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[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 156 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Fuck I have the stupid shitty cilantro gene and there's some dudes with ant hunting genes?

Not fair :(

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 61 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I put soap and cilantro into stuff i make so no one feels superior

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Now it sucks for me and you! Just kidding, I like the taste of soap."

[–] CM400@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I love cilantro, but if I put enough on a taco or something I can taste a little bit of soapiness. It isn’t bad enough to put me off of it, but I get it.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's funny. Cilantro tastes weird and I don't like it, but I wouldn't say it tastes soapy. That said, whenever I have it, I always notice this weird taste, but never actually recognize it. Then I check the ingredients and there it is.

[–] CM400@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Cilantro in salsa is so good. Something about how the flavor of the tomato acts with it… I need to make some salsa now.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I can smell ants. I've eaten one before. They taste like iron. Like blood mixed with pepper. Idk why I told you that just now.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They taste awful. Like licking a battery.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

That's a great explanation! Yes, that's what they taste like.

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Different ants taste different!

I've had ants that taste like fizzy lime...

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

The one I ate was one of those big black ones. Not the huge ones that wander around by themselves, but the normal colony black ants that are large enough to easily pick up.

[–] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's no putting the ink back on the bottle.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Not something I ever wondered, but it's a pretty neat anecdote.