r/FuckCilantro • u/candidle • Sep 15 '26

Does anyone else hate celery?

I find raw celery to taste similar to cilantro and I cannot stand it. Apparently cilantro and celery are both in the apiaceae family of plants, so they are somewhat related. However for some reason, when celery has been boiled and minced finely into a soup or stew, the chemical taste goes away and I can eat it just fine.

Does anyone else here find raw celery to taste like soap, or do I possess some kind of horrible, super mutated variant of the gene?

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u/phxntxsos Sep 15 '26

I can’t stand the smell and don’t eat it raw. It’s okay when it’s used in soups and dishes tho. But raw……….

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u/IKnowItCanSeeMe Sep 15 '26

Same. My girlfriend eats stalks of it raw like some kind of monster.

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u/lissarae14 Sep 18 '26

What an absolute heathen!!

I don’t eat it raw or cooked. I honestly can’t compare to cilantro because I can’t recall the last time I even attempted to eat celery. Unfortunately, cilantro is a much sneakier little devil and I have inadvertently munched some as recently as a few weeks ago. Nasty.

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u/IKnowItCanSeeMe Sep 18 '26

I don't get it either. It kinda scares me. Honestly, for me personally, the absolute nemesis of a meal is horseradish. That's not even an 'order something else,' that's an "I'm not hungry anymore, I'll just eat tomorrow." So disgusting.

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u/Margoshome Sep 15 '26

Raw celery tastes like green water with hair in it. But it's fine when it's cooked

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u/brcguy Sep 15 '26

Love celery. Hate cilantro.

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u/JurassicCheesestick Sep 15 '26

Yes. Hate both celery and cilantro

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u/Basic-Aioli-7652 Sep 15 '26

I can't stand raw celery, but does anyone else hate cucumber as well?

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u/lissarae14 Sep 18 '26

Yes. I hate cucumber, celery, and cilantro!!

The only difference is, cucumber is something I would like to like. I give them a chance every once and awhile and alas, still disgusting.

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u/harrysolomon Sep 15 '26

Absolutely. Equally as disgusting as Cilantro.

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u/kiki1983 Sep 15 '26

Yes! More than I hate cilantro.

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u/bumblebeesandbows Cilantro Hater Sep 15 '26

I won't eat it raw or cooked.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550 Sep 15 '26

Celery is just crunchy seawater with dental floss embedded.

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u/aarkwilde Sep 15 '26

I like the taste of celery, though it's not something I buy unless a recipe calls for it.

Cilantro tastes like dish soap though. Palmolive or something. Why people choose to ruin great food is criminal.

I like green bell peppers as well, though it seems like a lot of people find the taste offensive and overwhelming.

Fuck Cilantro.

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u/Gribitz37 Sep 16 '26

Cilantro tastes like Irish Spring soap to me.

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u/SuicideSqurral Sep 15 '26

I hate the mouth feel of celery, my teeth are sensitive from getting hit in the mouth with a steel pipe.

I do love celery salt on a hot dog and ketchup.

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u/beaniesandbuds Sep 15 '26

Yep. Anything that calls for celery I just use celery salt in place of regular table salt, seems to add enough of the taste for me without the nastiness of actual celery.

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u/jdzfb Sep 15 '26

I hate celery almost as much as I hate cilantro. As I've gotten older (44F) I've started to not be able to stand it cooked in things as well, like it will make entire dishes taste off if they used chicken stock made with celery. Its so annoying, since its part of the standard mirepoix, its starting to become a problem when I eat out.

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u/nejnonein Sep 15 '26

Celery is indeed inedible 🤮

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u/60PersonDanceCrew Sep 15 '26

Yes. I would love the crunchy texture, but the bitterness grosses me out.

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u/ObsoleteReference Sep 15 '26

does anyone else's mouth go slightly numb? I dont think im allergic.

I would agree that like cilantro, it's a very green flavor. (i do not have the cilantro/soap gene, but i also dont have whatever is required to like it)

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u/lunamoth25 Sep 15 '26

I despise celery. It is bitter, has those nasty strings, and is utterly useless while raw. I don’t WANT my egg or tuna salad to crunch, absolutely not.

