I think the first time I ever encountered cilantro was when I was living in China with my BFF and we would go to this restaurant on a regular basis for our favorite meal. Part of the dinner was a soup that had such long noodles they gave you a pair of scissors to cut them with - fun right?! In this long-noodled-soup was also little green flecks of cilantro that tasted like oh my, somebody shredded pennies and put them in this soup! Personally I don't like tasting like I've been sucking on door knobs.
I would have worn this shirt had I known they make them!
I steered clear of cilantro when at all possible until Neil and I were in Mexico a few years ago and it was served up in a lot of the foods we were eating. I don't know if it was my matured taste buds but I couldn't get enough of it. I love the stuff now. I know cilantro can be a hot topic (I mean, I'm blogging about it so...) and you either love it or you hate it. I want to know how you feel about it.
- I love it, everything is better with cilantro!
- No thanks, I prefer to keep my change in my pocket.
I love it and put in lots of stuff.
ReplyDeleteI hate it and I have very mature taste buds!! I never heard of the stuff until a few years ago, but it was instant dislike at first taste!! Guess who!!
ReplyDeleteI like it in small doses....as in it has to be finely chopped and then I love the flavour it adds. I don't however enjoy gnawing away on a large piece that was missed in the chopping process!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteWE love it! We grow it in our garden and use it often. Especially good chopped finely, mixed with salt, and rubbed onto fresh grilled corn on the cob. YUM!
ReplyDeleteThis is just another proof that we are SO MUCH THE SAME!!! I hated the stuff for years--and by the exact same way--decided that I really actually could love it! Now I can't get enough of it. I'm so glad to know that you have come over to the light! :O)
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh. i always tell people how much I dislike Cilantro and they always look at me funny like can you taste it.. My response is always... can you taste it... can you taste it... its like eating foot. lol I am soo glad you posted about this disgusting thing.lol!
ReplyDeleteYou know how much I love it. It makes your food taste like you're on vacation all the time.
ReplyDeleteCan't have a good home made salsa without cilantro. Love IT!
ReplyDeleteWell you already know how I feel about it! I could eat it all by itself by the bushel! And when I cook with it I do! One for the meal, one bite for me, one for the meal, one bite for me!!! I CAN'T believe you like it now! We'd better go back for some of that soup sometime!! Mmmm......can't you just taste the corn and pine nuts!!!
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