Rant: Whoever decided to put cilantro in everything needs to stop

I was at a pop-up in Austin last Saturday and the chef put cilantro on a brisket taco and I almost walked out, has anyone else noticed this trend ruining perfectly good dishes?

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nelson.cameron22d ago

Agree with the whole soap taste thing. Cilantro is like the TikTok of herbs everyone just throws it on everything without thinking if it actually belongs there. I mean, brisket tacos are already perfect with just onion and salsa why mess with that. Feels like chefs are more into looking trendy than actually making food taste good sometimes. Maybe it's just me but I think a lot of dishes get ruined by trying to be too fancy.

taylorhunt22d ago

Right? Why does cilantro have to be on literally everything now? I remember ordering a nice bowl of pho last week and they had a giant pile of it just sitting on top like it was the star of the show, totally drowning out the broth. Sometimes less really is more, you know.