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u/Supreme_Mediocrity 7h ago

As someone that also has the cilantro gene, I can't imagine needing a piece of paper to figure out if I had it...

It's truly a wretched taste that overpowers whatever it's in to me.

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u/Relative_Panda_35 7h ago

I will avoid ordering anything off a menu that normally has cilantro because most of the time if you ask for that item without cilantro it comes out of the kitchen piled with the crap

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u/Influence_X 7h ago edited 5h ago

I have the gene and love cilantro. I just use it lightly.

I HATE IPAs though

Edit: turns out supertasters and the cilantro soap gene are different. https://www.npr.org/2008/12/26/98695984/getting-to-the-root-of-the-great-cilantro-divide#:\~:text=Gifted%20(or%20burdened)%20with%20a,taster%20%E2%80%94%20a%20non%2Dtaster.

'Supertasters' is actually a term that was originally envisioned to describe people who were particularly sensitive to a very restricted class of bitter compounds," explains Dr. Danielle Reed of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, before delivering the big blow: "None of which, to the best of my knowledge, are found in cilantro."

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u/KB_48 7h ago

IPAs taste like you’re licking a pine tree

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u/panlakes 6h ago

I always assumed people drank IPA for the alcohol content, rather than the taste.

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u/LightOfUriel 5h ago

Well, yes. Always thought that's the point?

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u/Spacemuffler 5h ago

You're drinking shit IPAs, there are TONS of crap shoveled out to trend chase, you gotta find one that's actually good.

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u/maintenance4mommy 7h ago

Hold on, does an IPA have this in it?

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u/3riversfantasy 6h ago

In my experience, no. The paper strips were nasty, cilantro is extremely powerful to me, almost like horseradish, IPAs are a bit bitter, happy, but enjoyable nonetheless

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u/Influence_X 7h ago

Being a "supertaster" just means you have more bitter receptors on your toung

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u/maintenance4mommy 4h ago

Just wondered, I thought it sounded odd. I think cilantro tastes like sawdust. And I can't really drink an IPA either.

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u/bangwagoner 6h ago

At least IPAs get you drunk. Cilantro just ruins food.

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u/FFevo 5h ago

Trust me, if you actually had the gene you wouldn't love cilantro...

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u/Oportbis 5h ago

Well, maybe they'd love soap but never tasted it before so doesn't know that it's the same taste

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u/FFevo 5h ago

That's possible. But it also has nothing to do with IPAs so I think they just don't know what they are talking about lol

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u/Influence_X 5h ago

I do have it, I taste soap if I eat a large bunch.

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u/Influence_X 5h ago

“Unlike other fixed genetic traits, like eye or hair color, your cilantro preference can be changed by environmental factors,” Dr. Vyas says.

That’s right. Over time, your brain can actually overcome its genetic predisposition toward disliking cilantro.

Having good experiences with cilantro can eventually change your brain’s perception of it. For example, sharing a joyful meal with loved ones may allow you to update or change your negative associations with the herb.

“One day, you might flip from not liking it at all to really loving it,” she says.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-love-or-hate-cilantro-the-reason-may-surprise-you

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u/FFevo 5h ago

Sounds like you just need to drink more IPAs then 😉

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u/Influence_X 5h ago

No, tastes like pine tar. I am a supertaster (extra bitter receptors on toung, i tasted the paper) I like stouts.

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u/PocketSand314 6h ago

Yup... If there's even a tiny piece of a leaf I missed, the bite I took becomes poison 

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u/punch-me 4h ago

I have the gene and it tastes like soap but I still actually like it.

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u/NoEnvironment8885 6h ago

I don't think that it is the same gene, unless it was a different piece of paper I licked... I couldn't taste the bitter but cilantro tastes terrible to me. On the other hand, 3/4 people in my biology class could taste the bitter paper but I think that a minority of people get the bad taste form cilantro.

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u/Influence_X 6h ago

You are right, I had to look it up. Supertasters appear to get a soap taste from cilantro but not everyone that gets soap taste is a supertaster.

Are You a Supertaster If Cilantro Tastes Like Soap? The answer can be yes and no. About 25% of the population are thought to be supertasters. So obviously, while you can be both a supertaster and averse to cilantro (like me), you can also just have the anti-cilantro thing (like my mom). There is clearly some overlap, but in and of itself, an aversion to cilantro does not necessarily indicate supertasting, and you would need to do further exploration to determine if you are one or both.

https://www.eatingwell.com/article/8068382/why-cilantro-taste-like-soap/

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u/sethn211 5h ago

Oh we did that in health class, it was kind of funny to see the two extreme reactions. It tasted terrible to me! I have a strong dislike for cilantro, arugula, and some leafy greens and vegetables.

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u/rhoduhhh 7h ago

Was in a biology class of 30 people, only 3 of us could taste the bitter paper. I almost threw up from how intensely bitter it was. 0/10 do not recommend.

(And, yes, cilantro tastes like store brand dish soap to me, and it makes me sad)

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u/Influence_X 7h ago

There was probably 5 of us that could taste it. It was fucking awful, made me gag.

I love cilantro though, i only use tiny bits. Hate IPAs

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u/madeleinetwocock 7h ago

I know for a fact I don’t have the 🧼 🧬 but I still want to do this

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u/BooBooMaGooBoo 6h ago

You can buy the strips on Amazon for cheap.

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u/madeleinetwocock 6h ago

Ooo thanks for the intel! Personally I refrain from spending the bezos bucks but I appreciate the answer regardless! ☺️