What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
Thanks.....Sharon

biig wrote:
> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> Thanks.....Sharon

Try fresh basil... also tastes good.
Cheers
Cathy

--
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biig wrote:

> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> Thanks.....Sharon

I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not the
texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper taste
that I detect in cilantro :-)

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> biig wrote:
>
> > What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> > Thanks.....Sharon
>
> I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not the
> texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper taste
> that I detect in cilantro :-)
>
>
>

Just add a few soap shavings for the proper flavor....... ;-P
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

It depends -- why dont you want to use cilantro? IIf you dont like itrs
taste, I would probably use parsley or dill. Cucumbers like dill.

-bwg

Katra wrote:

>
> >
> > > What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> > > Thanks.....Sharon
> >
> > I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not the
> > texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper taste
> > that I detect in cilantro :-)
> >
> >
> >
>
> Just add a few soap shavings for the proper flavor....... ;-P
> --

LOL Not a cilantro lover Katra? My wife likes most foods, but she is not a fan
of cilantro, and lots of others truly dislike it. I like it and find that
cilantro, in the right amount can really make a dish.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Katra wrote:
>
>>
>> >
>> > > What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper
>> > > salad?
>> > > Thanks.....Sharon
>> >
>> > I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not
>> > the
>> > texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper
>> > taste
>> > that I detect in cilantro :-)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Just add a few soap shavings for the proper flavor....... ;-P
>> --
>
> LOL Not a cilantro lover Katra? My wife likes most foods, but she is not
> a fan
> of cilantro, and lots of others truly dislike it. I like it and find that
> cilantro, in the right amount can really make a dish.
>
I can vouch for disdain for cilantro (I love it!). I was in the ER one
night waiting and the doctor started talking to me about food. I was ill and
didn't want to talk, but someone mentioned some Asian food, and the word,
'cilantro' must have/might have come up. The reason I remember it is that
the females on the desk/and-or nurses - perhaps three of them were saying
the word in a most disdainful (and loud) way, pronouning it is various
demeaning ways, making fun of someone (perhaps me?) who said they really
liked it and going on/and/on about it, creating more conversation I've ever
heard about one little green leaf. You would have thought they were
discussing eating fresh monkey brains from a container. I was glad there
was nothing seriously wrong with me, because I was really glad to get out of
there -- there was not a glimmer of sunshine in sight on any faces I saw.
I would say that their dislike of cilantro might fall under the category of
something more than taste. Yikes!
Dee

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
>
> >
> > >
> > > > What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> > > > Thanks.....Sharon
> > >
> > > I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not the
> > > texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper
> > > taste
> > > that I detect in cilantro :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Just add a few soap shavings for the proper flavor....... ;-P
> > --
>
> LOL Not a cilantro lover Katra? My wife likes most foods, but she is not a
> fan
> of cilantro, and lots of others truly dislike it. I like it and find that
> cilantro, in the right amount can really make a dish.
>
>

We've had _numerous_ discussions about cilantro on this list. ;-)
Seems you either love it or hate it. I'm of the latter crowd. <G>

Same goes for Raddichia/Arugula!
Around here, the pots are usually tagged "rocket lettuce".

I'll try nearly anything once. Heck, I even like rattlesnake, squirrel,
bear, porcupine and frog legs, and a hyogge variety of leafy greens!

The two above have been long crossed off my list, along with bell
peppers and beets. ;-D
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Dave Smith wrote:
> biig wrote:
>
>
>> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
>>Thanks.....Sharon
>
>
> I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not the
> texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper taste
> that I detect in cilantro :-)
>
>
>

its funny. ive read so many places that *some* people detect a soapy or
copper-like taste in cilantro, and thats why they dont like it. i can
taste a bit of those things in cilantro, but thats part of why i like
it. i guess im just abberrant

--

saerah

"I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union
contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

In article >, biig > wrote:

> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> Thanks.....Sharon

I made a cucumber, jicama, and red pepper salad last night. (No recipe,
just off the top of my head.) I used some fresh oregano I have growing
in a pot by the front porch. Not bad at all.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

" wrote:
>
> It depends -- why dont you want to use cilantro? IIf you dont like itrs
> taste, I would probably use parsley or dill. Cucumbers like dill.
>
> -bwg


I don't like cilantro....Sharon

sarah bennett > said:

>its funny. ive read so many places that *some* people detect a soapy or
>copper-like taste in cilantro, and thats why they dont like it. i can
>taste a bit of those things in cilantro, but thats part of why i like
>it. i guess im just abberrant

The first time I bought it, all the way home, something smelled like
insecticide to me. Got in the house, and the insecticide smell followed.
I finally isolated the source of the smell and decided I didn't even want
to taste it (it was a new food to me at the time). So what did good ol'
Carol do? Put the cilantro down the garbage disposal. Talk about bruising
the leaves and releasing their scent! Whoa!

