Meh.

Post #444,724 by Another Scott 8/28/24 2:45:27 PM 8/28/24 2:45:27 PM Reply	Meh. Generation Jones is a term for tail-end Boomers, born between 1954 and 1964, who felt disconnected from the experiences of older Boomers such as the Vietnam War and the hippie subculture. Maybe because, er, the older Boomers were, I dunno, older? I don't see the profundity of this arguing about "younger Boomers are not really Boomers" stuff. A generation is a convenient grouping. Boomers was a grouping that made sense because it was larger than what came before. It doesn't mean that everyone was the same, or that people born in 1946 were the same as people born in 1960. Everyone in the "Greatest Generation" wasn't a hero. Lots of the crap dumped on the Boomers should rightfully be dumped on them (Reagan, George Wallace, Barry Goldwater, etc.) instead, if we're going to dump on generations. Everyone who shops at Target isn't the same. Everyone who roots for Arsenal isn't the same. Everyone who thinks that cilantro tastes like soap isn't the same. Boomers is a convenient grouping in a particular context. That's it. That's all. [/rant] ;-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #444,727 by malraux 8/28/24 6:03:58 PM 8/28/24 6:03:58 PM Reply	But what about... ... Boomers who root for Arsenal, shop at Target, and think that cilantro tastes like soap? Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #444,728 by Andrew Grygus 8/28/24 7:05:27 PM 8/28/24 7:07:29 PM Reply	Cilantro tasting like soap is fixable. Even some who claim to have the genetic defect that causes Cilantro to taste like soap say the fix works. The fix is exposure (same as with chilis). I have a copy of the first Thai cookbook written in English. The author was an exchange student in Thailand. She couldn't stand Cilantro, and asked for the food served to her to be 'No Cilantro!'. This horrified her native associates - but this was Thailand, they either didn't understand or refused go comply, so she got plenty of Cilantro. She testifies that a few months later she was ordering "With extra Cilantro". There was another lady who ran a group Web site called "I Hate Cilantro!". Of course, for her diatribes she had to do a lot of research. Some time later she submitted her resignation to the group, explaining that, due to exposure, she had come to quite like Cilantro. Cilantro was the most popular herb across Europe, but for some reason it was inexplicably supplanted by Parsley. By that time, European merchants had introduce Cilantro worldwide. It is still used in the Canary Islands (Spain) and somewhat in Italy. In my early cooking days I was mystified by recipes calling for "Italian Parsley" and "Chinese Parsley", until I finally found out it was Cilantro. Today, those terms are no longer used. Of course, due to our ever more mixed demographics here in the US, Cilantro is everywhere. The markets I shop at have big bins of it, which are renewed every few hours. England probably also has plenty due to Indian influence. Edited by Andrew Grygus Aug. 28, 2024, 07:07:29 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #444,729 by Another Scott 8/28/24 8:11:41 PM 8/28/24 8:11:41 PM Reply	I did not know that. [/Carson] Thanks.
Post #444,731 by a6l6e6x 8/28/24 9:12:13 PM 8/28/24 9:12:13 PM Reply	Well, cilantro is in some Mexican food items. Chipotle restaurants serve cilantro in salad parts. My wife and I enjoy it! :) Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #444,732 by Andrew Grygus 8/28/24 11:43:22 PM 8/28/24 11:43:22 PM Reply	Well, yes . . . . . the Spanish took Cilantro to the Canary Islands, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Philippines - before converting to Parsley. Cilantro is still the number one herb in those countries. So, to fake "authenticity", you have to include Cilantro. Many years ago my mother was amazed to see Indian people at Sunland Produce stuffing a couple of bags with Cilantro (which she didn't use as far as I know). Of course, for many uses you need quite a bundle of Cilantro, because it's thin and chops down to rather little. Fortunately, except for some appearance critical uses, you can use a lot of the stems, which actually improves the overall taste. This was just recently "discovered" by "America's Test Kitchen". Of course, they have "discovered" other things I have been using for decades. For Thai sauces and such, we can't get Cilantro Roots here, so we have to use the thicker stems as a "not quite right" substitute.

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