Sorry cilantro is such a miserable trial for you, Mr. F.
Could be worse.
No, really.
The brown marmorated shield bug (AKA “stink bug”) produces similar aldehydes when startled or just hot and annoyed. Its trans-2-decenal is the same as in cilantro but the shorter chain trans-2-OCTenal is even stinkier.
On the plus side, these compounds are anti-bacterial as well as anti-personnel since nothing can stand to be near the stench.
Ammonia solution cut with rubbing alcohol seems to remove the indelicate aroma adequately.
The molecular gastronomy wonks did flavor analyses on fresh cilantro to see what else lined up with its chemical matrix. With the standout compound linalool, usually found in cinnamon, lavender, and fruit peel, cilantro overlapped with strawberries.
That said, strawberries lightly garnished with bruised cilantro leaf go well with an off-dry viognier wine, also noted for its overlap with strawberry flavors.
I don’t know and I don’t care. However, I have little patience with people who, even if “just trolling”, tell other people that the traits they are born with are somehow “wrong” and that they are an inferior form of humans.
Of course it’s a sliding scale: Homosexuals are actively prosecuted and have to fear for their lives in many countries while Cilantro-“Haters” just get told that their taste buds don’t matter. But it’s the same assholery as not taking someone’s allergies serious.
For something to be on the Schedule I list (per the OP), doesn’t it have to first, be something fun?
It doesn’t specifically taste like soap to me, per se (someone above had mentioned bleach, and that comes closer), but it nullifies / overwhelms the taste of the food it’s on… which is the flavor I wanted in the first place.
I have found that the answer to this question is yes, even if it isn’t strictly true. Your body reacts badly to it regardless. My digestive systems reaction to onions isn’t technically an allergy, but it is very unpleasant for the week after eating some.
Oh, man. You’re right. You disliking the taste of cilantro is exactly the same as someone dying because they ate a peanut. I’m definitely the insensitive one here.
Sounds like a really hard life. My deepest sympathies. #alltastebudsmatter
There are many, if not most that understand the hatred of cilantro, onions, blue cheese, and olives (curse you, devil fruit!). I prefer to experience something like food before I judge how I react to it. I use food as an example because I already know how I’d react to base jumping and Nascar. The list goes on.
I won’t disparage those that like or dislike things–except for olives and Chicago style pizza, cause that’s a lasagna, and it is a decade long Kaufman style running joke–and in principle I 100% agree not to denigrate people for their preferences.
Except olives (Satan’s handywork!), And Chicago style pizza (it’s delicious! It isn’t pizza!)
its not the same thing though they come from the same plant.
Coriander and Cilantro do not have the same flavor profile and because they are very different from a plant matter standpoint, they have to also be used and treated differently.
I cannot toast Cilantro…but coriander seeds should absolutely be toasted and cracked/ground for full flavor.
I get a little of the soap taste, but still enjoy cilantro. That said, there’s NO way that I’m going to go through the huge bunches that they sell in stores. 1/10th of a bunch, being very picky with the leaves, is enough cilantro to weaponize the food we make in a week.
