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Ingredient Wed Apr 14 2010
Hating Cilantro is Natural
"Because it tastes like soap," my mother would say in a dismissive tone, when I asked her why she hated cilantro so much. "You've tasted soap before?" I would sarcastically reply, images of Dove-flavored milkshakes dancing through my head.
We got nowhere in this argument, but now I can attribute her dislike (and my like) of cilantro to genetics: an article in today's NYT reveals that we may have genetic predispositions and sensory-driven biases to such contentious spices as arugula and coriander--debates that enhance the importance of "smell and taste to survival, and the brain's constant updating of its database of experiences." How Fight Club!
