On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:22:56 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-04-11 12:15 a.m., graham wrote:
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>> While I agree with you about cilantro, parsley to me has never been more
>> than a decorative herb, its flavour so inconsequential that drying it
>> would be a waste of time.
>> There must be genetic markers to match up with people's likes and
>> dislikes of some herbs just as some lack the gene to smell asparagus pee.
>
>
>Perhaps some people taste it more than others or some varieties of fresh
>parsley are stronger tasting than others. I grow it in my garden and one
>time I added too much to some chicken soup and I found it overpowering.
>I have also had Italian meatballs with too much parsley.

You can also ruin the taste of soup and stew by adding too many
carrots. Their sweetness can overpower a dish.