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View Poll Results: What do you think of cilantro? | |
I hate it
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I love it
|    | 65 | 78.31% | |
Never had it/don't know what it is
|    | 1 | 1.20% | |
I can take it or leave it
|    | 9 | 10.84% | |
I'm allergic to it
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06-12-2002, 02:14 PM
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Sen-sen, wow! Are they still on the market?
Talking about soapy flavours, how about Thrills gum! They tasted "purple" 
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06-12-2002, 03:38 PM
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| |  Cilantro in sweets
Years ago I went to a Thai restaurant that served these little sweet pastries that were finished with fresh cilantro. I remember thinking what a weird combination with the sweet and savory. But when I think of it, several of my favorite Thai dishes feature the sweet/cilantro combo. I like to throw lime juice, cilantro and jalapeno into a hollandaise for something different. Maybe a tequila, lime and cilantro sorbet....
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06-12-2002, 11:47 PM
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i haven't seen violets in a box! will have to be on the lookout for that. nor have i tried sen-sen. but yes, i remember necco wafers. i liked them too. but violets seemed like the rocky horror picture show of children's candies. they must have something of a cult following... am very glad to hear they are in california. must be a coastal kind of thing. |
06-15-2002, 01:57 PM
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I still find necco wafers at some places. in fact I have some in my purse right now.
I went to a japanese restaurant the other night and had a chance to taste shiso (remember in an earlier post I had said I never tried it). I liked it! My plate had the fake plastic stuff but my mom had the real thing. It tasted like mint for the most part. |
06-15-2002, 02:42 PM
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| |  a chacun a son gout
Good for you Kate!!!
Maybe I'll work on my shiso if you work on your cilantro... 
Monkey 
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06-20-2002, 05:33 PM
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sure, if I can bear to get within sniffing distance of it, i will work on trying to taste it... |
06-21-2002, 02:09 PM
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I love cilantro. When I use it, I use a lot.
I have a whole book devoted to cilantro recipes.
I don't plant it though, It would take too much space for the amount I would use.
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02-26-2007, 04:07 PM
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| | cilantro
LOVE IT! My favorite herb.
Least favorite? Rosemary Such a pretty name for such a pungeunt herb.
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02-26-2007, 04:31 PM
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I really dis-liked Cilantro at first, but living in the southwest the last 11 years I've actually grown to like it quite a bit. |
02-26-2007, 05:08 PM
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Cilantro goes well with other pungent flavors- great in salsa and with other seasonings for fajitas. YUM!! Funny that so many list it as tasting like soap... wonder why it tastes that way to you guys?? My husband cannot stand the stuff- I love it!
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02-26-2007, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jock  Can't stand the stuff!!! I love Mexican food but when Cilantro shows up I have to skip it. When I see it in a recipe I substitute Italian parsley.
Jock | Agreed. In my opinion, cilantro tastes like herbed wax. I love Italian parsley however and use it in almost everything.
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02-26-2007, 08:55 PM
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I love it!
The best...best tacos I've ever had are at Chicago's Maxwell Street market. I get two steak taco's with only onions and cilantro nearly every time I pass a booth. Yum!
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02-26-2007, 09:54 PM
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Recently I got a blood test, and the doctor was surprised to see that, in addition to the usual male chromosomes, I have the rare C chromosome - the Cilantro/Corriander chromosome. I love the stuff.
Recently I found out that the root is often used in some cooking, so I've gotta get down to the Asian markets and look for it and find some uses for it.
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02-27-2007, 01:46 AM
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A handful of Coriander/Cilantro thrown into a curry just before serving lifts it to a whole new level.I couldn't live without it!  |
02-27-2007, 02:44 AM
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I couldn't cook any Indian/Pakistani dish without coriander leaves. I usually have a big bunch sitting in water on a kitchen windowledge - it acts as an airfreshener, as well as tasting great. | | |
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