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 May 2 2012, 11:50 AM
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Having a Healthy Choice microwave meal for lunch at my desk. Didn't pay much attention to the ingredients. Tastes horrible, so I looked at the ingredients. Sure enough, cilantro. Blech.
 Which leads me to my poll.Interestingly, I find ginger to taste soapy, too, but with a little soy sauce I'll definitely eat it. This post has been edited by beukes: May 2 2012, 11:51 AM -------------------- "Well, if I'm getting benched for something I didn't do, I figure I might as well do it." - Dean Youngblood
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May 2 2012, 11:52 AM
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 The Dude Posts: 16,156 Joined: 31-March 07 From: West Tennessee I Like: Bowling I Don't Like: Marmots |
I love cilantro. Sprinkle some on a salad and mmmmmm.
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May 2 2012, 11:57 AM
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 I stole Ron Duguay's hair! Posts: 10,537 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Texas, there be dragons here. I Like: ado I Don't Like: adieu |
cilantro is a tiny part of salsa/pico de gallo, otherwise, nah.
ginger? feh. Always been more about Mary Ann... -------------------- Special thanks go to Rick91981 for assistance in making the Official Judas Crease Hair Flip avatar a reality!
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May 2 2012, 12:00 PM
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 Ding Dong, man. Posts: 18,495 Joined: 15-March 07 I Don't Like: unions |
Wow. I've never thought of either as being soapy. My experience with cilantro is limited to salsa and pico de gallo, and ginger to sushi.
Unless ginger and lemon tea counts...? -------------------- Y'all laying up, doing shit. Nahmean, playing whatever little volleyballs they got on the beach and doing everything, the activities.
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May 2 2012, 12:31 PM
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 Sofa King don't care how annoyed you are. Posts: 17,736 Joined: 15-March 07 From: flippin' the bird with Ignignokt and Err I Like: America I Don't Like: Americans |
QUOTE(Mike B. @ May 2 2012, 01:00 PM) Wow. I've never thought of either as being soapy. My experience with cilantro is limited to salsa and pico de gallo, and ginger to sushi. Unless ginger and lemon tea counts...? mmm...chimmichurri glazed skirt steak hot off the bbq. Is it summer yet? --------------------  |
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May 2 2012, 12:34 PM
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 EtymoloJesus Posts: 28,068 Joined: 15-March 07 I Like: Max the Knight I Don't Like: Garbage-eating enemies |
QUOTE(beukes @ May 2 2012, 12:50 PM) Having a Healthy Choice microwave meal for lunch at my desk. Didn't pay much attention to the ingredients. Tastes horrible, so I looked at the ingredients. Sure enough, cilantro. Blech. Which leads me to my poll.Interestingly, I find ginger to taste soapy, too, but with a little soy sauce I'll definitely eat it. The problem isn't the cilantro - the problem is the Healthy Choice micro-meal. Not saying that I don't eat them, but they're not so great... -------------------- |
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May 2 2012, 02:01 PM
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 sweet + tender hooligan Posts: 3,359 Joined: 21-March 08 From: Brooklyn I Like: cheerful anarchism I Don't Like: kyriarchy |
YUM YUM. (to cilantro and ginger.)
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May 2 2012, 03:41 PM
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 Goodbye, sweetie. Posts: 10,995 Joined: 29-April 08 From: No. I Like: No. I Don't Like: No. |
QUOTE(Sed @ May 2 2012, 01:34 PM) QUOTE(beukes @ May 2 2012, 12:50 PM) Having a Healthy Choice microwave meal for lunch at my desk. Didn't pay much attention to the ingredients. Tastes horrible, so I looked at the ingredients. Sure enough, cilantro. Blech. Which leads me to my poll.Interestingly, I find ginger to taste soapy, too, but with a little soy sauce I'll definitely eat it. The problem isn't the cilantro - the problem is the Healthy Choice micro-meal. Not saying that I don't eat them, but they're not so great... I 2nd this. If you must buy frozen, go Stouffer's, Regular or Lean. Everything else is
-------------------- QUOTE When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' --Don Marquis (1878 - 1937) |
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May 2 2012, 03:47 PM
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The Dude Posts: 16,156 Joined: 31-March 07 From: West Tennessee I Like: Bowling I Don't Like: Marmots |
Stouffers and Lean Cuisine are both very good for TV dinners.
-------------------- QUOTE(Dunc @ Dec 10 2008, 06:15 PM) It's Ned's fetish of choice. Some folks like to f#%$ with latex, Ned likes to f#%$ with his lineup. |
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May 2 2012, 04:12 PM
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Goodbye, sweetie. Posts: 10,995 Joined: 29-April 08 From: No. I Like: No. I Don't Like: No. |
I like both. I don't know where the "soapy" thing comes from. Were too many people made to eat soap as kids by their parents or something? Cilantro's required in good Mexican food and a lot of Thai food. And what's wrong with ginger? Good stuff there!
