Have the “Cilantro tastes like soap” gene?

[Dr. Nole]

Anyone else have this? I do.
Very annoying becasue I like a lot of foods (like Mexican) that use Cilantro a lot.

Why Do Some People Think Cilantro Tastes Like Soap?

Discover the scientific reason why some people think cilantro tastes like soap.

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[BrianNole777]

Interesting.

No clue if I have it.

 

[Dr. Nole]

Interesting.

No clue if I have it.

You’d know it if you did.
it literally tastes like someone put soap in a dish with cilantro in it:-(

 

[BrianNole777]

You’d know it if you did.
it literally tastes like someone put soap in a dish with cilantro in it:-(

Yikes.

I can't remember the last time I ate cilantro.

 

[denpat]

I love it! Grow it in the garden when I can. Must be finely minced a little goes a long way and if it’s not fresh it can have a janky taste. sprinkle a little in a spicey taco and enjoy.

go Noles!

 

[johnaraulerson]

I do!!! Can't stand the stuff. Tastes terrible.

 

[trunole1]

Have the gene but can tolerate as long as it is not the overpowering/dominating
flavor of what is being served.

 

[goldmom]

23 and Me says I have that gene and they are correct. I cannot stand the stuff.

 

[seminoleed]

Wow. I've never heard of this before. I truly love cilantro, and use it constantly.

Mrs. Ed, though doesn't like it at all, so maybe she's got that allergy.

 

[F4Gary]

I've never heard of this either.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Is this unique to cilantro or is there something similar for other herbs? @Dr. Nole

 

[Dr. Nole]

Is this unique to cilantro or is there something similar for other herbs? @Dr. Nole

So far it’s only cilantro that has this effect. (That I know of)

 

[DFSNOLE]

So far it’s only cilantro that has this effect. (That I know of)

Thank you sir or madam.

 

[GeddyLee09]

Yikes.

I can't remember the last time I ate cilantro.

Next time your lifting condiments at a taco truck or 7 11 hot dog bar try some. Its the green leafy stuff sometimes called coriander.

 

[NoleinATL]

I have it and can not tolerate cilantro. The worst is when some chef decides to add a little cilantro for taste even though it is not listed as an ingredient, makes the entire meal inedible.

 

[GeddyLee09]

So far it’s only cilantro that has this effect. (That I know of)

So my wife complains about this all the time but also says the same about celery and parsley. With celery its mainly the leafy parts. She also has a thing about anis flavored stuff so fennel and those type things are out as well.

 

[seminoleed]

I find it interesting how many different things different people simply can't tolerate. For me, it's green lima beans. I can eat brown speckled butter beans, no problem, and they're basically the same taste. But the very thought of a green lima makes me want to hurl.

I also won't eat fried green tomatoes. Maybe I have an allergy for the color green. (Nope: I love spinach, collards, cale, polk salad, celery, etc.)

 

[funksouljon]

I do not. And frankly I can't imagine. Like a garbage compactor, everything goes in. I also cannot image having Alpha-Gal syndrome (Lone Star tick) or any sensitivity to food.

 

[GeddyLee09]

I find it interesting how many different things different people simply can't tolerate. For me, it's green lima beans. I can eat brown speckled butter beans, no problem, and they're basically the same taste. But the very thought of a green lima makes me want to hurl.

I also won't eat fried green tomatoes. Maybe I have an allergy for the color green. (Nope: I love spinach, collards, cale, polk salad, celery, etc.)

I just don't remember there being food allergies or sensitivities when I was younger. If you had that you would starve as the rule was you eat what's cooked or you don't eat. I have friends with kids that are allergic to soy, nuts, gluten you name it.

 

[NoleFan2U]

I just don't remember there being food allergies or sensitivities when I was younger. If you had that you would starve as the rule was you eat what's cooked or you don't eat. I have friends with kids that are allergic to soy, nuts, gluten you name it.

There is so much artificial crap put in and on our foods, no wonder there are so many allergies.

 

[goldmom]

There is so much artificial crap put in and on our foods, no wonder there are so many allergies.

Processed foods are the Devil!

 

[F4Gary]

Yes, Swansons TV dinners were so much more healthy back in the day....

 

[F4Gary]

So my wife complains about this all the time but also says the same about celery and parsley. With celery its mainly the leafy parts. She also has a thing about anis flavored stuff so fennel and those type things are out as well.

Well, parsley tastes like crap anyway.

 

[CocoaNoles]

This is nuts. I love making homemade salsa with fresh cilantro finely chopped in it.

GO NOLES!!!

 

[goldmom]

Yes, Swansons TV dinners were so much more healthy back in the day....

😏

 

[NoleFan2U]

Yes, Swansons TV dinners were so much more healthy back in the day....

I loved them as a kid!

 

[GeddyLee09]

Well, parsley tastes like crap anyway.

By its self it does but paired properly its not bad.

 

[goldmom]

By its self it does but paired properly its not bad.

And it’s full of Vitamin C.

 

[Dr. Nole]

It’s not really an “allergy” to cilantro

 

[goldmom]

It’s not really an “allergy” to cilantro

No it’s a genetic thing in your taste buds that says 🤮

 

[MagNoleA]

No it’s a genetic thing in your taste buds that says 🤮

Never mind.....

 

[MagNoleA]

And it’s full of Vitamin C.

I like eating things full of protein. Need all the energy I can get. And powerade for hydration porpoises.

 

[Andrewff]

She also has a thing about anis flavored stuff so fennel and those type things are out as well.

I, too, would have an issue with anus flavored stuff.

 

[F4Gary]

I, too, would have an issue with anus flavored stuff.

RIF.

 

[F4Gary]

I like eating things full of protein. Need all the energy I can get. And powerade for hydration porpoises.

Powerade is terrible for that.

 

[lonestar50]

So us soap tasters are just more sensitive to the chemicals in cilantro that taste like soap. You people that don't taste it are just bad tasters

 

[GeddyLee09]

RIF.

Not anymore I guess.

 

[Dr. Nole]

No it’s a genetic thing in your taste buds that says 🤮

Yes.

“” They found that those people who said cilantro tastes like soap share a common smell-receptor gene cluster called OR6A2. This gene cluster picks up the scent of aldehyde chemicals.””

 

[F4Gary]

20% don't have smelly pee after eating asparagus either.

 

[GeddyLee09]

20% don't have smelly pee after eating asparagus either.

I dont have that from asparagus. It happened in Thailand.