Cilantro tastes like soap, and that's why it's good
Summary
Cilantro tastes like soap and that's why it's good." That's the hot take from a subway rider who defends the controversial herb by listing soap's supposedly delicious ingredients: fat, milk, oatmeal, herbs, and flowers. Kareem isn't buying it. The conversation spirals into whether everyone's accidentally eaten decorative soap that looks like candy (Kareem says no, his bandmate insists yes) before revealing the twist: this passionate cilantro defender is actually in Kareem's band. They've got a new single out called "Time to Bleed," which gets an impromptu performance on the train. The whole thing is absurd, funny, and exactly the kind of chaotic energy you'd expect from bandmates arguing about soapy vegetables underground.
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So, what's your take? Cilantro tastes like soap and that's why it's good.
100% disagree because I don't think it tastes like soap, but I do think it's good. So, I guess I'm half and half.
Okay, here's the thing. If you think it tastes bad, you are weak and have bad taste. But let's talk about what soap is made out of. Fat, milk, oatmeal, herbs, flowers, delicious things. Okay, so cilantro tastes like soap. That's not a complaint. That's like a boon for cilantro.
Soap is made of fat.
Yeah, it's mostly fat. Oh, I always thought it was like just stuff.
Well, there's lye in it. That's the probably the bad taste.
Why do you know so much about soap?
Uh because it's delicious. Nostalgia. Your mom has ever washed your mouth out with soap. Haven't you ever eaten like a soap candy in a bathroom on accident?
No.
Yeah, you have. Everyone has eaten one of the little soaps that looks like candy.
No, everyone has not eaten a little soap that looks like candy.
I feel like that's a really common—I feel like that's a really common—
What are you talking about? Cilantro tastes like soap and that's why it's good.
I know that's what you're talking about. But who eats soap? [laughter]
What do you do for a living? Why do you have so much time to think about this?
I'm—I'm in your band.
You are in my band. That's right. You are in my—Speaking of the band, we have a new single out, "Time to Bleed."
Look both ways when you cross the street. I've got—[music] I've got time to bleed. I've got time to bleed. I've got time to bleed. I've got time to bleed. Listen—
You should have done a take about the song.
The—the—No. [laughter]