Random Fail: First World Problems

[synistar]

Not uses of mint:
Chocolate, beverages, ice cream

These would like to have a word with you

[Tokitoki]

They can't speak, they're cookies.












And they're terrible.

[Tokitoki]

:\ I don't get it.

Mint can be used sparingly in a savory way; or it's for your bad breath. It is not for use in sweets/beverages/etc.

[Zetanio]

I hate disagreeing you with but I have to in this case.

[Tokitoki]

That's fine. You don't like cilantro. At least they don't make cilantro ice cream (that I know of).

[Lyall]

That's fine. You don't like cilantro. At least they don't make cilantro ice cream (that I know of).

Googling it proves it does in fact exist.

[Tokitoki]

Well we can all hate that together, then.

[Zetanio]

There are some monsters in the world.

[Byrthnoth]

Mint is great. I even like putting chocolate mint buttercream icing on cakes.

I can't taste cilantro (not that it tastes like soap, I just can't distinguish its flavor), so I have no real opinion about it. Some complicated tastes are actually caused by retronasal breathing (air from your mouth going up into your nose), and olfactory receptors are notoriously unique. IIRC the difference in cilantro perception (good vs. soap) is caused by a point mutation in an olfactory receptor.

Edit: Googling tells me that the research that implicates an olfactory receptor directly is pretty weak. It seems more likely to me that the differences are developmental.

[Lyall]

If watching cooking shows has taught me anything, it's that you can put anything into an ice cream maker if you're determined enough.

[Tokitoki]

That's true. You can steep pretty much anything into an ice cream base before straining it and churning it.

[Zetanio]

Speaking of cilantro, just got some salmon for lunch and it was covered in a cilantro lime sauce that wasn't on the menu.

[BaneTheBrawler]

My GF makes these amazing mint chocolate cupcakes. You cannot deny their deliciousness.

[Tokitoki]

They're terrible.

[arus2001]

All about the mint/chocolate combo.

[jacobs67]

Mint and chocolate is a disgusting combination about as appetizing as orange juice and toothpaste

[dasva]

All these anti-mint heathens. I mean sure there are better flavors but it's still good. Bet you guys hate Samoas too!

[Tokitoki]

All these anti-mint heathens. I mean sure there are better flavors but it's still good. Bet you guys hate Samoas too!

No, because we hate mint. Mint isn't in Samoas.

GOD!

[dasva]

No, because we hate mint. Mint isn't in Samoas.

GOD!

Naw I meant because you have no sense of good taste.

[Tokitoki]

Say that to the list of awesome restaurants I've been to that I never made!