What does cilantro taste like to you? (freeze, butter, curry)
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I made this dip on Monday and it called for 2 tbs of cilantro, which I had planted in my garden. You can't beat fresh herbs. Blah, it completely overpowered the rest of the dip. It has a blunt, maybe grassy taste/smell to me, I can't explain it. I remember when Don Pablos were around, their salad always had too much cilantro and I would have to request that it be left out.
It's not the taste but the texture that bugs me. It seems like a weed that should be plucked from whatever it is in - that it could get in your teeth . . .
In a recipe thread the discussion turned to "cilantro". Someone said it tasted like soap to them and said that there was a genetic reason for it. A couple of other posters seemed to agree or to have strong opinions about cilantro as a cooking herb. What is your experience?
I had never tasted cilantro until I was an adult and I planted some in my garden as a novelty. I hated it when I tried to use it.....and thought it had a bitter metallic taste. I couldn't understand how anyone could eat it and how some national cuisines are based on it as a staple.
I pulled all my cilantro out of the garden and thought I would never use it again. The next year I had a lot of it grow back from seed....and I set out to "weed" it out of my garden. But LO AND BEHOLD....when I started to pull out the seedlings and got the rush of the smell of the bruised plants......my mouth started to water---it smelled so delicious to me.....since then I love cooking with cilantro and eating it. Somehow after my first exposure to it.....my whole reaction changed......I now use it in latin type dishes but also in Asian inspired recipes.
Do you like cilantro?
Does it taste like soap to you?
What is your favorite way to use it.
Did you grow up with cilantro and discover it as an adult?
I discovered it as introduced in some of my tacos/burritos and other such items, in adulthood but more akin to cilantro lime than just cilantro. I like it. I like lime though. Thumbs up here
That said...
LOVE cilantro!
Nope (but I know people who think it tastes like soap.)
Fresh-chopped as a garnish on Indian & Mexican foods or added to salsa. I don't think cooking does cilantro any favours.
Ate it frequently growing up.
I have roll of cilantro/lime butter in my freezer right now.....with a little chopped red pepper mixed in it. I let it melt over broiled fish before serving or with non-breaded chicken dishes.
Do you like cilantro? Yes , love it and if you use the stems as well different flavor as well. Also check out it's cousin culantro which I think is a little bit milder and if you can get it shadow bene
Does it taste like soap to you? some plants might from time to time and I don't know why in that case I get another batch from another store.
What is your favorite way to use it.
in ceviche, pico de gallo, in tacos, as a herb garnish, in a pesto, in a mettle in certain drinks.
Did you grow up with cilantro and discover it as an adult?
My mom used so little herbs that we're fresh and she really wasn't that good of a cook, I discovered it in my twenties when I started cooking on my own.
I like to scan over various items in local grocery stores when I have the time and cilantro lime butter sounds unique and exciting. I haven't yet noticed it in any of the stores I've been to yet but will have to take a double look this coming weekend. Sounds great for fish and chicken. Thanks for the tip Elston.
I do, however; like to sprinkle Olde Thompson's lemon orange pepper onto many items, esp fish and chicken. A dab of the cilantro lime butter in cooking process sounds intriguing.
I love it! And it has excellent nutritional benefits.
I always keep fresh cilantro in my produce drawer. I use it in all our Mexican dishes. I frequently make guacamole in my vitamix and put handfuls of cilantro in, and also a generous amount into my fresh salsa.
We also use it to top soups and often I add to smoothies.
And no, I never thought it tasted like soap.
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Cilantro....Do you like it?
