Just Don’t Eat It
Posted on | February 11, 2008 at 10:39 pm | 7 Comments
I get a lot of hits on this blog from people searching for “cilantro aversion” and other cilantro-related phrases, which all point to this entry. One recent phrase was “what to do with cilantro”. I give a very clear idea, via a picture in that entry, of what to do with cilantro if you run across some in your house (i.e. flush it). You could also use it in place of mistletoe at Christmas time. Or hang it on your door to ward away cilantro-adverse vampires. Or send it to the USA Network to protest their cancellation of The Dead Zone. Or wrap it around some roses to make a lovely bouquet for your Valentine. Mash it up and apply it as a poultice to your eczema. Mix some in with your Metamucil for that extra fiber kick.
Yeah, I can’t eat the stuff. I believe I’ve already mentioned how I also don’t like celery or anything made from cucumbers. Is that genetic too? Up until about a year ago, I didn’t like mayonnaise. Now, I suddenly do for some reason. I was thinking N turned me on to it, but she doesn’t really like it that much (she prefers Miracle Whip, which I still can’t stomach). I wish I didn’t suddenly like mayo, since it’s… y’know… unhealthy. I was fine with putting the healthier spicy mustard on my sandwiches, but now it’s all about the mayo. At least I try to not slather it on. Jeez, I can’t believe I like mayo. I never thought that would happen. What’s next… brains?
And… get this… I’ve actually been adding raw spinach to things lately (mostly sandwiches and salads). That’s one thing I definitely got from N, who says it’s “smart food”. It’s not too tasty by itself, but it’s okay when you add it to something. But cooked spinach is right out. I’ve also been eating oranges lately, which I’ve never been real big on.
That’s today’s food and taste roundup. Anyone else discover something late in life that you have a taste for that you previously didn’t like?
Latre.
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7 Responses to “Just Don’t Eat It”
February 12th, 2008 @ 3:17 am
I didn’t like pickles ’til I tried one from Jason’s Deli (mmmm, I miss their sammiches) when I was in my early 30s.
And of course, marrying an Australian has forcibly exposed me to a lot of Asian food I’d previously ignored, some of which is pretty OK. But it’s also put 50 lbs onto me, so these days the focus is less on foods I like and more on how little I can get away with putting away without being too hungry to go to sleep at night…
February 12th, 2008 @ 8:25 am
Cancelled The Dead Zone?! Try sending bags of peanuts, worked for getting Jericho a second season.
February 12th, 2008 @ 10:04 am
I started liking asparagus fairly recently. I think the trick is that it has to be cooked properly — too mushy and it’s just gross.
February 12th, 2008 @ 11:14 am
I’ve always been pretty omniverous. You don’t get a gut like mine by being too choosey about food ;D My only major turnabout has been on the fish food group. There are a number of types that have moved from the “choke it down” collumn to “not bad at all”.
When growing up the only acceptable fish was fish sticks (saved by breading a deep frying, the universal antidote) and tuna fish in tuna salad sandwiches. I never liked canned tuna by itself. The great realization was that we always bought the cheapest cans; however, the white albacore tuna (which costs about three times as much) is actually good all by itself. Who would have thought.
Curiously, I’ve read that some of our taste preference changes over time has to do with desensitization of the taste buds. Things like strong cheese, “the fishy taste”, bitter vegetables are just too strong for many people when they are young. As we age and our taste deteriorates along with the rest of our bodies, we can stand or even crave the kick of stronger flavors.
February 12th, 2008 @ 8:26 pm
I thank California for waking up my taste buds. Asparagus, artichokes, avocado, raw fish, and just about any authentic ethnic food…Mexican is not Taco Bell, and Chinese is not chop suey with crispy fried noodles. In N.C. maybe…not here!
February 12th, 2008 @ 9:28 pm
Cancelled The Dead Zone?! Try sending bags of peanuts, worked for getting Jericho a second season.
Fellow USA Network SF show The 4400 has also been canceled, and fans are sending sunflower seeds to USA to get them to reconsider. It’s a popular tactic.
February 14th, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
Vegetables. I’m still working on beets, though. Or not working on them, as the case may be.