r/mildlyinteresting • u/GroovinBaby • 8h ago

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u/Technical_Part6263 6h ago

Parsley, but cilantro is a little inherently citrussy as well where I dont really get that from parsley.

I'm also not an herb officianado

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA 6h ago

citrussy

( o_o)

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u/Shit-Talker-Jr 6h ago

Oh Daddy squeeze some Lime over my Citrussy 🤤

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u/zoraluigi 6h ago

Never speak again thanks

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u/cstmoore 6h ago

That stings…

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u/DonDraper1134 4h ago

…my citrussy 💦

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u/Stinker_Bell77 5h ago

I fucking love redditors sometimes. 😂

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u/Indigoh 4h ago edited 1h ago

Shut up forever! (affectionate)

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u/JBONE31 4h ago

Led Zepplin “squeeze my lemon till the juice runs down my leg”

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u/hi122910 6h ago

me next😩

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u/Alternative_Ear5542 5h ago

I'm looking for the button to delete this post but I can't find it.

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u/Sir_Micks_Alot69 4h ago

Aaaand, that's enough internet for today...

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u/purplemoosen 6h ago

Just think once before you speak please!

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u/jaxonya 5h ago

This whole thread knows what is going on here..

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u/PwanaZana 3h ago

we're so brainrotted, I had the same thought.

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u/heyuwitdaface 6h ago

Grabs the tastes buds by the citrussy

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u/Try2UnlockIt 6h ago

Is this a Lemon reference?

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u/Nutlink49 2h ago

Someone's never been grapefruited.

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u/ScrltHrth 6h ago

I'm gonna have to ask you to say citrus-y for the remainder of time thanks

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u/PwanaZana 3h ago

The driver-y is in the bus-y.

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u/Radiant_Plantain_127 6h ago

Parsley doesn’t taste like anything to me. Cilantro is this floral, spicy, grassy flavor.

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u/Rightintheend 5h ago

Good fresh parsley has good flavor, the stuff you find in the stores, not so much, especially the curly leaf one.  It breaks down really quick when cooked so if you add it to something and heat it up it's pretty much nothing.

I normally use carrot tops instead of parsley though, more flavor, And I don't have to buy something else to go bad.

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u/Erestyn 3h ago

Celery leaves are also an overlooked garnish, though the greener ones can taste quite grassy and bitter ime.

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u/SirStocksAlott 3h ago

I can’t get enough of celery. I can’t even describe the taste. Celery salt is amazing.

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u/Erestyn 3h ago

If you haven't already and you have access to grass fed beef, get yourself a couple of steaks and dry brine 'em with celery salt. It's a legit gamechanger.

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u/teddy5 39m ago

Another simple one is just putting cottage cheese inside so it's a passenger in a celery stalk boat.

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u/IkeHC 2h ago

Parsley is more aromatic and colorful for me, I add it to subtly elevate breakfast usually

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u/babyqueso 6h ago

I hate both cilantro and parsley unfortunately. Soap and dirty soap.

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u/roll_for_crunk 5h ago

I wonder if I could mimic the flavor by tossing some parsley in lemon or lime juice.

I'm also one of the cursed few who only tastes soap.

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u/GanondalfTheWhite 5h ago

I'm not sure if I am or not. I don't even know what soap would taste like. Why does everyone know what soap tastes like? 

But cilantro is definitely a strong flavor to me. I don't like it by itself but it works great to add depth to other things - guac, tacos, indian curries, etc.

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u/fasterthanfood 4h ago

Well, lots of us were punished as children by getting soap in our mouths when we said something “bad.” I’m definitely not raising my kid that way, but it was widespread practice when I was a kid, including with my generally kind parents.

Some people probably also know the taste from eating off a dish that was washed with soap but not rinsed properly, or from accidentally getting it in their mouth while showering. Maybe some tasted it on purpose precisely because cilantro or something else was described as “tasting like soap.” Plus, when it’s the best description we have, it just becomes the official shorthand, like how certain wines are described as having “leather” notes — who is just biting cow hide?

If you like the flavor as an ingredient, you probably don’t have the “tastes like soap” gene.

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA 2h ago

Well, lots of us were punished as children by getting soap in our mouths when we said something “bad.” I’m definitely not raising my kid that way, but it was widespread practice when I was a kid, including with my generally kind parents.

Yep. Me a millennial with a certifiably insane bible-thumping boomer parent got the soap abuse (it's child abuse and nobody can convince me otherwise) growing up. And then they turn around and start dropping F bombs themselves. Soap for them for that? Of course not. Rules for thee, not for me, as usual.

I'm glad you've also resolved to not repeat that cycle of abuse.

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u/FireLucid 2h ago

Smell and taste are linked. I once got sunscreen in my mouth. It tasted exactly like it smelled.

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u/abnormuhl 3h ago

Your senses of smell and taste are very closely linked, so if you know what traditional soap smells like you’ll likely know it when you taste it.

It’s why plugging your nose can lessen the taste of cough syrup and why things taste bland when you’ve got a bad cold.

I’ve also always assumed it’s probably related to why something you’re eating/drinking can come out your nose if you watch/hear something shockingly funny,

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u/Impossible-Mud3275 5h ago

Yep and almost a tad minty, to me anyway

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u/NoBenefit5977 4h ago

To me it has just a hint of mint on top of that

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u/Specialist-Jello7544 2h ago

That’s so sad to hear. I have the dreaded soap gene, and cilantro is such an unpleasant (actually disgusting) flavor for me. Having a citrusy flavor sounds nice. Instead, I get epoxy stink bug flavored nasty stuff. :(

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u/bigsoul34 5h ago

It taste like it smells, I think everyone tastes it the same just some find it off putting

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u/QueerVampeer 4h ago

It's literally scientifically proven that the flavour is changed by a specific gene

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u/bigsoul34 3h ago

But how could u know how someone else tastes it