Blueberry Discovery

[lyrangalia]

So, a good number of people know I dislike blueberries. Part of it is that I have a strong dislike for blue food that started off with dislike of artificial colouring and sort of devolved into a general dislike of foods that stain my mouth, with a strong emphasis on blue for some reason.

The other reason is that to me blueberries just don't taste

Comments

[cornerofmadness]

wonders if it's genetic. Blueberries have a very distinct flavor.

not to mention being extremely healthy things to eat

[qphunter]

dude, cilantro def. has no flavor

[cytherea_rose]

Um.. gotta disagree with you. Blueberries are delicious. And also.. what kind of blueberries are you eating that they stain your mouth? I eat blueberries all the time (in fact over break I ate them with breakfast every single morning) and I have never once encountered this phenomenon. Perhaps they're shipping you fake blueberries with artificial dye down there in Houston? ;)

[aless02]

What cilantro thing? Cilantro (read: coriander in the UK) is the single greatest herb for adding maximum flavor to a variety of dishes!

[lyrangalia]

Wait, so in the UK they call both the plant and the seeds coriander? Interesting, especially since they don't taste anything alike.

The "cilantro thing" is the phenomenon that there is a strong contingent of people for whom cilantro tastes soapy (and bad). It's most likely genetic.

[aless02]

Yeah, it's weird. For the seed, it's usually just called "ground coriander" (assuming that you're buying it in a jar at the supermarket) and the non-fresh leaf is labelled "dried coriander".

I didn't know that it tasted soapy to some people! Weird.

[thorny_rose]

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