No kidding. Apparently cilantro is love/hate herb.
Put me in the hate column. Soap taste .
This is interesting to me. I don’t notice a ‘lemony’ taste, and I do notice a slight soapiness; but I like cilantro. It just seems to complement other flavors in Mexican food very well.
-JT
Chervil, which is hard to find now, makes a very tasty substitute for those of us that think that cilantro tastes soapy. Also, some Asian cilantro doesn’t taste so bad. Some is even worse, however, so taste first.