On 2022-12-19 12:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2022-12-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> On 2022-12-19 9:16 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 19/12/2022 13:55, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I like cilantro.  It tastes a bit soapy, but not so much as to put me
>>>> off eating it.  And canola tastes fishy.  I've switched to grapeseed
>>>> oil for what little high-heat frying I do.
>>>>
>>> I keep trying to like cilantro, but I haven't been successful yet.
>>>
>>> I've been using avocado oil for frying. Also almond oil, when I can get
>>> it for a reasonable price.
>>
>>
>> I liked cilantro the first time I tried it. My wife hated it. I used to
>> cook a Thai curry chicken recipe that she loved... except for the
>> cilantro. After having that a few times she started liking cilantro and
>> now loves it.
>
> I definitely had to get used to it. Now I'm glad that I made the
> effort.
>
Life's too short!

Graham wrote:
> On 2022-12-19 12:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2022-12-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2022-12-19 9:16 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>> On 19/12/2022 13:55, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I like cilantro.  It tastes a bit soapy, but not so much as
>>>>> to put me
>>>>> off eating it.  And canola tastes fishy.  I've switched to
>>>>> grapeseed
>>>>> oil for what little high-heat frying I do.
>>>>>
>>>> I keep trying to like cilantro, but I haven't been successful yet.
>>>>
>>>> I've been using avocado oil for frying. Also almond oil, when I
>>>> can get
>>>> it for a reasonable price.
>>>
>>>
>>> I liked cilantro the first time I tried it. My wife hated it. I
>>> used to
>>> cook a Thai curry chicken recipe that she loved... except for the
>>> cilantro. After having that a few times she started liking
>>> cilantro and
>>> now loves it.
>>
>> I definitely had to get used to it.  Now I'm glad that I made the
>> effort.
>>
> Life's too short!

It's a damn shame ain't it?

On 2022-12-19, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
> On 2022-12-19 12:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2022-12-19, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2022-12-19 9:16 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>> On 19/12/2022 13:55, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I like cilantro.  It tastes a bit soapy, but not so much as to put me
>>>>> off eating it.  And canola tastes fishy.  I've switched to grapeseed
>>>>> oil for what little high-heat frying I do.
>>>>>
>>>> I keep trying to like cilantro, but I haven't been successful yet.
>>>>
>>>> I've been using avocado oil for frying. Also almond oil, when I can get
>>>> it for a reasonable price.
>>>
>>>
>>> I liked cilantro the first time I tried it. My wife hated it. I used to
>>> cook a Thai curry chicken recipe that she loved... except for the
>>> cilantro. After having that a few times she started liking cilantro and
>>> now loves it.
>>
>> I definitely had to get used to it. Now I'm glad that I made the
>> effort.
>>
> Life's too short!

Life's too short not to enjoy delicious foods made with cilantro.
Of course, I was in my 20s when I first started eating it, so my
tastes weren't fossilized.

--
Cindy Hamilton

Bruce wrote:

> S Viemeister wrote: >> I'm one of those people who find that cilantro leaf tastes soapy.
>
> I find that too, but I still like it in the appropriate dishes and
> amounts.

Ok, you two. Here's a teasingly curious question for you:

If you're out of cilantro yet like the soapy taste,
could you substitute a few shaves of Ivory soap in your dish?

On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:06:53 -0500, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>
>> S Viemeister wrote: >> I'm one of those people who find that cilantro leaf tastes soapy.
>>
>> I find that too, but I still like it in the appropriate dishes and
>> amounts.
>
>Ok, you two. Here's a teasingly curious question for you:
>
>If you're out of cilantro yet like the soapy taste,
>could you substitute a few shaves of Ivory soap in your dish?
>
I don't think cilantro and soap taste THAT alike :) Maybe I'm not a
cilantro=soaper after all.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

Gary wrote:

> On 12/17/2022 8:52 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> > On 12/17/2022 5:14, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > And, my God.  I like mayo, but can you imagine the gloppy
> > > slipperiness of all that mayo and cheese in your mouth?
> >
> > No thanks, I'd rather not... I really don't care for mayonnaise to
> > begin with.
>
> If you don't care for mayo to begin with, your opinion here about
> dishes that use it is completely worthless. Just read and don't
> reply.

+1

jmcquown wrote:

> On 12/18/2022 9:06 AM, Gary wrote:
> > On 12/17/2022 8:52 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> > > On 12/17/2022 5:14, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > And, my God.  I like mayo, but can you imagine the gloppy
> > > > slipperiness of all that mayo and cheese in your mouth?
> > >
> > > No thanks, I'd rather not... I really don't care for mayonnaise
> > > to begin with.
> >
> > If you don't care for mayo to begin with, your opinion here about
> > dishes that use it is completely worthless.  Just read and don't
> > reply.
> >
> >
> How about you try to follow your own advice. I use mayonnaise very
> sparingly and certainly don't put a dollop of it on a piece of cheese
> and call it a delicious cheese snack.
>
> Jill

But John does and likes it. We all eat differently. That's why we
talk about cooking, to learn what is different. No one expects every
item to suit everyone. Why do you?

GM wrote:
> cshenk wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 12/18/2022 9:06 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> On 12/17/2022 8:52 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>> On 12/17/2022 5:14, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> And, my God. I like mayo, but can you imagine the gloppy
>>>>>> slipperiness of all that mayo and cheese in your mouth?
>>>>>
>>>>> No thanks, I'd rather not... I really don't care for mayonnaise
>>>>> to begin with.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't care for mayo to begin with, your opinion here about
>>>> dishes that use it is completely worthless. Just read and don't
>>>> reply.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> How about you try to follow your own advice. I use mayonnaise very
>>> sparingly and certainly don't put a dollop of it on a piece of cheese
>>> and call it a delicious cheese snack.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> But John does and likes it. We all eat differently. That's why we
>> talk about cooking, to learn what is different. No one expects every
>> item to suit everyone. Why do you?
>
>
> It's in Jill's nature to be a harping and nagging bitch...
>

Royal prerogative.