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09 April 2007

Cilantro is the most hated thing on the Internets. I sort of like it, myself.

post by: me3dia at: 02:42 | 12 comments

In other news, a giant pink bunny on an Italian hillside is one of the most beloved things on the internets.

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posted by mudpuppie 09 April | 03:24

Well, you learn something new. I had never heard of this US usage (when I first saw this thread I assumed it was a mobile phone provider or something). Does coriander get used in the States too, or would I not be understood if I asked for it?

posted by greycap 09 April | 04:30

I love cilantro and can't find any in my part of Korea. Of course, I'm a sucker for Tex-Mex.

posted by Brittanie 09 April | 04:30

Breycap: In the US, cilantro generally = leaves, and coriander generally = seeds.

posted by mudpuppie 09 April | 04:50

B = G when the cat stands in front of the monitor.

posted by mudpuppie 09 April | 04:51

Meanwhile, Americans are the most feared thing on the Internet, sources close to Bowie reveal.

posted by Eideteker 09 April | 05:36

Coriander: OK. Cilantro: Ugh.

posted by JanetLand 09 April | 08:31

Surely Brussels sprouts are the most hated vegetable in the history of telegraphy?

posted by PaxDigita 09 April | 11:34

greycap - cilantro (coriander leaves, heh) are used a lot in Mexican food, especially salsa.

I guess I'm one of the lucky few that are neutral on the subject/taste of cilantro.

posted by deborah 09 April | 11:54

Well I know what they are used in - it's just I'd never heard the word (unlike zucchini/courgette, eggplant/aubergine etc). Incidentally my girlfriend can't stand the taste of the leaves - a shame since I cook Indian food a fair bit and miss not using it.

posted by greycap 09 April | 14:08

I find the leaves taste like soap and I can only tolerate the tiniest amounts of it in things.

posted by LunaticFringe 09 April | 14:18

Ah, gotcha. Sorry.

posted by deborah 09 April | 18:43

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