A lot of people love pancakes, but I hate them. Maple syrup and melted butter are so wasted on these flabby, musty-tasting monstrosities.
Bloody Marys are gross, but see my above. And yeah, it seems like most people like them.
Yes, cilantro aversion is genetic. I mean, some people just don’t like it, but most, especially those who say it tastes “soapy” probably have the genes. So I’m not sure it’s fair to say that “lots of others” love it, a quick google suggests that ~10% of people don’t like it. Interestingly, it says that a higher proportion of females dislike it, which isn’t my experience, but confirmation bias and maybe the difference is not significance.
An aside: cilantro/coriander is similar tasting to something else (I haven’t had it): culantro. Very fitting according to some of you. If you don’t get it, look up the translation for “culo” in Spanish (or “cul” in French). Also, its scientific name is Eryngium foetidum. That’s right, fetid, stinking. The only more apt name is Asafoetida.
The “asparagus pee” smell is also genetic and is in a certain portion of the population. But guys don’t fool yourselves; all of our pee smells on asparagus, but some of you just can’t detect the smell.
Salmon is a safe bet maybe, but a stronger (good) taste. Tilapia is iffy because sometimes it’s muddy, but oftentimes it’s bland
I don’t particularly like cake. I like ice cream. Putting them together makes the cake part good. But a good ice cream cake shouldn’t be too spongy or it gets soggy :pukey smiley:
I am counting the whole world, not just US and Europe. Lemon ants supposedly taste like citrus when you bite off their little abdomens … honey ants were used as ‘dessert’, and any number of grubs/larvae and whatnot are consumed with vigor in the Far East. Blarg.
Mayo is an awful condiment. Mustard rules there.
Cilantro is vile.
Sweet potatoes are vile, also. I will say I believe the idea that one’s sense of taste changes with age because they aren’t as vile as they used to be. One bite of them would make me want to vomit when I was young- now they just taste bad and I could eat them if I had to.
Cool new herb of the moment? What, did you set the Delorean for 1997?
It’s not quite that simple. There is some genetic component to it, but there’s more to it than that.
Emphasis mine.
I’m one of those people who tasted the soapiness initially. First few times I had salsa at a Mexican restaurant, I thought the dishes weren’t properly rinsed. But, eventually, I just got used to it, and now I love the stuff.
I have to say, I’m rather surprised at how many have said tomatoes.
I’m not surprised by those that said fish and/or seafood. I know lots of people who say that. But what has always perplexed me is how many people I know who say the love fish but can’t stand salmon. I love fish and don’t find salmon much different than most other fish, but apparently to some people it is!
I’m sure it varies by region, but, yeah, cilantro, at least in my neighborhood, has been common for over 20 years. But I do live in a neighborhood with a lot of Mexicans and a smattering of Middle Easterners if you go slightly south, and both use a good bit of cilantro in their cooking. (As do a lot of South and Southeast Asians. There’s a reason it’s often called “the most popular herb in the world.”)
Salmon is quite a distinct, strong taste compared to most whitefish and such. I know people who are the inverse: don’t like fish much, but like salmon and/or tuna. I love all kinds of fish and seafood, but salmon is definitely a different category of fish to me.
I live in Georgia. We don’t have but a fraction of Chicago’s Mexican food culture. Cilantro has been easy to find and quite common here for at least 20 years.
Really? I find it has it’s own unique flavor/texture, but I don’t think it’s like comparing apples and oranges when comparing it to other fish.
Best salmon I ever had was in Seattle. Freshness is everything with salmon, even over species. The fish I ate there had been alive as recently as an hour before I consumed it. Awesome flavor!
Ketchup. Never liked it, and I can detect it in food in microscopic quantities. If I had a recipe calling for it, I use tomato sauce or paste instead. I have never acquired the taste for coffee either.
Oatmeal porridge can indeed be disgusting if prepared incorrectly. Do you like uncooked oatmeal in other foods, or at least have no objection to it?
Some people are allergic to bananas, and maybe this is a warning sign for you.
I like both things myself.
I also do not like eggplant, in any form I’ve had it. I always hear about how great baba ganoush is, but am not adventuresome enough to try it.
I think I’m the only person in the world who doesn’t like the combination of peanut butter (or peanuts) and chocolate. I love peanut butter and I love chocolate, but the combination tastes awful to me. I hate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, or any candy bar with peanuts and chocolate.
In fact, I think peanuts and peanut butter don’t go well at all with anything sweet*. I hate peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. When I eat Cracker Jack I eat the popcorn and throw the candy-coated peanuts away. I hate peanut M&Ms.
*With one exception- I love to eat handfuls of peanuts (especially dry-roasted) and wash it down with Pepsi. Man, that’s good stuff.
Rhubarb grows like a weed here, and most people really love desserts made with it (rhubarb pie, rhubarb crisp, that kind of thing).
I can taste the soapy element of cilantro, but it tastes wonderful to me - it’s like 5% soapy, and 95% yum!
I don’t really like ice cream mixed with other things, either (usually). Ice cream and cake just makes a soupy mess of my delicious chocolate cake.
Halibut - the fish for fish-haters. Seriously, I’m not a fish fan, either, but I love halibut. It doesn’t taste fishy. 
I suppose it’s entirely possible that there are people without the anti-cilantro gene who simply don’t like it, but yes, at least some of us cilantro-haters probably do have a genetic aversion to it.
Ah yeah, insects, which are big over here but contrary to popular belief not nationwide. Only in the Northeast or among transplanted Northeasterners. The other Thais, the wife included, look down on eating those.
And speaking of the Northeast, they also have a fermented-fish dish called pla ra that is the source of much liver fluke among the populace there. But it’s almost the regional dish.
Another mayo and beer hater here.
Re cilantro, I am one of those oddballs who can taste the soap in it while still thinking it’s okay. And I know it is definitely soapy tasting because before I knew about the phenomenon I always wondered why my friends salsa bowls had just come out of the dishwasher (despite the fact that the salsa tasted good.)
I sort of like peanut butter and chocolate together. I also think that peanut butter does go well with sweet things – the salty/umami and sweet flavors complement each other.
But I hate chocolate ice cream, especially when there is peanut butter in it. The heavy flavor of the chocolate combined with the texture of the peanut butter makes it taste very gritty and sludgy. I do however like vanilla ice cream with peanut butter in it, even though it’s very rare to find.
Cabbage rolls. I grew up with a Ukrainian Grandmother who made really good ones, by all accounts, but I could not eat them as a child and will not eat them as an adult. I gag just thinking about them.
Raisins. When I discovered that I liked dried cranberries, I though perhaps I could give raisins another try. Nope, still hate them.