Coriander is the work of the devil

[bloodywhitecat]

And has no place in a salad?

AIBU?

It's a genetic thing.

Some people have a specific gene which makes it taste like soap, it doesn't taste like that to everyone else.

Love coriander, like to eat it on its own sometimes

I love both coriander and parsley. Tarragon on the other hand can die in a grease fire.

Coriander taste is governed by whether you have a particular gene that makes it taste like soap which is why there is such a divide on whether it tastes nice or not.

I put it in cooking, but I wouldn't use it in a salad.

I have heard you either love it or hate it. It is genetic. To about a quarter of people it tastes like soap. I am lucky and really like it. Just bought a packet of seeds to grow on the balcony.

flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-1-22

Article explaining the genetic link for anyone who might be interested

Coriander is so good, one of my favourite meals is Açorda which is basically coriander soup with a poached egg. Not sure about it in a salad though.

It is utterly vile. Before lockdown I reached the point of saying “no coriander please” in Indian and pizza restaurants. I agree the split is dramatic between the lovers and the haters, but it should be served as a garnish in a pot rather than your tikka turning up wearing the evil green wig.

you are not wrong, its grimmer than grim

@BestestBrownies

It’s genetic as to whether you like coriander/cilantro or get an overwhelming (and revolting), soapy/perfume taste from it.

I fall into the latter camp and HATE the vile stuff

This. A good proportion of us can't taste it as anything other than vile.

DD and I are the same, DS seems to be able to taste it as nice.

I use a mix of parsley and tarragon when coriander is in a recipe.

@Lilbas That would be the only food available in my personal hell (minus the poached egg of course). Still, I’d be skinny as fuck so every cloud...

Since it ruins the taste for a lot of people, I think it's a bad choice to automatically include it in food that's intended for the masses. Even if one likes coriander, food still tastes good without it. Why ruin it for the ones who are genetically predispositioned to find it disgusting?

Different of course if you're preparing your own food or it's something where it's very obvious it includes coriander and can be avoided.

I love it!

YABU. Coriander is delicious.

Love it in my house. I make chimichuri for steaks, throw it in curry and soups, sprinkle it onto salads. I use it more than parsley, now that tastes like dirt!!!

YABU. I think it really finishes off a curry.

I’m not too sure it’s wholly genetic as I didn’t like it until about 5 years ago.

Still not a fan of parsley or dill however.

Tastes like soap to me but apparently that’s a genetic thing and some freaks people actually like it 😱

OMG, I absolutely love coriander. It's like the human equivalent to catnip to me 😁

I'm allergic to it. Really hard to avoid it too as it's sprinkled on so much these days

It's a genetic thing.

Some people have a specific gene which makes it taste like soap, it doesn't taste like that to everyone else

this.

"I think it really finishes off a curry."

It sees mine straight into the bin. Can't get more finished off than that. Vile substance

@Slippy78

It's a genetic thing.

Some people have a specific gene which makes it taste like soap, it doesn't taste like that to everyone else.

That's so interesting! I never knew that. I love coriander.

@CandyLeBonBon

I love both coriander and parsley. Tarragon on the other hand can die in a grease fire.

You said that so much better than I ever could

Die tarragon die!

@Lightningrain

YABU. I think it really finishes off a curry.

I’m not too sure it’s wholly genetic as I didn’t like it until about 5 years ago.

Still not a fan of parsley or dill however.

I like it in curries just not in salads so I am not being unreasonable!