{"id":16258,"date":"2016-06-12T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/meet-corianders-closest-cousin-peruvian-black-mint\/"},"modified":"2016-06-12T12:17:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T05:17:51","slug":"meet-corianders-closest-cousin-peruvian-black-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/meet-corianders-closest-cousin-peruvian-black-mint\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet coriander\u2019s closest cousin: Peruvian black mint"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThere\u2019s hope for those who intensely dislike coriander: Peruvian black mint is the new herb on the block\u2026I might as well come clean now: I hate coriander. I hate everything about it: its detergent-like scent, its gut-wrenching flavour and the fact that the words \u201cAsian\u201d, \u201cThai\u201d or \u201cherb\u201d in any UK restaurant now seem to be a euphemism for the presence of a tonne of the stuff on your plate. And I am not alone. Despite being consistently voted the UK\u2019s favourite herb, the strong love or hate reactions it elicits are down to genetics.Along with around 12-20% of the population, I possess a mutation of the OR6A2 gene, which causes me to perceive an aldehyde chemical in coriander leaves. The effect is that I don\u2019t find them \u201cfresh\u201d or \u201ccitrusy\u201d to taste, as others often describe \u2013 in fact, to me they\u2019re bleach-like and metallic, like the scent of drain cleaner. If coriander is your culinary kryptonite too, it\u2019s possible your aversion to the stuff is also hard-wired into your genes, explaining its eternally divisive effect at dinner parties. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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