What herbs/spices do you absolutely hate?

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  • I abhor rosemary. It stinks and tastes like soap. It permeates anything it is in and makes it inedible for me. I tried flashing the disgusting stuff in a bit of olive oil to get rid of the soapy taste. However the stench was still there. I guess you can tell that I REALLY don't like it.

    I'm not a big fan of cardamon either. It's a bit strong for me.

    I do like a bit of saffron from time to time. However, unless you get the threads or pay an arm and a leg, you are probably paying for tumeric.
  • I love rosemary! But I hate cilantro. Ick. Its another "permeates everything" sort of herb.
  • Fennel, anise.
  • OREGANO!! BLEH!!
  • Cilantro for me, too!
    Also, not a fan of ginger.
  • For some reason, Thyme and me don't click. I also don't care for Parsley but I love Cilantro.
  • Fennel, & curry does not agree with me
  • I absolutely can not stand cilantro in anything except salsa where it belongs, and even then, not too much.

    I do not like cloves in my ham or anywhere else. Yuck!

    I love rosemary on a roast
  • I think anything used to excess is icky.

    I had a friend who brought in bunches of fresh cilantro to work once and I thought I'd gag from the smell. It took a long time before I'd taste it, but I do like it, especially in salsa.

    I have a couple recipes that call for fennel and rosemary and I had to go and buy those because I didn't have any on hand. I wonder if that means they are something that I didn't like in the past? I don't remember.

    I like cardamom in a Swedish Christmas bread that my Mom makes--oh, so yummy and if you forget the cardamom, the taste just isn't right.

    Ginger (fresh) actually turns my stomach if there is too much of it in the dish.
  • Anise. Hate, hate anise.

    Not too fond of sage.

    Adore cilantro but it makes my throat close up and I wheeze. I guess that's not a good thing, so I avoid it.
  • Another anise, fennel HATER here. Also curry.
  • I don't like rosemary either... or fennel.

    I can only take ginger in TEENSY amounts.

  • I can't stand cumin. Even the tiniest speck ruins a dish for me. I also hate fresh parsley, though I don't mind dried.
  • I grow lots of herbs and just love all of them. Too much of anything is hard to take though!
  • Wow, Anise is really unpopular. I hate it as well.

    Also, shallots and anything else in the onion family. Yuck.