tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post3477508873002310855..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: The Sun Is Shining, The Birds Are Singing, The Tulips Are In Bloom. Shut th' F*ck Up.James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-7053066728146951672010-04-19T18:53:57.486-04:002010-04-19T18:53:57.486-04:00There is, in South Asian cuisine, a holy trinity o...There is, in South Asian cuisine, a holy trinity of flavors that transcends its individual components: fish sauce, lime juice, and cilantro. It is the catalysis of these that turned the switch in my head from crushed-bugs/soap to a bright, cheerful flavor note that reacts incredibly well with all meaty fats. Vietnamese or Mexican food without cilantro and lime is almost inedible.<br /><br />Pho Butch Pansynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-86289063229114477072010-04-16T09:25:22.443-04:002010-04-16T09:25:22.443-04:00My mother always just used cans of bacon grease as...My mother always just used cans of bacon grease as 'suet' and the birds loved it. I also collect the grease from cooking meat for the kids and then roll the hardened can shapes in bird seed, hang them from a tree and voila! A lovely treat. <br /><br />I have never thought of paying for suet!<br /><br />P.S. Glad to see others here find cilantro tastes like soap also too.lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425764711510261055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-80852653196553786582010-04-15T20:58:44.326-04:002010-04-15T20:58:44.326-04:00Doghouse, I am astounded, flummoxed, struck all of...Doghouse, I am astounded, flummoxed, struck all of a heap by your comment on FLAVORED SUETS!!!! I live near a tres trend-conscious supermarket that once had truffles on sale (flown over in season speshly - hey, it was the 80s) for like 92 bucks/pound. But I have never, never heard of flavored suets before (unless the bird-feeding sort, which tend to have bits of insects or dried berries mixed inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-40993109669732983032010-04-15T12:12:39.446-04:002010-04-15T12:12:39.446-04:00In an MSM where "Socialism" is tossed ab...In an MSM where "Socialism" is tossed about like so much cilantro (cilantro has a soapy taste soap to me as well - genetics sounds likely. If I want to taste soap I'll eat lutefisk), this lamebrain has a problem with "Kabuki"?<br /><br />ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!LittlePighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371773528566240524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-90723535318490477962010-04-15T12:03:01.367-04:002010-04-15T12:03:01.367-04:00I am saddened at this outpouring of contempt for C...I am saddened at this outpouring of contempt for Cilantro. I discovered it by accident, thinking I was buying Parsley, and being surprised and delighted by its wonderful aroma. What a find! I thought, little realizing I was following a faux-snobby Trend.<br /><br />But I understand those to whom it smells like soap. Roses smell like Raid Bug Spray to me. I hate 'em.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-41355587492184422972010-04-15T11:49:36.964-04:002010-04-15T11:49:36.964-04:00As far as the kabuki thing goes, since the people ...As far as the kabuki thing goes, since the people who use it very often imply some form of puppeteering is involved the proper art form would be Bunraku. But pundits have probably never heard of it, much less seen a performance.<br /><br />Cilantro? If I want to eat soap I'll eat soap thenkyewverymuch. And Julia is absolutly right about tarragon. Too. Also.Marion in Savannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-693416724364027272010-04-15T10:39:05.239-04:002010-04-15T10:39:05.239-04:00Does it matter what you call it? Because I don'...Does it matter what you call it? Because I don't actually order stuff with cilantro in it, but I have a mad passion for fresh coriander chutney. It's good in chili too.<br /><br />And it could never, in any form, be as soapy and revolting as tarragon, the herb that started the whole fashionable herbs on salad bars mess to begin with. Which has, thankfully, mostly disappeared, although Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652601001680591056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-34560229162649813852010-04-15T09:58:13.927-04:002010-04-15T09:58:13.927-04:00Make that my Kabuki golf outing!!1!
Must be nice....<i>Make that my Kabuki golf outing!!1!</i><br /><br />Must be nice. All the Kabuki golf courses around here closed in the early '80s77southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-78232571744561105062010-04-15T08:51:14.294-04:002010-04-15T08:51:14.294-04:00Make that my Kabuki golf outing!!1!Make that my Kabuki golf outing!!1!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-90369756167569881822010-04-15T08:50:31.035-04:002010-04-15T08:50:31.035-04:00You fuckers. I shall bring cilantro with me on my...You fuckers. I shall bring cilantro with me on my very next golf outing!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-86065224803185616342010-04-14T20:42:15.048-04:002010-04-14T20:42:15.048-04:00I concur with DocAmazing. A taqueria taco without ...I concur with DocAmazing. A taqueria taco without a generous helping of cilantro (along with onion, lemon juice and a nice slathering of salsa) is something, I guess, but I wouldn't eat it.<br /><br />I don't remember where I've read it, but -dg's missing receptor explanation sounds familiar.<br /><br />It certainly doesn't taste like soap to me. To be fair to Riley and Ms. TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972726941993291842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1212228882059518232010-04-14T19:34:29.423-04:002010-04-14T19:34:29.423-04:00I enjoy the taste of cilantro, and we grow arugula...I enjoy the taste of cilantro, and we grow arugula, AKA as rocket, in our vegetable garden. It has a lovely peppery bite to it in a salad.<br />I admired Julia Child, but so what if she hated them? Chacun a son gout, each to his own taste.isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-73157541880254726892010-04-14T18:23:58.728-04:002010-04-14T18:23:58.728-04:00There is an interesting possible explanation, ligh...There is an interesting possible explanation, lightly referenced in the NYT article, toward the bottom of: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98695984 .<br /><br />The shorter is that cilantro haters don't have the receptor for the good cilantro chemical.-dgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-28463321760078460472010-04-14T17:31:58.148-04:002010-04-14T17:31:58.148-04:00The ultimate refinement in "kabuki" was ...The ultimate refinement in "kabuki" was when Michelle Malkin coughed up "Oba-kabuki" at the start of the health care summit. Can't get much purer than that.satchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-77734373298983515232010-04-14T17:31:17.558-04:002010-04-14T17:31:17.558-04:00I'm with The Good Doctor on this one.I'm with The Good Doctor on this one.SLOdrivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266643199919549111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-43436627184036018572010-04-14T17:30:41.130-04:002010-04-14T17:30:41.130-04:00Doc,
You'd see me spitting lengua taco all ove...Doc,<br />You'd see me spitting <i>lengua taco</i> all over the floor of the <i>taqueria</i> if it had a speck of cilantro in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-54111970244344640432010-04-14T14:59:57.651-04:002010-04-14T14:59:57.651-04:00Verily, you miss out on one of the glories of taqu...Verily, you miss out on one of the glories of taqueria cuisine: onions chopped with cilantro, layered lavishly over a lengua taco or a burritio al pastor. I've been to taquerias that withhold the cilantro; I never go back.DocAmazinghttp://docamazing@fastmail.fmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-71725004395311905222010-04-14T13:33:11.901-04:002010-04-14T13:33:11.901-04:00I have no comment on the kabuki meme, since I tend...I have no comment on the kabuki meme, since I tend to ignore the overuse of wrong words that eventually become cliches. However, I just finished reading that cilantro article prior to visiting your blog and I was disappointed in it because I was hoping there was an actual scientific explanation for why cilantro tastes like soap to some people and not others; kind of like why some people can curl lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425764711510261055noreply@blogger.com