Random food stuff

[rootofnewt]

Flavors that don't just work for me.

Fresh Cilantro/Coriander
It tastes like soap. Trust me, it's a taste bud thing. If you don't taste the nasty, you're lucky.

Saffron
No matter how hard I try to like this, even the smallest amount in a dish makes the whole dish taste of dusty pollen.

Turmeric
I can tolerate this in small amounts, with other spices to cover it up. Tons of turmeric in a dish, however, leaves the whole dish tasting metallic and bitter. Dishes that are tempered with oil in which just turmeric and chili pepper have been sputtered are pretty much inedible for me.

Dill
Dill is weird. Sometimes I love it. Other times, it tastes like chewing on aluminum foil. It works best in small amounts. Fresh dill doesn't work--ever. Too strong, too metallic.

Comments

[sheilamarie.livejournal.com]

I HATE cilantro. HATE. HATE. But I'm weird in that carrots taste like plastic with pepper on it to me. I have to agree with the dill too.

I love dill pickles, love the dill new potatoes from Boston Market, have tried using dill at home and have thrown away the food because I apparently just don't understand HOW to use it or something... Maybe it just needs to be in things that are slow roasted or sits in heat or vinegar to kill of the metallic flavor?

Dunno about the other one as most yellow rice dishes are supposed to be made with saffron, but they use a cheaper alternative and I love me some yellow rice.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Saffron tastes like dirt to me. Nice dirt, really fertile soil, but still, dirt.

[angldst.livejournal.com]

I'm in the Likes Cilantro camp, but understand the Cilantro is definitely a like it or don't like it at all thing. So, when having ppl over for dinner, I'm very careful to ask likes/dislikes/special dietary needs/ALLERGIES. :)

Dill? I like it.

Saffron? I have no idea. I don't believe I've ever had it, always believing it too expensive to have in the house. I like turmeric, but need to use only small amounts, as it only takes a little to flavour/colour a lot.

*hugs*

-d

[krasota.livejournal.com]

You can buy saffron threads cheaply at Trader Joe's. I have no idea if they're actually saffron or the cheaper safflower.

By "tons of" turmeric, I mean anything greater than a pinch. Even a quarter teaspoon overpowers a dish for me.

*slurps*

Sorry, but...

[agentleman.livejournal.com]

I always over do the turmeric and the marmite.
But not usually in subtle dishes. I like rice Pilaued strong.
Never worked with saffron, too expensive.
Cilantro is nice though.
Agent L.

[fujerica.livejournal.com]

My dad always says that cilantro tastes like soap. I didn't believe him til I dealt with large quantities of it fresh, and I can definitely taste what he tastes. But I don't find it unpleasant? So lucky me (!), I get to eat at most Indian restaurants without trouble.

[never1eighty.livejournal.com]

I can't stand saffron, it tastes like dirty air to me. Turmeric and anise taste highly metallic to me but I'm one of the lucky ones when it comes to cilantro. But I admit that in vast quantities it has an odd watery taste to it, like eating swamp grass or stg.

[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

I can't stand cilantro. When I see big chunks of it in my food, I pick it out as much as I can. Kinda like coconut for me. Can't stand the stuff except in thai curry where its taste is covered up.

[melanie.livejournal.com]

cilantro tastes soapy to me too, and i like it anyway. i don't know why.

dill...reminds me of metal, or of blood. when i was nursing, my milk always smelt of dill, so it *really* icks me out now. interestingly, my kids are both crazy for it.

[melanie.livejournal.com]

oh. saffron and turmeric both smell like old dust to me.

[glove-puppet.livejournal.com]

Freash coriander is soapy evil, without a doubt. As is Turkish Delight, if you have such a thing over there. No one has ever believed me about coriander though, it's good to know there's a gang of us !

[corvus-coronis.livejournal.com]

I've heard people rave about cardamom, but it smells & tastes like old dried up eucalyptus leaves to me.

[compostwormbin.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is hard for me to imagine. I know everyone has unique likes and dislikes, but I happen to ADORE fresh cilantro! It will probably be my saving grace if I find I can tolerate tomatoes and wish to make a salsa or some sort of quasi-Mexican food with some semblance of flavor.

I also happen to really like saffron on the rare occasions I have had it (usually in my mom's cooking) and fresh dill in and on just about anything. I really miss dilled cheese *sigh*. but since I am pretty sure I can tolerate it (dill I mean not cheese) I'll be glad to add it to salads to reduce my need for dressing.