On Apr 4, 4:00*pm, Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2:57*pm, sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 15:43:26 -0400, "cybercat" >
> > wrote:
>
> > >cilantro
>
> > You don't like cilantro? *Why?
>
> > --
> > I love cooking with wine.
> > Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
> I'm not a fan either, but I can deal with small amounts of cilantro.
> The way I feel about pesto is that it has WAAAAY too much basil for my
> tastes.
>

Everything must be balanced. Basil is great in Thai food, with
lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and other spices. But in pesto it is
too concentrated and unbalanced. Plus I find pesto too oily for pasta.
White and pink (i.e., dairy-based) sauces are much-much better,
especially if you throw truffles, morels or porcini/cepes in them.