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06 April 2007

Cilantro is the most hated thing on the web.

post by: chrismear at: 13:45 | 23 comments

Another wicked lie perpetrated by teh intarweb.

posted by essexjan 06 April | 13:49

But one of the most loved things in my kitchen!

posted by scody 06 April | 14:03

Haha! I must confess that I don't like Cilantro...but is it on my most-hated list? That's rather harsh. There are so many more things in this world worse than cilantro...

I had no idea what an emo kid was until I saw this list and clicked on the link. Learned something new today.

posted by phoenixc 06 April | 14:17

*cries*

posted by Specklet 06 April | 14:19

Only someone who hates God, Jesus, and the Free Market would hate cilantro.

posted by cmonkey 06 April | 14:24

What about anchovies? Last time I mentioned them here there was just a whole lot of hatin'.

posted by StickyCarpet 06 April | 14:31

There's absolutely nothing wrong with coriander (I'm rebelling on the naming front) - it's darn tasty. Anchovies, on the other hand, are the work of satan and all his little elves.

posted by TheDonF 06 April | 14:31

Ready-to-eat anchovies go off in taste within a few hours whether previously canned or salted. Open or prepare only what you plan to consume within a couple of hours. Their fragility may be the reason many people just hate anchovies—they've been eating stale ones.
-Julia Child

Last time I posted that someone here replied "how in the hell can you ever tell if an anchovie has gone bad? They start out that way."

Which was kind of funny.

posted by StickyCarpet 06 April | 14:39

I hate emo kids way more than anything else on that list.

posted by sciurus 06 April | 14:41

Mmm, cilantro!

posted by King of Prontopia 06 April | 14:42

I wish my daughter were a bit MORE emo. . .nothing seems to get to her. . .

posted by danf 06 April | 14:48

I don't have very strong feelings about any of the stuff on that list.

posted by box 06 April | 14:51

I wonder if people hate 'cilantro' because it sounds like some sort of toilet cleaner. Over here, most folk seem pretty keen on coriander.

Also, anchovies are the bestest things in the whole wide world. A life without bagna cauda, pissaladiere, leg of lamb with mussels and anchovies, Lea & Perrins, Café de Paris butter, Gentleman's Relish, &c., would not be worth living for me.

posted by jack_mo 06 April | 15:22

Well fresh coriander is great. . .in all sorts of dishes. . .but cilantro. . .ewww. . . .you could not get me near the stuff.

um, wait. . . .

posted by danf 06 April | 15:26

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posted by puke & cry 06 April | 15:38

jack_mo, now I'm craving bagna calda! Mmmmm.....

posted by scody 06 April | 17:12

Also, re that list: personally, I don't have any problem with kids today being into Emo Philips after all these years!

posted by scody 06 April | 17:15

Yum cilantro! I planted more yesterday.

Some people that dislike cilantro complain that it tastes like soap. It makes you wonder about individual tastes and taste buds. I have friends that hate beans. How on earth could someone not like beans? It happens.

posted by LoriFLA 06 April | 20:12

While I am not fond of cilantro, I can tolerate small portions. The last time I had tacos al pastor, however, it looked like a frickin' salad. The cilantro was piled in such enormous mounds that I literally couldn't see the tacos underneath. So. Very. Sad. Like emo-kid sad. I hate wasting food, but I hate gagging on my lunch even more.

posted by bmarkey 06 April | 20:21

Mmmmmm cilantro.
Coriander to me is seeds.

posted by casarkos 06 April | 20:41

Only someone who hates God, Jesus, and the Free Market would hate cilantro

Ahem.

Born again Christian Republican here.

I DESPISE CILANTRO.

posted by bunnyfire 06 April | 21:54

Seriously, even the smell of it makes me feel ill.

(apparently it's genetic. Two kinds of people-those who perceive it as tasting like soap and those who like it. Kinda like not everyone can wiggle their ears or roll their tongue.)

posted by bunnyfire 06 April | 21:55

Beets taste like dirt.
Blue cheese tastes like dirty socks.

posted by brujita 07 April | 03:31

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