On Sun, 7 May 2017 03:57:29 -0700 (PDT), sanne
> wrote:

>Am Sonntag, 7. Mai 2017 12:10:44 UTC+2 schrieb Bruce:
>> On Sun, 7 May 2017 10:34:44 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>> >
>> >On Sat, 6 May 2017 22:20:45 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> > wrote in message
>> . ..
>> >>> On Sat, 6 May 2017 17:25:28 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>I would add the green onions and some dill, but not cilantro (that's a
>> >>>>personal aversion.)
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Cheri
>> >>>
>> >>> Cilantro tastes like soap to me too.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>That's exactly what the taste is to me.
>> >
>> >When people say they hate cilantro, they often attribute this food
>> >feeling to a soapy aftertaste. Thanks to a new video from SciShow, we
>> >finally know why cilantro tastes like soap for some 4-14 percent of
>> >the population.
>> >
>> >"How cilantro tastes to you has a lot to do with your genes," says
>> >SciShow's Hank Green. He explains that after conducting a few separate
>> >studies, scientists were able to pin down most cilantro haters as
>> >people with a shared group of olfactory-receptor genes, called OR6A2,
>> >that pick up on the smell of aldehyde chemicals. Aldehyde chemicals
>> >are found in both cilantro and soap. Uh, yummy?
>> >
>> >If you are one of those anti-cilantro folks, at least you know that
>> >it's not really your fault and you can blame your parents. To avoid
>> >that soapy taste in your dishes, we suggest swapping parsley for
>> >cilantro.
>> ><http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/why-does-cilantro-taste-bad-like-soap_n_7653808>
>> >
>> >==
>> >
>> >Oh well, at least it isn't our fault.
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>>
>> No, you actually have extra sensory capabilities.
>
>And/or it's an acquired taste.
>For me - horseradish, cilantro. The mere smell of the former made me sick,
>then I tried some with cream. Love it now.
>Cilantro still tastes strange to me, but pleasantly if used right.
>Now I want to visit the new Vietnamese restaurant literally around the
>corner again. ;-D

I think cilantro tastes weird too. I don't know if I'd use "soapy" to
describe it, but definitely strange. But in moderation with certain
fish dishes, I love it.