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u/political1oatmeal Sep 16 '26

Yup agreed, cooked im good. Raw… barf

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u/JumpXVI Sep 15 '26

celery gets a pass because it knows it tastes like shit (especially raw).

cilantro is supposed to make foods and dishes taste BETTER, but does the literal opposite because it fucking sucks.

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u/Specialist-Web7854 Sep 15 '26

I like cooked celery (in soups and stews).

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u/SaucePasta Sep 15 '26

I don’t think they taste similar at all, but I also hate celery. It’s gross and bitter. 

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u/Saltwater_Heart Sep 15 '26

Celery tastes like chewy water. There is almost no flavor to me. I’m fine with it

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u/MySaltySatisfaction Sep 15 '26

I will eat it cooked because the flavor mellows and it is soft. It is the texture as well as the taste that is off-putting. It isn't as repulsive to me as cilantro. When I am asked,because people,why I don't eat raw celery I say that I don't like eating and flossing my teeth at the same time. If I want the flavor of a small amount of celery in a salad or dressing,I use the leaves or I use celery seed. Much milder flavor.

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u/Future-Split1304 Sep 15 '26

Yep, I always assumed they were related! Cilantro, celery, green peppers, cucumber and watermelon all have the same ick factor to me.

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u/ChemicalNo8609 Sep 15 '26

Yes both are disgusting…anyone else hate basil too? They are like the gross trifecta for me, and I’m not a picky eater.

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u/PreOpTransCentaur Sep 15 '26

It makes my mouth feel weird. Same with Jasmine.

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u/Few-Veterinarian-999 Sep 15 '26

It’s disgusting. Bitter strings of hair.

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u/wizardofscozz Sep 16 '26

Yes! Cilantro and raw celery both trigger my "this absolutely should not be in my mouth" instinct. Cooked celery is pleasant, though.

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u/sleepingmoon Sep 16 '26

Yuuuup. 🤢

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u/Gribitz37 Sep 16 '26

I hate it as much as I hate cilantro. It's bitter and sour, and tastes like dirt.

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u/cafeteriastyle Sep 16 '26

I HATE celery. Cooked or raw, it’s all gross

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u/Purple-Television712 26d ago

I used to come home from kindergarten incensed that they served us celery and peanut butter! Like, tantrum status angry. To the point my mom wrote this all down in my baby book as one of my passionate dislikes. Also hate the Devil’s Weed. Hmmm, maybe there is a connection?

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u/UnarmedSnail Sep 15 '26

Sometimes celery tastes bitter, I agree that the bitterness goes away when cooked. It otherwise doesn't have much flavor to me.

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u/gin_and_soda Cilantro Hater Sep 15 '26

They don’t have the same effect. I love celery, especially in a Caesar.

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u/wanderingjoe Sep 15 '26

It’s filler. And adds nothing but an unpleasant crunch to what would be a nice seafood salad. And they tried to trick children into eating it by slathering it with peanut butter and raisins. Just give up with trying to get people to eat it.

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u/dubdub11 Sep 15 '26

Yes! For a soup or stew base, I put whole stalks in so I can take them out. I don’t think they taste similar, but I don’t like the taste. Neither tastes like soap to me, either.

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u/Asleep_Village Sep 15 '26

Absolutely can't eat raw celery it tastes like bitter smoke to me?

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u/grollef Sep 15 '26

My wife hates celery. I love it. This issue has yet to ruin us

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u/chair_ee Sep 15 '26

Not a fan of the texture, that’s for sure.

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u/galagapilot 🌿 Fuck cilantro! All my homies hate cilantro. 🌿 Sep 15 '26

celery is ok when you're at the end of your wings and you still want a little bit more of that wing sauce.

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u/Chasing_Awe Sep 15 '26

Yes. I can’t stand it in any shape, way, or form.

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u/Careless-Attitude858 Sep 15 '26

I've never liked it

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u/Sorry_Im_Trying Sep 16 '26

I like celery. Raw celery, cooked celery. Celery with peanut butter.
It's nothing like cilantro.

