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[Bozack]

Cilantro.  Cilantro.  Mmmm, cilantro.

That story made me throw up in my mouth a little.

Vomit. Vomit. Mmmm, vomit.

[linnea]

Man, is there no end to Ray's shocking spendthriftness?

To touch on the other point of discussion:  Cilantro is rad. It gets the official Somebody nice Seal of Approval for being the Most Delicious Seasoning.  I buy fresh cilantro and add it to salsa, because they never add enough, in my opinion.  If Ray made a really delicious chipotle salsa with the right amount of cilantro... daaaaaamn.

In my opinion, those two ingredients (chipotle peppers and cilantro) are the cornerstone of a goddamned delicious salsa.  The addition of an exotic or unexpected fruit, such as pineapple or peaches, would culminate in salsa perfection.

[wombat]

There is a hypothesis floating around that there is a genetic difference that makes cilantro taste like soap to some people and not others.  But some lazy Googling doesn't answer the question of whether there is any basis to this other than speculation.

[slink]

But some lazy Googling doesn't answer the question of whether there is any basis to this other than speculation.

I think my mother is convinced it tastes of soap. I love it, as does my brother who uses it fairly frequently.

[AugustWest]

But some lazy Googling doesn't answer the question of whether there is any basis to this other than speculation.

I think my mother is convinced it tastes of soap. I love it, as does my brother who uses it fairly frequently.

I think it tastes like soap AND I love it.  I'm not sure what to think about that.

[Carlos del Vaca]

There is also speculation as to genetic differences in people who experience the phenomenon of "asparagus whiz" and those who don't.  Are the latter unable to produce smelly pee after eating asparagus, or are they just unable to smell it?

Perhaps this phenomenon and the cilantro-soap thing are related.  There's a doctoral dissertation lurking in there somewhere.

[AugustWest]

You know what's fascinating about the asparagus pee thing?  You get it amazingly quickly after eating the asparagus.  Within like 15 minutes. Scientists cannot explain how this happens -- you should not be able to process it nearly that fast.  It is a mystery.  But the smell does not bother me.

MMMM Asparagus.  It is time for me to go cut down my aspargus patch.  I let it go to seed, which is what you are supposed to do.  Come April I will once again have the freshest asparagus in town!

[AlohaDawg]

1) I love Cilantro and it doesn't taste like soap to me.

2) Ask Cecil did an article about the Asparagus Whiz thing but I'm too lazy to look for it now. Anyone?

[V-Adore]

MMMM Asparagus.  It is time for me to go cut down my aspargus patch.  I let it go to seed, which is what you are supposed to do.  Come April I will once again have the freshest asparagus in town!

This is the best bragging ever. I mean, yes. "Freshest asparagus in town!" It sounds so cheerful.

(Note for those of you curious about modly pedantry: this is not split because there wasn't that much else to talk about with this strip. I mean, seriously.)

[CortJstr]

1) I love Cilantro and it doesn't taste like soap to me.

2) Ask Cecil did an article about the Asparagus Whiz thing but I'm too lazy to look for it now. Anyone?

1) The first time I ate cilantro I reflexively spit it out before I could even register the taste. Like my body thought it was poison or something.

2) http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_383.html

[AlohaDawg]

I was going to specifically ask CJ, then I thought, Why?

Right on!