"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> graham wrote:
>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2009-08-18, Terry > wrote:
>>>
>>>> cilantro tasted like soap. Now I understand. But clearly there's a
>>>> variable that we aren't getting. Is it the particular variety of
>>>> cilantro? Is it the difference between fresh and frozen? The age?
>>>> The pH? The water?
>>> Last I heard, it was a genetic thing. Some people have it, some
>>> don't. Much like a similar genetic quirk that makes some people's
>>> urine stink after eationg asparagus. Put me down for stinky urine,
>>> but no soap taste.
>>>
>> AIUI asparagus makes everyone's **** stink. It's just that some lack the
>> ability to smell that particular aroma.
> Well, there is a way to test that theory. No, I'm not volunteering.
>
For thr eating or the sniffing? {;-)