Now I love the stuff.
Carol
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Damsel wrote:
> sarah bennett > said:
>
>
>>its funny. ive read so many places that *some* people detect a soapy or
>>copper-like taste in cilantro, and thats why they dont like it. i can
>>taste a bit of those things in cilantro, but thats part of why i like
>>it. i guess im just abberrant
>
>
> The first time I bought it, all the way home, something smelled like
> insecticide to me. Got in the house, and the insecticide smell followed.
> I finally isolated the source of the smell and decided I didn't even want
> to taste it (it was a new food to me at the time). So what did good ol'
> Carol do? Put the cilantro down the garbage disposal. Talk about bruising
> the leaves and releasing their scent! Whoa!
>
> Now I love the stuff.
> Carol

that reminds me of the time my parents invited a number of people to
dinner one night. my dad is very sensitive to scent, and he started
flipping out about some odd smell- and was asking everyone if they had
used some strong smelling lotion... anyhow, it turned out that he'd used
some new soap my mom had bought and put in their bathroom, and that was
the thing he was smelling. he put his hands to his face and cried :"oh
god, its ME!". it was quite amusing. i dont like the way that particular
soap smells either. my favorite, they have stopped making, however :<

OB food: grilled asparagus with garlic chives, fresh oregano and lime
juice. quite tasty.

--

saerah


cogito ergo sum


"I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union
contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

On Thu 19 May 2005 04:33:35p, Damsel wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> sarah bennett > said:
>
>>its funny. ive read so many places that *some* people detect a soapy or
>>copper-like taste in cilantro, and thats why they dont like it. i can
>>taste a bit of those things in cilantro, but thats part of why i like
>>it. i guess im just abberrant
>
> The first time I bought it, all the way home, something smelled like
> insecticide to me. Got in the house, and the insecticide smell
> followed. I finally isolated the source of the smell and decided I
> didn't even want to taste it (it was a new food to me at the time). So
> what did good ol' Carol do? Put the cilantro down the garbage disposal.
> Talk about bruising the leaves and releasing their scent! Whoa!
>
> Now I love the stuff.
> Carol

That makes two of us. The very first time I bought it, I got it home and
thought the smell was strange. I tasted it and decided it was spoiled.
Into the disposal it went.

I love it now, too.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

In article >,
sarah bennett > wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
> > biig wrote:
> >
> >
> >> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> >>Thanks.....Sharon
> >
> >
> > I have substituted parsley for cilantro. It gives the colour but not the
> > texture. Maybe you could file up a few pennies to give it that copper taste
> > that I detect in cilantro :-)
> >
> >
> >
>
> its funny. ive read so many places that *some* people detect a soapy or
> copper-like taste in cilantro, and thats why they dont like it. i can
> taste a bit of those things in cilantro, but thats part of why i like
> it. i guess im just abberrant

Nah. I understand it's genetic....
--
K.

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"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

"biig" > wrote in message
...
> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> Thanks.....Sharon

Chives?

"biig" > wrote in message ...
> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> Thanks.....Sharon

Fresh mint is good. Parsley and basil mixed is too.

David

biig wrote:
> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> Thanks.....Sharon

Shave a small bar of soap like you get from downscale hotels over it.
Many people will recognize the flavor.

Script

"cathyxyz" > wrote in message
...
> biig wrote:
> > What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> > Thanks.....Sharon
>
> Try fresh basil... also tastes good.
> Cheers
> Cathy

I will second that - was going to say the same, but with flat leaf parsley
in there too.




Shaun aRe

"David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
...

> Parsley and basil mixed is too.

Glad I'm not the only one thought that combo would work well - I might have
come over all insecure or something...









