Social Cilantro

[Snubnoze707]

Is this something that can be confirmed through genetic testing like my23andme?

That's actually exactly how they discovered this, cross referencing surveys of cilantro preferences to 23andme data.

It's the OR6A2 gene which is a smell receptor that causes people to interpret cilantro as tasting like soap.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.2096

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

For those saying it "tastes like soap" it's because of a genetic smell-receptor gene.

For those that don't have that specific gene, it tastes amazing. It's super citrusy and herbal. Y'all got bad genes unfortunately.

In regards to the naming, in the US we call in Cilantro as a plant, but Coriander as a seed which doesn't make much sense.

I always thought that was weird.
Ive also heard it called Chinese parsley which I also thought sounded kinda weird

 

[dreden1982]

That's actually exactly how they discovered this, cross referencing surveys of cilantro preferences to 23andme data.

It's the OR6A2 gene which is a smell receptor that causes people to interpret cilantro as tasting like soap.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.2096

Isn't there something with asparagus too?

 

[dreden1982]

You can make the simplest cheap tacos at home and just by adding cilantro they become amazing.

 

[Snubnoze707]

Isn't there something with asparagus too?

Asparagus makes your piss smell horrible.

The same compound responsible for your piss smelling horrible is the same compound produced by hop compounds exposed to light - that's why Coronas with their clear bottles taste like shit if they are out in the sun too long.

 

[Kaybee]

that's why Coronas with their clear bottles taste like shit if they are out in the sun too long.

They don't need to see any sunlight to taste like shit tbf

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

Awesome. It's kind of a pain in the ass to separate the leaves from stem but use it all the time. I do all the cooking in our house because men are the best cooks. I think whole roles should be reversed. We stay at home they go work. I can load 40 lbs wet of laundry to dryer way easier than my wife. God made me that way.

Use a fork,
put the stem through the tines and pinch it into the corner, (not too hard though)
and pull it through


Weeeeee!

 

[dreden1982]

Asparagus makes your piss smell horrible.

The same compound responsible for your piss smelling horrible is the same compound produced by hop compounds exposed to light - that's why Coronas with their clear bottles taste like shit if they are out in the sun too long.

Ahh ok but I remember hearing that certain people enjoy or hate asparagus or at least the smell of it

 

[Piewarrior]

Cilantro is amazing in Asian and Mexican dishes. I dont know many other types of cusine that use much cilantro besides those 2.

 

[fingercuffs]

Aka coriander in the UK. You Brits have the weirdest nomenclatures. What next, you're gonna tell me eggplants are called aubergines? Get outta here.

Cilantro is the bee's knees
I like it on my tacos
I like it on my Pad Thai
It's my everyday supply
Without it I'd be lost
Trust us motherfucker
I use it in my hair
I use it in my balls
And even play solitaire

Cilantro is such a polarizing herb; those who love it swear by it, and those who hate it avoid it like cancer and talk mad shit about it behind their backs. So which side are you on?

You understand the gene deficiency?

 

[Chad R. Thundercock]

Possibly. The dislike of cilantro seems to be highest among East Asians (I believe meaning Japanese/Koreans/Chinese rather than Thais/Vietnamese/Cambodian, etc.), followed by Caucasians and then people of African descent. But even among those groups, it's a fairly small minority. And then among South Asians, Hispanics and Middle Eastern people, dislike is rather rare. It seems people who come from cultures that have eaten it for centuries probably either never gained or they lost the gene that makes it taste like soap.

That's actually exactly how they discovered this, cross referencing surveys of cilantro preferences to 23andme data.

It's the OR6A2 gene which is a smell receptor that causes people to interpret cilantro as tasting like soap.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.2096

Well, I happen to be Korean, and I just ordered a My23andme kit today. Now you've got me more curious about my genetic makeup in regards to cilantro...lol

 

[BayAreaGuy]

Great with Mexican food.

Also great with soup. Once the cilantro hits the soup, the flavor changes right away.

 

[12ga.]

Use a fork,
put the stem through the tines and pinch it into the corner, (not too hard though) View attachment 920783
and pull it through

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Weeeeee!

That's clever. 52 years old and still learning.

 

[NoSmilez]

Cilantro is weird. Every time I see a hipster spot. That is their preferred garnishing. They add more of it so they can charge you more money.
Personally it makes no real difference to me. I see it in Vietnamese places. It makes no difference I have it or not. Even with Mexican food, I don't give two shits about cilantro itself but I get super happy when I see pico de gallo

 

[mmascene]

Love cilantro and yes the stems taste like soap.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

Coriander is the best fresh herb, no equal

 

[NoSmilez]

I have a confession though. I like to mix up the parsley bunches with the cilantro ones right next to it at the supermarket. That, slapping rice bags and squeezing bread are my weekly sins.

 

[zapataxiv]

Possibly. The dislike of cilantro seems to be highest among East Asians (I believe meaning Japanese/Koreans/Chinese rather than Thais/Vietnamese/Cambodian, etc.), followed by Caucasians and then people of African descent. But even among those groups, it's a fairly small minority. And then among South Asians, Hispanics and Middle Eastern people, dislike is rather rare. It seems people who come from cultures that have eaten it for centuries probably either never gained or they lost the gene that makes it taste like soap.

interesting but Chinese eat a ton of cilantro and it's apart of the cusine.

 

[HeffDoesWant]

Coriander is awesome!!!

Asparagus makes your piss smell horrible.

The same compound responsible for your piss smelling horrible is the same compound produced by hop compounds exposed to light - that's why Coronas with their clear bottles taste like shit if they are out in the sun too long.

One of my dreams in life is to spike someone's food with asparagus on a semi regular basis.

 

[dirtypablo]

I'm glad I'm not one of those people with a genetic defect that causes it to taste like soap to them.

It's not a defect, it's a superior sense of smell and taste. There is a compound in cilantro that tastes like soap, it's just that your defective, shoddy sense of smell can't perceive it.

Filthy animals might as well be shoveling shit down your gullets, convinced it's chocolate while telling those of us that can smell the difference we're the defects.