The one spice you just don't like

[Nannsi]

Favorite = lemon thyme. It's so subtle and elegant...*sigh*
Least favorite = epazote. Evil stuff--charred rubber tires with an attitude. Yuk!

 

[Raine]

caraway comes to mind.

 

[Sandyj]

My mom loves coriander seed - she always puts it in her stews and hot pots. I just can't eat it. She takes this as a personal rejection!!!

 

[Dove]

I agree with you on all of those!!
Marge

 

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

That would be mint, though it's an herb. I hate all mints. I dislike them so much that I get nauseated after after consuming them. I was so happy when someone finally came out with a toothpaste that wasn't "minty fresh".

I'm not fond of licorice either, which makes anise a spice that I have to use very carefully. Use the right amount and it truly enhances oriental stir-fries. Use too much and it ruins them.

And for it's exhorbitant price, saffron tastes to me like tobaco smells. And because of my Dad's smoking habits when I was young (think two to three cigarretes smoked in a three mile distance, whle driving 25 miles per hour, with all windows rolled up in winter, and me pleading to roll down a window for fresh air, and you'll begin to understand) I'm not fond of that flavor/odor either.

After that, I adore most other food, spice, and herb flavors and aromas.

Seeeeya; Goodweed of the North

 

[PA Baker]

For me, it would have to be dill, cilantro and saffron.

 

[amcardon]

I'll second the call on caraway. There are actually a lot that I don't like. My mother cooks with about as many spices as you'll find in a waffle recipe ;-) so I never got accustomed to them when I was growing up. Now I use a ton of spices but there are still a good handfull I just can't stand! Anise, nutmeg, allspice, licorice... for a few!

 

[urmaniac13]

ANISEED!! EWWWWWW....

 

[ch3f]

I dont like fenugreek

 

[tancowgirl2000]

Curry!! GAWD the smell makes me wanna puke....I lived with an East Indian family(I think) when I was pregnant with my first...OMG I tell ya I can not fathom being in the same room that is!!

 

[Paolita]

I hate the taste of tarragon. Once I made a tarragon chicken and it was horrible. On the other hand I love cilantro and garlic, but my boyfriend just hates those two... What can I do? He says he likes garlic if you cannot taste it... but then what do I do with garlic shrimp?

 

[AllenOK]

There's not really much that I don't like. An excess of Cardamom tastes bitter to me, but there's only a few recipes I use that in. I don't mind the taste of licorice, as long as it isn't to strong. I love cilantro, cumin, cloves, etc.

PeppA, my other half, does NOT like cloves, nutmeg, etc. I think it's because her Mom doesn't use a lot of seasonings in her cooking.

 

[Barbara L]

Used in the right foods, and in the right amounts, I can't think of any that I don't like. Too much of most spices is bitter. Some spices, and herbs, go better with certain foods, so that can make a difference too. My husband says he doesn't like cumin, but he likes the things I have made with it. His ex cooked everything with a "ton" of cumin, which turned him off of it. I don't use it very often. Cilantro is one that I had to learn to like. I like it now if it is used sparingly.

Barbara

 

[AllenOK]

Barbara, that is so true. I always add thyme to chicken. They just go together. Also, cumin, to me, is indispensable in Mexican, along with chiles. Basil was just made for tomatoes.

 

[CanadianMeg]

Chinese five spice powder. I tried it once. I imagine that's what gunpowder tastes like. Never again!

 

[JessBoBess]

Nutmeg. Tastes revolting in anything. Yuck! I love pretty much everything else. Although, I must admit, I can never taste if I leave out the parsley. Is there really a reason for cooking with it? I made a delicious white wine and garlic sauce for prawns on the weekend, and it was supposed to have parsley in it. The green would have looked beautiful on the pink (if I remembered to buy any), but would it in any way have altered the taste?

 

[Floridagirl]

Actually I love all the diffrent spices and herbs. Two of my less favorites are tarragon and cilantro.

 

[CrémeBrulée]

For some reason I hate the taste of cinnamon in savory foods. I only like it in cakes and cookies and with sugar to sprinkle on velvet and rice puddings. I can just barely stand it in chai if it isn't dominating.

Cumin, cilantro, rosemary and oregano in too large doses can ruin food for me, but I like them all when balanced with other herbs/spices.

There is a spice or herb that I have tasted more than once in creamy, tomato based seafood soups that makes the soup taste slightly burned. I have no idea what it is, but it is disgusting.

 

[In the Kitchen]

Cardamom

There's not really much that I don't like. An excess of Cardamom tastes bitter to me, but there's only a few recipes I use that in. I don't mind the taste of licorice, as long as it isn't to strong. I love cilantro, cumin, cloves, etc.

PeppA, my other half, does NOT like cloves, nutmeg, etc. I think it's because her Mom doesn't use a lot of seasonings in her cooking.

Could someone describe the taste of Cardamom? One recipe called for it and was over $11 so I just left it out but often wonder what would it have tasted like. Thanks

Also they have all their spices on sale this week. Could someone suggest some I should buy that normally costs over $5 that I should try to buy. I do like to get things at lower price.

 

[cara]

I would never ever do anything with caraway seeds...