On 4/11/2019 10:52 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:22:56 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-04-11 12:15 a.m., graham wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>
I agree with that wholeheartedly! Carrots are sweet, which is one
reasonI don't add a lot of them to soups or stews. I like a little
carrot but not a lot.

Jill