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    7 dishes with cilantro, and not one tastes like soap

    The blogosphere is filled with people who think cilantro tastes like soap, yet dozens of cuisines all around the world feature the bright, green herb in many beloved dishes. What do you think? It's been said that if you crush cilantro leaves before eating them, you give them a chance to mellow out. Love it or hate it, we picked these 7 dishes-each using chopped cilantro-to give everyone a chance to enjoy it.



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    24 comments

    • PollyT  •  Baltimore, Maryland  •  4 months ago
      You can find it on Rachel Ray's website.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Nashville, Tennessee  •  4 months ago
      Did anyone figure out how to get the recipe? It sounds wonderful!
    • Andrea  •  5 months ago
      It's actually a genetic thing, whether you think cilantro tastes like soap.
    • Delores  •  5 months ago
      I want the recipe!!
    • disillusioned  •  5 months ago
      How can I get the recipe for this soup? the link is dead.
    • samplum  •  6 months ago
      I make cilantro smoothies! One bunch of cilantro, juice of one lime, fresh mango (or peach), coconut water, 3 Tbs. hemp seed...in the blender. So delicious & refreshing!
    • David Solomon  •  6 months ago
      I always substitute fresh Italian parsley for cilantro. Cilantro tastes awful to me and I hear Julia Child disliked it oo.
    • HJG  •  6 months ago
      I could eat cilantro every day if I had to! I love it and tend to go overboard with it, especially with street tacos... YUMMY!
    • sibellaC  •  1 year 0 months ago
      Cilantro in my salad,is very good,,so tropical with mango salsa too.
    • Chris  •  7 months ago
      The reason some people think cilantro tastes like soap is genetic. There is a specific gene linked to it that has been identified and can be tested for with blood or saliva tests. Since it's genetic I imagine people of certain ethnic backgrounds may be more or less likely to have it. Probably people with Latin origin are less likely to have that gene - just a guess.
    • Annie B  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I hate cilantro. I always try it with new things thinking maybe it's just the way so and so made it, but no matter who ueses it with what, it ruins the food.
    • Birdie1234  •  1 year 0 months ago
      Cilantro is wonderful and it does not taste like soap.
    • Linda W  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I love cilantro in salsas, and in several soups. I use it all the time. I love it. Now, I have 4 children and 2 grand kids, and none of them will eat cilantro. They also don't care of onions or garlic. I love garlic...I would even go so far as to put it in a pesto sauce to use on fish or chicken. I think a lot of people hate the taste of it. My brother doesn't care for it...so it's just a matter of taste.
    • LJmommy  •  1 year 0 months ago
      Shelley- LOL at your comment! Actually, many people say that those "stink bugs" smell like cilantro. My daughter sat on one accidentally and I did feel like I sort of smelled cilantro on her the rest of the day. Maybe all bugs taste and smell like cilantro. LOL
    • Tawney  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I never knew Cilantro tasted like Soap to some people!!.... I'm Mexican, and its pretty much in all my dishes, and I love it!... I love the smell of it, and the taste of it... its fresh and crisp tasting.... Its too bad not everyone has accurate taste buds!
    • szi9  •  1 year 0 months ago
      The first time I ate Cilantro? Yeah, soapy taste! I thought it was just me! I love Cilantro!
    • Muse  •  1 year 0 months ago
      love cilantro! soapy taste??? I cant figure that one out----differing taste buds from differing regions of the world
    • fizzy  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I like the smell of cilantro. I like the way it looks in foods. I dislike having to actually eat it because it tastes soapy to me, even when crushed but at least it makes my breath smell nice for a while after I eat it.
    • shelley  •  1 year 0 months ago
      So this guy told me once he ate ants as a child, when he was an adult he had a salad with cilantro in it. He asked the waitress why they put ants in the Salad apparently to him Cilantro tastes like ants.
    • zodiac  •  1 year 0 months ago
      I would use a cola with out high fructose corn syrup if I made the cola steaks. I can't imagine putting high fructose corn syrup on beef or anything else!

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