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The Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name
Obviously, I’m referring to the love of cilantro.
And now, one man has come out of the closet with a impressive blog defense of Coriandrum sativum. I give you: Fuck Yeah Cilantro.
The blog’s motto:
IF YOU DON’T LOVE CILANTRO WITH ALL YOUR HEART I WILL FIGHT YOU
NO JOKE
Enjoy.
Via The Agitator
I Like Herb
This morning’s Journal has a fun article sure to make the rounds of the foodie blogosphere:
After picking up a vegetable burrito on his way home from work, Mike Racanelli planted himself in front of his television and took a bite. The smell hit him immediately: cilantro.
Irate, the 29-year-old Chicago band manager drove 20 miles back to the Mexican restaurant where he’d bought the offending item, threw it on the counter, he recalls, and “raised hell,” demanding a cilantro-free replacement “immediately.”
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But few foods elicit such heated negative reactions. Many people say it tastes soapy, rotten or just plain vile. Just a whiff of it is enough to make them push away their plates.
Cilantro lovers say it has a refreshing, lemony or limelike flavor that complements everything from guacamole to curry. It’s a key ingredient in a range of ethnic cuisines, including Mexican, Indian and Chinese.
Worth reading in full. And, for the record, I’m firmly in the tastes-like-lemon-who-loves-it-on-Mexican-food category. IIRC our own Baylen stands in the polar camp. Pistols at dawn!
UPDATE: OK, so Baylen does like it. Good to hear. Together we man the cilantro ramparts, brothers-in-arms!
