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Hey fellow cilantro-sufferer, I also have that reaction to it. I love so much of the food it's in though, and cooks often struggle to understand that it isn't p
by EA-3167 3y ago
Hey fellow cilantro-sufferer, I also have that reaction to it. I love so much of the food it's in though, and cooks often struggle to understand that it isn't pickiness, it's vile to me. I... also find large amounts of raw celery to be unpleasant, although I like it well chopped into a rich mayo-based salad. Still you can barely taste in in there.
I think you might be on to something.
- kjellsbells 3y agoWell, carrot, celery, and cilantro (coriander) all share a common ancestor and it's not too fanciful to suppose that they might contain the same compounds that trigger people who have the aldehyde-detecting gene (ORA62) that is responsible for the dislike of cilantro. There was a study written up here where the authors sequenced the cilantro genome and compared it to other plants, if you want to go down this rabbit hole. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7206992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7206992/