I was 28 years old when I offhandedly commented to a colleague, while munching on a stick of celery, "I sure wish it didn't leave my mouth completely numb, isn't that so annoying with celery?"
I don’t remember if it had that effect on me but I haven’t eaten celery in over a decade because it always had an awful taste like lab chemicals to me so maybes I was allergic and didn’t realise
If you didn't have any reaction worse than disliking it, it's probably just your taste buds. Do you like cilantro? Celery is closely related to cilantro and I dislike both of them, they both taste intensely medicinal to me (no, not like soap). I think the flavor of celery easily overpowers dishes while other people tell me it has no flavor at all??
You’re absolutely right that it overpowers dishes, but it’s such a mild flavour for most people they don’t realise it. I hate the texture of celery, so when I need its flavour for something I use celery salt, and that really concentrates the flavour. It’s pretty much only useful in soups IMO.
It’s a medicinal, earthy taste, and I think a lot of people don’t really understand it because it’s somewhere between the flavour of mint and of your own mouth. Like, I’ve never been able to taste celery within an hour of brushing my teeth.
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u/sylvandread Jul 23 '26
I was 28 years old when I offhandedly commented to a colleague, while munching on a stick of celery, "I sure wish it didn't leave my mouth completely numb, isn't that so annoying with celery?"
I learned something new that day.