Julia Child, known for her culinary expertise, openly disliked cilantro, describing its taste as 'dead' and refusing to eat it in any dish. She humorously noted that if served cilantro, she would pick it out and throw it on the floor. The herb is widely considered versatile and used in various dishes, yet it has a polarizing effect on many people, with some, like Child, finding its taste unpleasant due to possible genetic factors linked to the perception of its flavor as similar to soap. Child also disliked arugula for similar reasons.
Julia Child, the author of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking,' openly disliked cilantro, describing it as having a 'dead taste' and would pick it out of dishes.
Cilantro is versatile and used in many cuisines, but it is notoriously divisive, with some Americans disliking it due to genetic sensitivity to its aldehydes.
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