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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Beets.  Every year I’m tempted to buy them because they’re such a pretty color.  And then I cook them and remember they taste like dirt.

Also natto.  If it smells rotten, I cannot put it in my mouth, I’m sorry.  [/quote]

Like cilantro, beets have a genetic component. They taste great to some people and literally like dirt to others, and it’s not a matter of taste, it is actually how the brain receives it. Like cilantro literally tastes like soap for people who are genetically predisposed to taste it that way. [/quote]

This explains things. I have had people go on and on about how great beets are, so I have tried to like them and just can’t.

I do like cilantro.[/quote]

Ah lightbulb moment!  Beets taste like dirt PP here.  I am intensely dislike cilantro although I don’t think I have the soap gene because it doesn’t taste like soap to me, it just tastes bad.  What do beets taste like if you don’t have the dirt gene?  I’m now super curious.  I always assumed people just like the pink dirt flavour.[/quote]

Beet lover here (not PP). They don't taste anything like dirt to me! They are sweet and kind of floral tasting. Maybe a hint of bitterness.  I love them paired with citrus, the acidity highlights the sweetness of the beets.

I love cilantro. Fresh and herbal, not soapy.[/quote]

NP here.  Another who things that beets taste like dirt.  I've always wondered what they taste like.  I have a couple of friends who love beets, but can't describe the flavor, and just say that they taste like "wonderful vegetables".  I've tried both regular and golden beets and they both taste horrible.

I do love cilantro though.  I have a few friends who have the soap gene and my family doesn't particularly care for it (doesn't taste like soap, but they don't like the floral flavor), so I tend to avoid it in cooking.

My spouse grows fresh basil in the garden, so I substitute a lot of fresh basic for cilantro if I need an herbal component.[/quote]

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