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Cilantro is never in our home, neither of us like it and I won't order anything with cilantro in it at a restaurant.
It is too bitter and overtakes the entire dish no matter how little one uses.
We prefer parsley in place of cilantro or fresh mint.
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.
My son made this batch of cilantro lime butter for me when he was visiting and I had an excess of cilantro......all he did was take a couple of sticks of real butter and finely chop the cilantro some lime juice (some red pepper flakes) mix them together well and then make a roll of it on a piece of parchement paper and put it in the freezer (in a freezer bag). When I want to use it....I take it out.....and slice a cross section of it from the "log".
Never had it until I was an adult, but I love it. It's what makes pico de gallo taste great to me. I'll have to try the cilantro lime butter, sounds so good.
We love cilantro! I first experienced it as an adult, and the first taste was almost soapy, yet still good.
Cooking seems to destroy the flavor, so I generally use it as a flavorful garnish, or in fresh dishes like salsa and guacamole.
Never tried (or seen) culantro, but when I do, I'll try it.
Oh, a favorite use for cilantro is pesto! Trader Joe's had (maybe still has?) a walnut-cilantro pesto that I loved for use on chicken.
The cilantro-lime butter idea sounds delicious! Here's a recipe - I'm going to try it!
That's it......now I read the recipe I realize my son used red pepper flakes....not sweet bell pepper.....I changed my original recipe post to correct my confusion.
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?
NO! I LOATHE IT! There is an underground of about ten percent of the population for whom cilantro tastes like soap. In Mexican restaurants it's easy to be understood saying "no cilantro" but in Asian restaurants you have to be sure they understand you. I call in an order to my local donut/springroll place and they set aside an order of rolls with no cilantro for me. Believe me I appreciate it. Picking cilantro out of a spring roll is no fun..
Elston, fresh cilantro is good in pico de gallo as a condiment served with fajitas. Skirt steak beef is best but also for chicken fajitas. It is also good in pinto beans.
That's it......now I read the recipe I realize my son used red pepper flakes....not sweet bell pepper.....I changed my original recipe post to correct my confusion.
Ah, cool. Glad I could contribute.
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