"Nathan Bialke" > wrote in message
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> My girlfriend, a reasonably adventurous eater, absolutely cannot stand
> any sort of lamb or goat product. Any sort of lamb dish I get as well
> as goat's milk cheese tastes either metallic or rotten to her. I've
> mostly given up trying to find something she likes, but I am curious
> if anyone knows if there's a reason for this. I'd assume it'd be
> genetic (her sister also dislikes lamb and goat products), but I can't
> find any reference to it.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks!

Do a Google search on lamb metallic taste and get any number of citations.

It's like cilantro which tastes like soap to some people, and there is a
strong genetic disposition.