Fun fact about coriander, also known as Chinese parsley. Most people perceive the taste of coriander leaves as a tart with a lemon/lime taste, but a smaller group of about 3–21% of people tested think the leaves taste like dish soap, linked to a gene which detects some specific aldehydes that may be used as odorant substances in soaps

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