I find that interesting as, until relatively recently (until maybe my 20s), I absolutely loathed parsley and could only tolerate it in small doses. The idea of parsley being a neutral herb (which is what I assume is meant by “placebo” in this context) still strikes me as odd, as–to me–it has a very distinct bitter grassy peppery flavor (at least the flat varieties.) I don’t think I’m odd in this account. When I was a kid, I don’t remember many kids who enjoyed parsley.
When life gives you parsley, make parsleyade.
…yeah, I got nothin’.
My family puts parsley in pretty much every savory dish conceivable, so it could be that I’m just inured to it. I once had a roommate who looked askance at my heavy use of parsley, so maybe it’s me (and whoever else called it a placebo). But I don’t think it tastes bitter at all – it tastes the way I hear cilantro lovers describe cilantro: fresh and green. I don’t like big mouthfuls of it (like tabouleh), though.
Try making green smoothies. Yes, they’re not for everyone but you can use a lot of it in that way. They’re basically a lot of greens blended with a couple of apples or pears and water. I like them but as I say, not everyone likes them. :: stern look at husband ::
I can’t find the recipe I used last online, but it was basically romaine lettuce, celery, parsley and a couple pears. I’ve got the stuff at home to make another batch; this time I was going to try kale.
Here are some drug interactions with parsley; could be useful to read if you’re eating a lot of it.
Surprisingly, if you cut it and dry your parsley and put it in carefully measured amounts, say, 1/8 oz., into small plastic bags, and peddle it on a street corner at 2:00 a.m. or thereabouts, you can make a lot of money. Don’t ask me why. Just remember to wink when you say it’s parsley.
You can chop it up and put it in to little frozen cubes like this company sells.