On Aug 20, 6:47*am, nospam > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > I find that the leaves do not "taste like soap," or taste bad at all,
> > but the stems taste bad. *If you carefully cut off the leaves and
> > discard the stems, you'll get a much subtler flavor.
>
> Please define taste bad. Do the stems taste like soap?

Not soapy, but astringent, and reminiscent of bad aftershave lotion.

--Bryan