Do you like coriander?

CaptainObvious_ · 11-04-2013, 22:43

I cannot stand the stuff, and it is in EVERYTHING

HazzaGrazza · 11-04-2013, 22:59

I'm with you on that, I absolutely detest fresh coriander!

I regularly go in Itsu for lunch as it's next door to work, but I can only have about 5 things in there because all the salads are full of coriander!

jonner101 · 11-04-2013, 23:12

I love it but apparently some people have a gene which makes it taste like soap to them. Apparently most people can't stand it in Italy as an example

Middleotroad · 12-04-2013, 00:50

I like the way it can be used as both a sweet or savoury spice. Cinnamon gets put in everything. I don't mind that either. But nutmeg should be banned. It has a foul aftertaste that you can still taste tomorrow.

Flying Dagger · 12-04-2013, 01:50

I love it in a curry and in salads.

degsyhufc · 12-04-2013, 14:07

I was a hater. Came to love it.

Pumping Iron · 12-04-2013, 14:50

Its nice in some dim sum dishes

Victoria Sponge · 12-04-2013, 14:57

I love it, but then Asians are used to it.

Lucy Lou · 12-04-2013, 17:31

I have just eaten some delicious hummus with coriander, divine.

daisiesfan · 12-04-2013, 17:39

I used to hate it but as they always put it on naan's I have become used to it and whilst it aint basil, I no longer hate it.

JulesF · 12-04-2013, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

I was a hater. Came to love it.

Me too. I absolutely loathed it, now I like it, although I wouldn't say I love it - too much can be overpowering.

ff999 · 12-04-2013, 19:08

I hate it. I react to it in a similar way to the little silver balls on cakes when they hit a filling.
Can't eat it. Ever.

jojo01 · 12-04-2013, 19:18

I love the stuff!

Coo Ling · 12-04-2013, 19:23

Can't stand the stuff.

cinabar · 12-04-2013, 20:47

I do really like coriander - but I hate lemongrass and its in so many dishes, I've discovered it in fish cakes, in sauces all sorts of potentially lovely dishes ruined.

angel10578 · 13-04-2013, 02:07

Love coriander in curries or Asian stir fries

nobabydaddy · 13-04-2013, 02:25

I love fresh coriander, basil and flat leaf parsleY.

WinterFire · 13-04-2013, 11:16

I really like coriander, both fresh (e.g. in soups) and ground seeds. I like lemongrass too. And nutmeg.

Utopian Girl · 13-04-2013, 11:33

Adore it - but I remember the first time I tasted it!

I use it every week - fortunately the family love it too but my mother in laws hates it!

she's Turkish & I take sealed bags with me as I'm veggie and need herbs & spices.

fast left · 13-04-2013, 20:08

it has a horrible metallic twang to it ! wrongiander i call it ! reminds me of the equally horrible celery too

Avidian · 13-04-2013, 20:10

I didn't like it when I was younger but I like it now.

BZR · 13-04-2013, 20:25

Its lush.

PJ2 · 14-04-2013, 01:13

Tried it when I was a kid and thought it tasted like privet. :P

Love it now and always order coriander naan and like extra coriander in my curry.

It's funny how you're taste buds change as you get older.

I hated beef fat as a kid as well but now I love it.

Could murder a fatty Kobe beef sirloin steak right now.

Never tried Kobe beef but it looks so good.

silentNate · 14-04-2013, 01:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonner101

I love it but apparently some people have a gene which makes it taste like soap to them. Apparently most people can't stand it in Italy as an example

I must have that gene... cilantro tastes like perfumed soap

I had had an ex-girlfriend from a Hispanic background that used it all the time, even guacamole.. drove me mad

PJ2 · 14-04-2013, 01:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Middleotroad

I like the way it can be used as both a sweet or savoury spice. Cinnamon gets put in everything. I don't mind that either. But nutmeg should be banned. It has a foul aftertaste that you can still taste tomorrow.

I don't like cinnamon in savoury dishes. Love it in sweet things though.

Can't stand anything with anise flavour in savoury dishes.

I hate how so many fish dishes are to me, overpowered and ruined by fennel.

I like liquorice though.

11-04-2013, 22:43	#1
CaptainObvious_ Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 2,403	Do you like coriander? I cannot stand the stuff, and it is in EVERYTHING

11-04-2013, 22:59	#2
HazzaGrazza Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,412	I'm with you on that, I absolutely detest fresh coriander! I regularly go in Itsu for lunch as it's next door to work, but I can only have about 5 things in there because all the salads are full of coriander!