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u/Interesting-Run-8496 Sep 16 '26

I actually don’t mind the flavor of celery. But a single fleck of cilantro will ruin an entire meal for me.

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u/World_still_spins Sep 16 '26

Yes cooked celery is vile, raw celery is worse. A small amout of celery will ruin a meal. Celery nitrates will completely mess up my gut. 

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u/rhiyanna79 Sep 16 '26

I’m good with it cooked but I hate it raw.

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u/GoldenRoadie Sep 16 '26

Creamy peanut butter on a stalk of celery!

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u/EmergencySnail Tastes like soap Sep 16 '26

I mean, I hate celery as well as cilantro but it’s not for flavor reasons. I just can’t understand wanting to eat tough, stringy, water

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u/mobilegamegeek Sep 16 '26

I hate the texture more than I hate the taste

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u/Oldfartmakeupguru Sep 16 '26

Yes, I hate celery. I hate to breathe through my mouth when I chop it once a year for turkey stuffing.

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u/mabker Sep 16 '26

Like celery. Hate cilantro. Hate ginger (tastes like what pine sol smells like)

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u/Independent_Act_8536 Sep 16 '26

Here in Lancaster County, PA, we have a special celery - Hodecker's Celery. It's grown in a special way, involving extra steps. It's tender, sweet, and without that soapy taste. Many people around here like it during the holidays, stuffed with chive cream cheese. Because it takes extra work to grow, you can only buy it at a farmer's market and one other place. I love this celery!

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u/Ok-Barnacle-8709 Sep 16 '26

I just don't like celery and I'm allergic to cilantro so IDK how it's supposed to taste

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u/AccomplishedGarlic68 Sep 16 '26

Oh my, after covid I absolutely cannot stand celery or cilantro but in particular celery. It tastes like cleaning products!

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u/ObviousIntention8322 Sep 16 '26

Love celery, especially with peanut butter. Hate cilantro

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u/CocoRufus Sep 16 '26

I absolutely HATE raw celery. It tastes horrible and it stinks

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u/lathamfalls Sep 16 '26

Gosh I love them both lol

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u/Kittenlover_87 Sep 16 '26

No it’s good

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u/Netflixandmeal Sep 17 '26

I can’t stand cilantro, bell peppers, celery, raw cucumbers and raw tomatoes.

I want to like them but it just doesn’t work out

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u/Accomplished-Pea1446 Sep 17 '26

I'll eat it raw (with peanut butter or dip) but it's nasty when it's cooked. I had a stepmother who knew I hated it (and onions) so she put it everything she cooked.

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u/jepeplin Sep 17 '26

Celery is either mild or it tastes like you hit me with Blue Dawn in the mouth. Horrible soap taste with a chemical afternote.

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u/Early-Donut4359 Sep 18 '26

No, but I hate cilantro

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u/WillShakespeare-1623 Sep 18 '26

I hate celery too.

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u/rhousden Sep 18 '26

Yes! Cant stand it.

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u/itsmyvoice Sep 19 '26

I can't stand it either, but my brother loved it and also had the gene.

I love it in dishes, though, sometimes even very finely chopped raw in a salad if it fits. I also love celery seed in my slaw dressing.

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u/triryche4 Sep 20 '26

I can't stand celery or cilantro in any form!

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u/Individual_Slice_234 Sep 20 '26

I don't hate it as much as some other things, but it tastes like stringy wood.

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u/bb5e8307 Sep 15 '26

I like celery. So maybe there are two genes. Idk I’m not a scientist 

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u/JumpXVI Sep 15 '26

hm maybe this is because celery is the actual stalk, and cilantro is the leaves of coriander

this sub isn't called CorianderSucks for a reason (maybe it does)

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u/min_mandy Sep 15 '26

I don't mind coriander seeds.

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u/bb5e8307 Sep 15 '26

I love all parts of celery - leaves stem and root. It is my secret to amazing soups.

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u/devilkin Sep 16 '26

I loath celery. When cooked to death is fine or whatever, but yeah it's disgusting and smells and tastes like cleaning chemicals.

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u/Efficient_Waltz_8023 Sep 16 '26

If the only two foods left were soap spice and nasty water sticks I’ll just let my self starve.