https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:48:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-594755 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Sweet T 594755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually skip it.</p> <p>@sarac: Haha awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-594729 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:53:06 +0000 Mrs. Cat in the Cradle 594729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just flat out hate cilantro and its dish soap of doom flavor. I wish I wasn't geneticlly designed to have it taste like a dirty soap dish that has been in my shower for a month, but it does. </p> <p>PPs said parsley, that's spot on. Thai basil can work too, in an Asian dish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-594676 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:38:02 +0000 sarac 594676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A nice squirt of dish soap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593997 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:30:11 +0000 Smurfette 593997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Parlsey. DH hates it as well, I end up usually just skipping it. Which stinks cause I love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593969 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:23:55 +0000 cascademom 593969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: I've had huge debates on cilantro hate versus not. I like it. I think it's because we live in a largely Hispanic neighborhood, so the tacqueria tacos are so good with onions and cilantro. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593914 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:13:19 +0000 BelugaBean 593914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: So interesting! He kept asking me last night how I could not hate it as much as he does. If it's a small amount, he can tolerate it but I don't think he's going to let me incorporate it more in hopes that he'll grow to be okay with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593893 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:09:17 +0000 cascademom 593893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just leaving this here. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html?_r=0</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593877 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:06:33 +0000 BelugaBean 593877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks! These are good ideas! Last night I made shrimp tacos with a cilantro lime sauce and he ended up taking out the middle of the taco, scraping the sauce off, and just eating it like that. So his aversion to it is pretty strong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593830 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:54:26 +0000 kjpugs 593830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think Parsley too. I also saw on a tv segment Paula Deen was making something (NO IDEA what lol) and used basil instead of cilantro because one of her sons hates cilantro. I guess depending on the type of meal a strong flavor like basil may or may not work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593823 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:53:00 +0000 MsLipGloss 593823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @HerGreenApples . . . parsley! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593819 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:51:52 +0000 heartonastring 593819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The typical substitution is parsley. Definitely not the same flavour, but preferable for those who have that visceral reaction to cilantro. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593684 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:13:48 +0000 avivoca 593684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually skip it all together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593676 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:11:36 +0000 Boheme 593676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH hates it too so I'll replace it with a little bit of finely chopped green onion. Or if the recipe has enough other ingredients a lot of times I just skip it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/substitute-for-cilantro#post-593670 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:09:47 +0000 BelugaBean 593670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has discovered that he just flat out hates cilantro but it's in a few of the recipes that overall we've come to like recently (besides the cilantro). What's something I can use in place of it? </p>