Shaun aRe

"Scripter" > wrote in message
...
> biig wrote:
> > What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
> > Thanks.....Sharon
>
> Shave a small bar of soap like you get from downscale hotels over it.
> Many people will recognize the flavor.
>
> Script

But likely only those who don't like it - I don't think I've come across
another food that can taste so different to different people - normally if I
speak with someone who doesn't like something that I do, they still describe
the flavour the same as I would, but not with cilantro/coriander leaf. It
never tastes soapy or coppery to me, of slightly oily orange, maybe...



Shaun aRe

Shaun aRe wrote:
> "Scripter" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>biig wrote:
>>
>>> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper salad?
>>>Thanks.....Sharon
>>
>>Shave a small bar of soap like you get from downscale hotels over it.
>>Many people will recognize the flavor.
>>
>>Script
>
>
> But likely only those who don't like it - I don't think I've come across
> another food that can taste so different to different people - normally if I
> speak with someone who doesn't like something that I do, they still describe
> the flavour the same as I would, but not with cilantro/coriander leaf. It
> never tastes soapy or coppery to me, of slightly oily orange, maybe...

This one is different than most other foods, though. It's a genetic
thing. For those people that taste soap when chewing cilantro, it's all
pre-ordained. They have a genetic element that makes it happen. The
number I've heard is 30% of all humans react that way.

Script

Scripter wrote:
> biig wrote:
>
>> What can substitute for cilantro in a cucumber and red pepper
>> salad? Thanks.....Sharon
>
>
> Shave a small bar of soap like you get from downscale hotels over it.
> Many people will recognize the flavor.
>
> Script


Heh heh heh If you know what soap flakes taste like, you shouldn't
store your breakfast cereal near the soap powder

Cheers

Cathy - LOL
--
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"Shaun aRe" > wrote in message
eenews.net...
>
> "David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Parsley and basil mixed is too.
>
> Glad I'm not the only one thought that combo would work well - I might
> have
> come over all insecure or something...
>
> Shaun aRe

I would prefer with the basil, Italian parsley instead of the curly parsley.
Dee

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> > Just add a few soap shavings for the proper flavor....... ;-P
> > --
>
> LOL Not a cilantro lover Katra? My wife likes most foods, but she is not
a fan
> of cilantro, and lots of others truly dislike it. I like it and find that
> cilantro, in the right amount can really make a dish.

I've noticed that people either like cilantro or absolutely
despise it, and most who tell me they despise it say it has a
"soapy" flavor just like Katra did. (Personally, I'm OK with
it, but it does have a favor all its own and that flavor doesn't
play as well with as many others as, say, parsley - so I grow
parsley and not cilantro, f'rinstance.)

But that also says, getting back tot he original question, that
there isn't going to be any real "close approximation"
substitute for cilantro. Some sort of parsley's about as close
as I can think of, but it really isn't going to come close to
duplicating the taste.

Bob M.

"Damsel" > wrote in message
...

> The first time I bought it, all the way home, something smelled like
> insecticide to me. Got in the house, and the insecticide smell followed.
> I finally isolated the source of the smell and decided I didn't even want
> to taste it (it was a new food to me at the time). So what did good ol'
> Carol do? Put the cilantro down the garbage disposal. Talk about
bruising
> the leaves and releasing their scent! Whoa!

ROTFL....OK, so now do you run cilantro through the
disposal every time before you use it? :-)

Bob M.

"Bob Myers" > said:

>"Damsel" > wrote in message
.. .
>
>> The first time I bought it, all the way home, something smelled like
>> insecticide to me. Got in the house, and the insecticide smell followed.
>> I finally isolated the source of the smell and decided I didn't even want
>> to taste it (it was a new food to me at the time). So what did good ol'
>> Carol do? Put the cilantro down the garbage disposal. Talk about
>> bruising the leaves and releasing their scent! Whoa!
>
>ROTFL....OK, so now do you run cilantro through the
>disposal every time before you use it? :-)

Absotively! Really brings out the flavor. Someone suggested using a food
processor instead, but I like to do things in the old, familiar ways.

Carol
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"Bob Myers" > wrote

> But that also says, getting back tot he original question, that
> there isn't going to be any real "close approximation"
> substitute for cilantro. Some sort of parsley's about as close
> as I can think of, but it really isn't going to come close to
> duplicating the taste.

And that's a bad thing? (laugh) I despise cilantro. More
for you, I suppose.

nancy