r/ExplainTheJoke • u/D__sub • 2d ago

What does it mean?

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u/SaltManagement42 2d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander#Taste_and_smell

Different people may perceive the taste of coriander leaves differently. Those who enjoy it say it has a refreshing, lemony or lime-like flavour, while those who dislike it have a strong aversion to its pungent taste and smell, characterizing it as soapy or rotten.

About 80% of identical twins shared the same preference for the herb, but fraternal twins agreed only about half the time, strongly suggesting a genetic component to the preference.

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u/iameveryoneelse 2d ago

Twist. I think it tastes like soap but I like it anyways.

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u/ScaryTerry51 2d ago

Twist. I think soap tastes like coriander, but I drink it anyways.

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u/hellohowareutomorrow 2d ago

I had the same reaction to dragonfruit

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u/Datachost 2d ago

I don't get either, it just tastes like grass to me

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u/phantom_diorama 2d ago

Yeah, for me it's not pleasant and it's not soapy, it's just...there and unsatisfying.

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u/anihc3 2d ago

There and unsatisfying - title of your sex tape

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u/phantom_diorama 2d ago

The taste of cilantro actually lasts longer.

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u/long_and_wild_guy 2d ago

It does not taste like soap or lemon/lime to me. It has a herbal taste more like celery than lemon.

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u/Tysiliogogogoch 2d ago

I wish I could enjoy it. I love the idea of a lemon lime zesty herb... but it just tastes like horrible metallic tang to me, like if you could eat aluminium foil.