All About Cilantro: The Love It Or Hate It Herb

You either adore it or abhor it. Curious? Keep reading.

Cilantro — delicious garnish or soapy-tasting meal ruiner? (Image by Solución Individual from Pixabay)

Never. I would pick it out if I saw it and throw it on the floor. — Julia Child (when asked if she would ever eat cilantro)

The Truth According to Julia Child

( … and ten percent of the rest of us).

Julia Child was never one to mince words, was she? She was a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, author, and the first American to produce and star in a television cooking show. But despite her training and world travel, she never acquired a taste for cilantro. And she’s not alone — some people have strong feelings about it. In fact, there is a Facebook page with 281,000 followers, devoted exclusively to the hatred of the herb. Like religion, politics, and spam-in-a-can, there is no easy path to conversion. But there is a real reason for this disagreement; the love of cilantro is more than just an acquired taste.

It’s In Your Genes

Cilantro is almost negligible when it comes to calories (just 1 calorie in ¼ cup), and it’s packed with vitamins A and K and potassium. That is the good news. However, if you are one of those who say that cilantro…