On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 19:07:43 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 4/13/2019 6:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:12:19 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/12/2019 6:55 PM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 8:56:12 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:52:06 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Boy, howdy! Cilantro may be green but it certainly doesn't taste anything
>>>>>>> like parsley. Nasty stuff to me; as Ina Garten says about cilantro "not
>>>>>>> now, not ever."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a crazy flavour, but I like it.
>>>>>>
>>>>> There is no "I kinda like it" or "it's ok" camp. It's one of those things
>>>>> you either love it or you hate it. I'm in the hate it camp.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hate it too, but it doesn’t taste like soap to me, so maybe I’m an
>>>> anomaly.
>>>>
>>> Jinx, maybe you just don't like it. It happens. We can't all like
>>> the same things, that would make for some very boring food discussions. LOL
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I really think there is more to this idea that everyone has different
>> chemical reactions to food. Especially those foods with a heavier
>> influence of certain compounds.
>>
>I suppose so, but I'm not a food scientist (or any sort of scientist) so
>breaking down into compounds means nothing to me. I just know what I
>like and dislike and don't care much about the reasons why. It boils
>down to does it taste good? I do try different foods and seasonings
>from time to time. But I see no reason to keep trying something I've
>disliked for decades.
>
>Jill

I was just trying to account for all the different reactions we see
here about different flavors.