coriander . To me, when I eat it accidentally, it tastes like nasty bitter soap.

I've got a lovely spiced Indian chicken breast with KEENOWAH quinoa for lunch from the local deli and there is coriander chopped up into millions of little bits and I can't pick it out.

On second thoughts maybe this should go into the first world problems thread.

OP posts:
InanimateCarbonRod · 14/01/2015 17:15

ElphabaTheGreen that's amazing! Grin

Next time in a restaurant "Ok have the Thai curry, hold the stink bug" Grin

OP posts:
Andrewofgg · 14/01/2015 17:16

No other food can be banned until parsnips are made illegal. Filth, that's what they are.

honeysucklejasmine · 14/01/2015 17:19

YANBU It tastes like soap! i'm sure its a genetic thing, affects your taste receptors or something

And cardamon. Eugh!

RabidZombie · 14/01/2015 17:19

Yep, coriander is horrid, tastes like soap and should be banned from food! OP YANBU!

scotchmincepie · 14/01/2015 17:20

Love coriander. OH and his son can't stand cucumber and think it has a vile strong taste - his other 2 kids think it doesn't taste of anything - I think it tastes fine. Quite like it.

limitedperiodonly · 14/01/2015 17:30

I've just put a frittata-thingy in the oven made with beaten eggs, obviously, and fried leftovers:

sliced onions;
sliced potatoes;
sliced courgettes;
sliced mushroom;
chopped tomato;
grated cheese;
salt, pepper and dried oregano.

so far so good, but I added a bit of tuna, sweetcorn and mayonnaise mix and some extra sweetcorn from the tin [oops].

It has about 15 minutes to go and then about 10 minutes to cool down.

Wish me luck.

BuzzardBird · 14/01/2015 17:40

Seahorses Thanks Coriander helps poorly bunnies by getting their digestion going again after illness and is a good idea to give regulary to fussy rabbits to keep them eating.

AllThePrettySeahorses · 14/01/2015 17:45

Been madly refreshing this thread hoping to find out about the bunnies, BuzzardBird Grin.

We used to give dandelions and clover to our rabbits as a treat - they did have outdoor access but loved them in their food bowls. If I ever have another (v unlikely) I'll remember to give them coriander.

XiCi · 14/01/2015 17:50

Coriander to me tastes like a mouthful of fairy liquid, disgusting. Cardamon is the same.
So do the people that like coriander not taste the soap taste that the rest of us do? Very strange

XiCi · 14/01/2015 17:53

The coriander totally overwhelms everything else on the plate as well so the only taste you can distinguish is an overwhelming soapy one, completely ruins any meal

Moresproutsplease · 14/01/2015 18:02

I absolutely love the taste of coriander, it doesn't taste at all soapy to me, thankfully.

I also love celery and brussels sprouts, much to my DC's disgust.

PiperIsTerrysChoclateOrange · 14/01/2015 18:10

I live carrot and coriander soup. It's my favourite soup.

It don't taste like soap though.

HairyOrk · 14/01/2015 18:12

celery is the devils food.
As are mushrooms (sorry) and caviar

SoupDragon · 14/01/2015 18:14

I hate fresh coriander. When I used to order from the local Thai takeaway, I always asked them to leave it out.

SoupDragon · 14/01/2015 18:16

There used to be a sweet when I was little called something like fairy gems, tiny gummy sweets. The white ones tasted of soap to me - perhaps they were coriander flavoured :o

Andrewofgg · 14/01/2015 18:20

limitedperiodonly Set another place, I'm on my way and hungry!

ChablisLover · 14/01/2015 18:20

I hate coriander - horrible horrible taste

Makes it all soapy

My mum hates it too - genetics?

Footle · 14/01/2015 18:27

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OfaFrenchMind · 14/01/2015 18:39

I would munch on it like a cow if I could. YABU :)

NonUrinatInVentum · 14/01/2015 18:42

I take it all back. SAVE THE BUNNIES! Yay for coriander. Just don't put it in my food, ok? Grin

marioluigi · 14/01/2015 19:41

Soupdragon - floral gums Grin yum!

I LOVE CORIANDER! It's like the best herb, use buckets of the stuff in our house.

BuzzardBird · 14/01/2015 19:45

I am going to attempt (once again) to grow it in the spring as I eat it like a rabbit too. My bunnies have happy tummies :)
!!
^

MehsMum · 14/01/2015 19:48

Fresh coriander is foul.
Coriander the spice is one of the gifts of the gods.

PS Do all you coriander-haters out there also hate the devil's own mini cabbages sprouts

tidytidy · 14/01/2015 19:50

I think you need to be over 40 to like coriander

ilikepie · 14/01/2015 19:50

No, love sprouts, hate coriander, so no correlation there.