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flo's avatar

Is there a new ingredient in a regular prepared food item that makes it taste soapy?

Asked by flo (13313points) October 2nd, 2017

Which product could it be?
-It is supposed to be eaten in most the world.
-It’s more than one brand,
-It can be made at home.
-It’s a recent thing (a few months old)

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JLeslie's avatar

I was going to say cilantro also.

flo's avatar

It is supposed to be a prepared food, Combine a few ingredients and it goes in the oven for an hour or something But it’s not the homemade version that’s supposed to taste soapy it’s the store bought version. A few brands.

RocketGuy's avatar

What is the food, pasta sauce?

Muad_Dib's avatar

I’m confused (shockingly).

I think cilantro tastes like soap.

I’m not aware of any food that is “supposed” to taste like soap.

Did you experience a soapy-tasting food? If so, would you mind sharing what it was?

We can’t just guess what you were eating.

Also, did you thoroughly rinse your dishes ahead of time?

Dutchess_III's avatar

Cilantro? Well, that explains a lot. I get a white cheese dip, which I love, for my chips at our favorite Mexican restaurant. I always wonder why it tasted soapy. I thought maybe the didn’t rinse the bowl well enough.
Well, answered THAT question anyway.

JLeslie's avatar

^^It’s funny how things come full circle or dots connect.

Supposedly, Ashkenazi Jews have the highest incidence of cilantro tasting like soap. Northern Europeans not far behind.

Dutchess_III's avatar

What was @flo‘s question anyway?

Muad_Dib's avatar

I definitely qualify as Northern European.

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ARE_you_kidding_me's avatar

I love cilantro, eat it by the handfull. No soapy taste for me.

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JLeslie's avatar

Stats on cilantro tasting like soap.

I really think it’s more Jews than that I know so many.

tedibear's avatar

WHAT regular prepared food item???

RocketGuy's avatar

So what was the food in question? Pasta sauce? Salsa? Chicken Parmesan? Beef stew?

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flo's avatar

So, the question is what prepared food like soup or baked item, or the examples in @RocketGuy‘s post, ...or anything , (not an ingredient example cilantro etc.) has lately_ tasted like soap to you, or heard or read about?

Muad_Dib's avatar

Nothing, ever, until this post.

Except that one time I literally licked soap batter off my hand while cooking. I learned not to make soap and dinner at the same time. With a quickness.

Dutchess_III's avatar

The white cheese sauce I get for dipping my chips in at Mexican restaurants has always tasted a bit soapy to me. As others said, it probably has cilantro in it.

And ALL soups and baked items have different ingredients in them. You can’t discount the ingredients, @flo.

flo's avatar

But if a prepared item has cilantro in it is identifiable, and it wouldn’t be a recent (in the last few months) thing. So, noone would think to call the makers of the item to ask them if they’ve added a new ingredient and that it tastes soapy. Cilantro would have always tasted like soap to those who taste soapyness in it.

janbb's avatar

@flo You’re right. So are there other products that are tasting soapy to you because it doesn’t seem like that’s happening to most of us?

Muad_Dib's avatar

So what the hell is this question about?

Dutchess_III's avatar

Do you have the answer to your question @flo? And the reason you asked it?

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