[Sca-cooks] Re: Nasty flavors-

[A F Murphy]

OK, I'm curious about the licorice/anise/fennel thing, too. And is there
any possibility that cilantro has any relationship? They don't taste the
same to me, but those are my aversions. And these days, the cilantro is
the hardest, as it keeps cropping up in foods I really like - Indian,
Mexican... (Oh, for the days when you couldn't get in in NY... no, wait,
you couldn't get other things, either... I'll accept the trade-off!) And
they are aversions - they make me shudder...

But basil is no problem, I love the stuff. First herb I learned to cook
with.

Anne

Philippa Alderton wrote:

>
>And, licorice flavors. Adamantius and I had a long
>talk on this, when he was trying to figure out what it
>was about it that I hate. I can't stand either fennel
>or anise, but certain other flavors which other folk
>claim taste like licorice are fine- basil, for
>example, and Galliano (the liqueur) taste like
>licorice to some, although not to me. Ouzo is OK, but
>not very well liked by me- I don't avoid it, but I
>don't go out of my way to try it either.
>