-------------------- QUOTE When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' --Don Marquis (1878 - 1937) |
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May 2 2012, 04:19 PM
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 If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u? Posts: 18,993 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson |
QUOTE(LisaLisa @ May 2 2012, 05:12 PM) I like both. I don't know where the "soapy" thing comes from. Were too many people made to eat soap as kids by their parents or something? Cilantro's required in good Mexican food and a lot of Thai food. And what's wrong with ginger? Good stuff there! Thai? Of all the thai places i've been to i never saw much with cilantro at all. They use a lot of basil though. --------------------  |
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May 2 2012, 04:19 PM
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If u read this,u're a moron! U just read this,didnt u? Posts: 18,993 Joined: 15-March 07 From: South Florida I Like: Dr. Ben Carson |
QUOTE(LisaLisa @ May 2 2012, 05:12 PM) I like both. I don't know where the "soapy" thing comes from. Were too many people made to eat soap as kids by their parents or something? Cilantro's required in good Mexican food and a lot of Thai food. And what's wrong with ginger? Good stuff there! Thai? Of all the thai places i've been to i never saw much with cilantro at all. They use a lot of basil though. Edit: of course because its coriander which is the same. Nevermind! This post has been edited by Hockey101: May 2 2012, 04:23 PM -------------------- |
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May 3 2012, 10:34 AM
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 Something witty. Use your imagination. Posts: 2,576 Joined: 30-May 07 From: Queens, NY - in the Belle they call Rose I Like: being a Daddy I Don't Like: being responsible |
I remember making a quesadilla once with the supposed Applebees recipe- That called for cilantro. My reaction then was "this tastes like soap." As for ginger, I don't know that I've ever had it straight, but I love ginger-ale so I went with yummy.
EDIT: And, yes, I am scarred from being forced to taste soap by my mother. This post has been edited by Rhino: May 3 2012, 10:35 AM |
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May 3 2012, 09:42 PM
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Goodbye, sweetie. Posts: 10,995 Joined: 29-April 08 From: No. I Like: No. I Don't Like: No. |
QUOTE(Rhino @ May 3 2012, 11:34 AM) I remember making a quesadilla once with the supposed Applebees recipe- That called for cilantro. My reaction then was "this tastes like soap." As for ginger, I don't know that I've ever had it straight, but I love ginger-ale so I went with yummy. EDIT: And, yes, I am scarred from being forced to taste soap by my mother. And this is where you went wrong... 
-------------------- QUOTE When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' --Don Marquis (1878 - 1937) |
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May 4 2012, 09:29 AM
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Something witty. Use your imagination. Posts: 2,576 Joined: 30-May 07 From: Queens, NY - in the Belle they call Rose I Like: being a Daddy I Don't Like: being responsible |
QUOTE(LisaLisa @ May 3 2012, 10:42 PM) QUOTE(Rhino @ May 3 2012, 11:34 AM) I remember making a quesadilla once with the supposed Applebees recipe- That called for cilantro. My reaction then was "this tastes like soap." As for ginger, I don't know that I've ever had it straight, but I love ginger-ale so I went with yummy. EDIT: And, yes, I am scarred from being forced to taste soap by my mother. And this is where you went wrong... I would never pretend that it was 'authentic' or even generally good food, but we do like their quesadillas. God help me, I'm weak. |
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May 4 2012, 11:44 AM
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Goodbye, sweetie. Posts: 10,995 Joined: 29-April 08 From: No. I Like: No. I Don't Like: No. |
QUOTE(Rhino @ May 4 2012, 10:29 AM) QUOTE(LisaLisa @ May 3 2012, 10:42 PM) QUOTE(Rhino @ May 3 2012, 11:34 AM) I remember making a quesadilla once with the supposed Applebees recipe- That called for cilantro. My reaction then was "this tastes like soap." As for ginger, I don't know that I've ever had it straight, but I love ginger-ale so I went with yummy. EDIT: And, yes, I am scarred from being forced to taste soap by my mother. And this is where you went wrong... I would never pretend that it was 'authentic' or even generally good food, but we do like their quesadillas. God help me, I'm weak. Oh I'm with you on that. I looove quesadillas. I think we Americans are just addicted to sandwiches, or anything even vaguely resembling a sandwich. -------------------- QUOTE When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?' --Don Marquis (1878 - 1937) |
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May 6 2012, 11:54 PM
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Member Posts: 442 Joined: 13-April 08 From: Boston I Like: monkeys! I Don't Like: sea monkeys. Or evil flying monkeys. |
This is a good article about cilantro and why it tastes like soap to some people.
Cilantro Haters, It’s Not Your Fault QUOTE Flavor chemists have found that cilantro aroma is created by a half-dozen or so substances, and most of these are modified fragments of fat molecules called aldehydes. The same or similar aldehydes are also found in soaps and lotions and the bug family of insects.
Soaps are made by fragmenting fat molecules with strongly alkaline lye or its equivalent, and aldehydes are a byproduct of this process, as they are when oxygen in the air attacks the fats and oils in cosmetics. And many bugs make strong-smelling, aldehyde-rich body fluids to attract or repel other creatures. The published studies of cilantro aroma describe individual aldehydes as having both cilantrolike and soapy qualities. Several flavor chemists told me in e-mail messages that they smell a soapy note in the whole herb as well, but still find its aroma fresh and pleasant. -------------------- "Well, if I'm getting benched for something I didn't do, I figure I might as well do it." - Dean Youngblood
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May 7 2012, 12:33 AM
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Ding Dong, man. Posts: 18,495 Joined: 15-March 07 I Don't Like: unions |
I was doing some grocery shopping today, saw some cilantro, and thought, "nope, can't buy that stuff, it tastes like soap." I didn't need to buy any anyway, but I thought you might like to know that you've had an influence on me.
-------------------- Y'all laying up, doing shit. Nahmean, playing whatever little volleyballs they got on the beach and doing everything, the activities.
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May 8 2012, 12:43 AM
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The problem isn't with the cilantro or ginger, but the fact that it was a Healthy Choice microwave lunch.
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May 9 2012, 07:11 PM
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Healthy Choice is neither Healthy nor a Choice.
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