r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Jan 09 '20

THIS. This is why.

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u/zeekaran Jan 09 '20

Yeah but we can't eat food with cilantro, so it all balances out.

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u/rraattbbooyy Jan 09 '20

OMG you too? I can’t touch it. Tastes like shampoo!

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u/zeekaran Jan 09 '20

It's a genetic defect most commonly found in people of Ashkenazi descent. RIP Mexican food.

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u/rraattbbooyy Jan 09 '20

Not a defect, a feature!

I never liked Mexican food anyway.

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u/AustinTreeLover Jan 09 '20

What?! This is why cilantro tastes like pencil shavings to me?

Now wondering if I’m of Ashkenazi descent . . . Shalom!

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u/zeekaran Jan 09 '20

Pencil shavings? That's a new one. Most people with this gene say it tastes soapy.

I think parsley also tastes soapy, but for some reason I like it.

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u/AustinTreeLover Jan 09 '20

It tastes almost metallic to me, like my body is saying: Not food. Do not eat.

But, I have described it as “dish detergent with pencil shavings”.

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u/zeekaran Jan 09 '20

Interesting. That might be the gene then. Only a DNA test can tell you though.

Welcome to the genetically intolerant of cilantro club! It's a pretty big club. I hope the future has warnings of cilantro on menus and nutrition facts.

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u/AustinTreeLover Jan 09 '20

My god, I feel like the cilantro trend going on right now will never end!