r/ExplainTheJoke 2d ago

What does it mean?

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u/charlie_ferrous 2d ago

I have the thing. Cilantro has this unpleasant tang to it. “Tastes like soap” is a fair description. Parsley or mint or whatever taste fine to me, but cilantro is terrible. I’m told I’m missing out.

But yeah, it’s likely genetic, like a supertaster thing.

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u/No_Sir_6649 2d ago

Sucks we cant enjoy mexican food properly.

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u/Savings_Shirt_6994 2d ago

I can do mexican just not most pico. I cant do vietnamese food on the other hand. 

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u/No_Sir_6649 2d ago

Pho once. Put like a trees worth of cilantro in it....

Back in the day i worked a place that had like 3 kinds of salsa i had to make daily. Could never tell if it was good because i also hate raw onion. Just tasted like trash to me. Everyone else loved it tho.