tastes like windex and sounds like the name of a linux distro

that is all

2/11/2010 9:48:38 PM

que?

2/11/2010 9:49:06 PM

keep this shit out of my salsa

2/11/2010 9:49:40 PM

I think it smells like metal. I like it in some things but for the most part, I am not a fan.

2/11/2010 9:49:49 PM

Wrong on both accounts. Thanks for playing.

2/11/2010 9:49:49 PM

2/11/2010 9:50:20 PM

is delishus!

2/11/2010 9:51:37 PM

omg no i love this shit

om nom nom cilantro

2/11/2010 9:53:02 PM

I see we have some genetically defective people ITT.

2/11/2010 9:53:15 PM

<_<

2/11/2010 9:53:18 PM

es cantante?

2/11/2010 9:54:43 PM

Quote :

"a genetic polymorphism for a receptor that influences the way a person senses the taste of cilantro."

2/11/2010 9:55:17 PM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123446387388578461.html


I also find it revolting...just being near it makes me nauseous

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 9:57 PM. Reason : ]

2/11/2010 9:55:54 PM

http://fuckyeahcilantro.tumblr.com/

2/11/2010 9:56:09 PM

i'd bathe in cilantro and then eat myself in a burrito if i could.

2/11/2010 9:58:27 PM

cilantro is amazing and i'll put it on pretty much anything

2/11/2010 10:01:04 PM

^

2/11/2010 10:03:16 PM

Yummmm

2/11/2010 10:08:43 PM

I enjoy cilantro and as a result will be adding this thread to "My Topics"

2/11/2010 10:45:51 PM

good in small quantities, but too much makes food taste like dishwashing soap

2/11/2010 10:47:22 PM

Fuck yeah, cilantro!

2/11/2010 10:53:10 PM

more like failantro

2/11/2010 10:53:50 PM

philistines!

2/11/2010 10:54:18 PM

i am a fan of cilantro as well.

2/11/2010 11:15:22 PM

cilantro + chorizo = om nom fucking nom

2/11/2010 11:16:35 PM

i wish my fingers were made of cilantro

2/11/2010 11:18:27 PM

id lick them

but then that would totally come off as a fattie

but cilantro is a vegetable, kind of. well, herb

2/11/2010 11:19:00 PM

ATTN: Fellow Cooks

Use these in sauces and soups....



i've been using these (and the chipotle cubes) for a while. they're cheap as hellll

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 11:27 PM. Reason : 1]

2/11/2010 11:26:40 PM

I heard they were pretty awesome in black beans, but i just put real cilantro in instead. that shit has too much salt

2/11/2010 11:34:04 PM

oh, they're salty

every time i use them, i have to remind myself not to re-salt

2/11/2010 11:43:36 PM

no thank you

2/12/2010 12:24:31 AM

yeah i think it's cool that your preference for cilantro is more genetic than acquired

most people either love it or think it tastes like soap

i am of the former persuasion

2/12/2010 12:27:31 AM

you're easily persuaded

2/12/2010 12:30:50 AM

Quote :

"I heard they were pretty awesome in black beans, but i just put real cilantro in instead. that shit has too much salt"

Yeah I couldn't believe how salty it made my soup the one time I tried them

2/12/2010 12:49:57 AM

i make a big ass batch of kimchi every couple weeks or so... this week i put tons of cilantro

2/12/2010 1:05:47 AM

Also called as coriander.

Those who like it, do you also like it in dried powdered form? It is used in South Asian cooking like that (Indian, Paki, etc). They NEVER use it fresh, for some reason I do not know.

I kind of like it fresh, but I absolutely detest it the way brown people use it.

P.S. Forgot to say, in dried powdered form it tastes completely different to the way it tastes fresh, unlike other herbs such as basil, rosemary, mint, etc. I have had it my whole life in the dried powdered form, and when I first had it fresh in the US at the age of 24 or so, I couldn't believe that it was the same thing!


[Edited on February 12, 2010 at 7:36 AM. Reason : ]

2/12/2010 7:28:17 AM

never had it powdered

use it all the time fresh

well, i guess i've used crushed/powdered coriander fruit

2/12/2010 8:03:57 AM

Cilantro saved kittens from a burning building once.

2/12/2010 8:11:52 AM

i assume oep is referring to the dried, crushed seeds of the plant. they are also pretty awesome whole.



[Edited on February 12, 2010 at 8:16 AM. Reason : dried cilantro leaves r terribly bland- worse than dried basil or parsley. ugh! only good for color]

2/12/2010 8:15:12 AM

pretty much the rest of the world refers the entire plant as coriander

2/12/2010 8:16:29 AM

sure but there is another dried, powdered "cilantro" product

2/12/2010 8:17:34 AM

I used fresh cilantro last night in my quinoa and black beans recipe

2/12/2010 8:24:28 AM

Hate it.

2/12/2010 8:32:37 AM

I lived in the Caribbean for a few years and cilantro was in nearly every single dish. After a few years I started hating it and I could notice if even a tiny amount was in my food. I detoxed after I got home, and now I love it and it's an essential ingredient in a lot of the food I make.

My cilantro bundles usually rot before I can use it all, so I bought some dried cilantro once. It didn't have any flavor at all. The only purpose I found for it was that it added a bit of color to your food. Really only useful for presentation.

Maybe it was a bad brand. For now I'm sticking to the bundles. They are less than a dollar and they keep a bit longer if you wrap them in a paper towel.

[Edited on February 12, 2010 at 8:37 AM. Reason : -]

2/12/2010 8:35:44 AM

I learned something new!

So 'coriander' powder as used in South Asian cooking is ground up dried seeds.

'Cilantro' as used in the West is the fresh leaves of the plant.

And now I see that 'cilantro' (leaves) are also sold dried powdered/broken. And duh, they are green, as they should be! That explains why 'coriander' powder is brown as tastes so different! I am such a moron sometimes

2/12/2010 8:41:26 AM

Quote :

"My cilantro bundles usually rot before I can use it all,"

1) You can freeze them in small batches and use them whenever you need them!

2) You can dry them at home by laying them out flat on a newspaper on the kitchen counter for a couple of days. Then, store in fridge and they will last forever.

2/12/2010 8:44:59 AM

Quote :

"I am such a moron sometimes"

QFT

2/12/2010 8:45:51 AM

^^Thanks. I'll have to try that.

2/12/2010 8:50:41 AM

Quote :

"My cilantro bundles usually rot before I can use it all"

Sometimes if we have cilantro that's been in the fridge for a few days and it looks like we might not eat it all, my gf will place the stem ends in a glass of water, like you might a cut flower, and then put the glass back in the fridge. This gives it a few more days. Works with parsley too.

As to the taste, I think I'm one of the few who has had a change of heart on the subject. I used to hate it, then over time, came to like it mostly. I still don't like things to be loaded up with it, but it makes a pretty good garnish/seasoning ingredient in a lot of dishes. My cilantro "gateway drug"? Moe's tomatillo salsa. Has a pretty strong cilantro flavor dimension, but I liked the overall taste of it enough that in time my anti-cilantro feelings went away.

2/12/2010 9:03:17 AM

Cilantro is gross

2/12/2010 9:05:11 AM