Cilantro didn't always taste like soap

Cilantro is one of the most polarizing foods out there - but why? And what do stinkbugs have to do with anything? 🍪Our delicious Smart Cookie patrons: - James A McCormick 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆: -Cadwallader, K. R., Surakarnkul, R., Yang, S.-P., & Webb, T. E. (1999). Character-impact Aroma Components of Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum L.) Herb. In F. Shahidi & C.-T. Ho (Eds.), Flavor Chemistry of Ethnic Foods (pp. 77–84). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4783-9_7 -Eriksson, N., Wu, S., Do, C. B., Kiefer, A. K., Tung, J. Y., Mountain, J. L., Hinds, D. A., & Francke, U. (2012). A genetic variant near olfactory receptor genes influences cilantro preference. Flavour, 1(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/2044-7248-1-22 -Leach, H. (2001). Rehabilitating the “Stinking Herbe”: A Case Study of Culinary Prejudice. Gastronomica, 1(2), 10–15. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2001.1.2.10 -Running, C., & Hayes, J. (2016). Individual Differences in Multisensory Flavor Perception (pp. 185–210). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100350-3.00010-9 -Mauer L. (2011) Genetic determinants of cilantro preference [M.Sc. Thesis]. University of Toronto. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.350.6 -Mauer, L., & El-Sohemy, A. (2012). Prevalence of cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) disliking among different ethnocultural groups. Flavour, 1(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/2044-7248-1-8 -Spence, C. (2023). Coriander (cilantro): A most divisive herb. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 33, 100779. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJGFS.2023.100779 -To Quynh, C. T., Iijima, Y., & Kubota, K. (2010). Influence of the Isolation Procedure on Coriander Leaf Volatiles with Some Correlation to the Enzymatic Activity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58(2), 1093–1099. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf901463p 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 (𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: -https://curiousclinicians.com/2021/07/21/episode-30-why-do-some-people-taste-soap-when-they-eat-cilantro/ -https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html -https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/why-do-some-people-think-cilantro-tastes-like-soap -https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2019/07/08/how-to-manage-or-even-conquer-your-cilantro-hatred/ -https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-to-store-cilantro 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀: -https://youtu.be/6ymoPRWxZl8?si=3bzav5a2htAiPRGe -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF7Ni347Gvg 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: -Angela Lovero, Entomologist at the New Jersey State Department of Agriculture -Dr. Don Weber, Research Entomologist at the USDA Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory -Dr. Linda Bartoshuk, Bushnell Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida 𝗔 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗯𝘂𝗴 𝘀𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀: Stephen, Hannah, Donna, Jessica, Janet, Sarah, Ben, Benji, Kiley, Brian, Cheryl, Paige, Aurelio, Scott, Carrie, Austin, Bodhi, Maddux, Mary, Tiffany, Joe, Erin, Nicki, Toshi MinuteFood is created by Kate Yoshida, Arcadi Garcia & Leonardo Souza, and produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Youtube | https://youtube.com/minutefood TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minutefood_ Twitter | https://twitter.com/minutefood Instagram | https://instagram.com/minutefood_ Facebook | https://facebook.com/minutefood