11-04-2013, 23:12	#3
jonner101 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,153	I love it but apparently some people have a gene which makes it taste like soap to them. Apparently most people can't stand it in Italy as an example

12-04-2013, 00:50	#4
Middleotroad Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,244	I like the way it can be used as both a sweet or savoury spice. Cinnamon gets put in everything. I don't mind that either. But nutmeg should be banned. It has a foul aftertaste that you can still taste tomorrow.

12-04-2013, 01:50	#5
Flying Dagger Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 1,359	I love it in a curry and in salads.

12-04-2013, 14:07	#6
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 58,791	I was a hater. Came to love it.

12-04-2013, 14:50	#7
Pumping Iron Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 22,988	Its nice in some dim sum dishes

12-04-2013, 14:57	#8
Victoria Sponge Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Garage, GoT, Brasil & steak Posts: 10,505	I love it, but then Asians are used to it.

12-04-2013, 17:31	#9
Lucy Lou Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7,903	I have just eaten some delicious hummus with coriander, divine.

12-04-2013, 17:39	#10
daisiesfan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,408	I used to hate it but as they always put it on naan's I have become used to it and whilst it aint basil, I no longer hate it.

12-04-2013, 17:50	#11
JulesF Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,103	Quote: Originally Posted by degsyhufc I was a hater. Came to love it. Me too. I absolutely loathed it, now I like it, although I wouldn't say I love it - too much can be overpowering.

12-04-2013, 19:08	#12
ff999 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Middlesex Posts: 4,482	I hate it. I react to it in a similar way to the little silver balls on cakes when they hit a filling. Can't eat it. Ever.

12-04-2013, 19:18	#13
jojo01 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9,215	I love the stuff!

12-04-2013, 19:23	#14
Coo Ling Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Notts Posts: 2,671	Can't stand the stuff.

12-04-2013, 20:47	#15
cinabar Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Midlands Posts: 60	I do really like coriander - but I hate lemongrass and its in so many dishes, I've discovered it in fish cakes, in sauces all sorts of potentially lovely dishes ruined.

13-04-2013, 02:07	#16
angel10578 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 144	Love coriander in curries or Asian stir fries

13-04-2013, 02:25	#17
nobabydaddy Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,618	I love fresh coriander, basil and flat leaf parsleY.

13-04-2013, 11:16	#18
WinterFire Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,230	I really like coriander, both fresh (e.g. in soups) and ground seeds. I like lemongrass too. And nutmeg.

13-04-2013, 11:33	#19
Utopian Girl Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7,610	Adore it - but I remember the first time I tasted it! I use it every week - fortunately the family love it too but my mother in laws hates it! she's Turkish & I take sealed bags with me as I'm veggie and need herbs & spices.

13-04-2013, 20:08	#20
fast left Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,471	it has a horrible metallic twang to it ! wrongiander i call it ! reminds me of the equally horrible celery too

13-04-2013, 20:10	#21
Avidian Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 3,339	I didn't like it when I was younger but I like it now.

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13-04-2013, 20:25	#22
BZR Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,144	Its lush.

14-04-2013, 01:13	#23
PJ2 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,231	Tried it when I was a kid and thought it tasted like privet. :P Love it now and always order coriander naan and like extra coriander in my curry. It's funny how you're taste buds change as you get older. I hated beef fat as a kid as well but now I love it. Could murder a fatty Kobe beef sirloin steak right now. Never tried Kobe beef but it looks so good.

14-04-2013, 01:16	#24
silentNate Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Council Estate Posts: 35,538	Quote: Originally Posted by jonner101 I love it but apparently some people have a gene which makes it taste like soap to them. Apparently most people can't stand it in Italy as an example I must have that gene... cilantro tastes like perfumed soap I had had an ex-girlfriend from a Hispanic background that used it all the time, even guacamole.. drove me mad

14-04-2013, 01:21	#25
PJ2 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,231	Quote: Originally Posted by Middleotroad I like the way it can be used as both a sweet or savoury spice. Cinnamon gets put in everything. I don't mind that either. But nutmeg should be banned. It has a foul aftertaste that you can still taste tomorrow. I don't like cinnamon in savoury dishes. Love it in sweet things though. Can't stand anything with anise flavour in savoury dishes. I hate how so many fish dishes are to me, overpowered and ruined by fennel. I like liquorice though.