Spices I hate!!....and love.

[Daphne-weizen]

Am I the only one who can't stand ginger? To me its like eating soap. I'm not that crazy about oregano or sage either . I do love garlic and cilantro though...a lot of it in salsa!

 

[hunter_le five]

There aren't many spices I don't like, but one in particular does come to mind:

Caraway seed. Tastes like black liquorice and absinthe to me. Absolutely vile. It's unfortunate that so many people insist on putting it in their sauerkraut.

[drunk] Spices.... are the spice of life. [/drunk]

 

[govner1]

Cilantro! Tastes like soap!!


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[Daphne-weizen]

Gotta have cilatro in salsa!

 

[unionrdr]

I don't think there are any that I don't like. but what does bug me is home grown herbs. They all taste the same to me, like lemon oil in a plant or something. Or maybe we're growing them too close together?

 

[Quaker]

I don't think there are any I don't like in the right dish in moderation; too much of any of them is where most ills are. However I can't get enough thyme. I love that one.

 

[Dominic1920]

Cilantro! Tastes like soap!!

I'm just the opposite. I hate cilantro, but love ginger. There is a genetic marker for people who hate cilantro. Apparently to people with the gene it tastes like soap. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html

 

[JonM]

Yep, I'm one of the cilantro haters too. (So's my Mom - genetics.) If people tell me I'm nuts for hating cilantro, I point out that Julia Child was one of us too.

 

[hunter_le five]

I feel bad for the cilantro soap tasters. SWMBO is one. I couldn't live without the stuff.


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[JonM]

For me, it's not so much that it tastes like soap - it's that it's completely overpowering, even in tiny amounts. If there's even a teeny bit of cilantro in a dish, EVERYTHING tastes like cilantro. I can't taste anything else.

On the bright side, SWMBO and I were at a restaurant that grows a lot of its own spices, herbs, etc. and they had these little pink-leaved baby mustard greens that taste a lot like cilantro but without the evil effects.

 

[beergolf]

I like all spices, but the big key is to use them in moderation. If a dish screams "this has xxxxxx in it" you probably have used too much.

Except cilantro. Love the stuff and it is like I cannot put too much in some dishes.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I think the only spices I don't like are anise & licorice. That being said, they certainly do have their place; like ouzo or root beer. I LOVE fresh ginger! I don't like cardamom by itself, but it works as part of spice mixes like curry & I do like curry. It would be a drab world without cilantro, but I have to use fennel in moderation, it has a light anise-like flavour but Italian sausage wouldn't be Italian sausage without it.

LOVE caraway! Goes great in rye bread & I often add it to graff or cider. Midsommar wouldn't be the same without caraway flavoured aquavit. Dill is another fav. Ever put fresh dill on a sandwich? Makes that tuna fish or even ham sandwich soooo much better! There are several spices I've never used that don't smell like I would like them, fenugreek comes to mind, but it might be really tasty in certain applications. I think balance is best. (Lagom) Too much chili is just as bad, if not worse, than not enough.
Regards, GF.

 

[Dominic1920]

I like all spices, but the big key is to use them in moderation. If a dish screams "this has xxxxxx in it" you probably have used too much.

Except cilantro. Love the stuff and it is like I cannot put too much in some dishes.

I hate it when I taste a dish and have to wonder "what is that taste"? Some spices are used in more than moderation, and if you pair them together correctly are quite wonderful. For example curry is a mixture of different spices like turmeric, coriander, cumin, cardamom, and chili powder that is used in a dish in something more than moderation. Spoon that stuff in a dish. Go for it. Don't be shy. Its funny though, coriander comes from the seeds of the cilantro plant, and I like it in curry, but by itself, not so much. Also if you make a spicy Italian spaghetti sauce with meat, it turns into chili if you add cumin. Leave out cumin and its spaghetti sauce, add cumin and its chili. Go figure.

 

[Melana]

I am a cilantro soap taster too.

Ginger on the other hand... i put that sh!t in everything...