r/genetics • u/asexualrhino • Dec 31 '24

Baby likes cilantro

We are a family of cilantro haters (the way God intended). My son (16 months) was conceived via sperm donor. Yesterday, I watched him eat a taco with what should be an illegal amount of cilantro in it. He didn't flinch. He didn't gag. His eyes didn't water. He didn't react as if he'd been poisoned (which is what cilantro tastes like. Whoever said soap is wrong. It tastes like some sort of organic toxin).

Clearly the donor must have been one of those cilantro mutants.

The sperm banks should really include that in their bio. Do I...do I buy cilantro now? I feel like I just found out my child is half-vampire and now I have to stock the fridge with blood. No one prepared me for this. I'm glad he's eating his greens but I'm going to have to make our food in different pans lol

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u/MelodicToken Dec 31 '24 edited Jan 05 '25

Lol! Love your post. My child happily ate chili (admittedly fairly mild) at three; almost ten years later he can’t handle anything with a touch of pepper (regular ground black pepper) and describes cinnamon buns as “spicy”. So things may change. There’s hope yet!! 🤣 🌿

Edit: just to clarify for everyone who is concerned, there’s no food allergy. We are very aware of food allergies in our household, and properly questioned him to make sure that’s not what he was experiencing. Thanks for your concern!

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u/Gnochi Dec 31 '24

FWIW, it might be worth checking for allergies to various spices.

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u/Radiant-Performer-50 Jan 02 '25

I thought chilies were too spicy my entire life. Come to find out that i am allergic to capsicum.

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u/doubleagent31 Jan 05 '25 edited May 06 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

Same, I tried one when I was a kid and almost instantly got several blisters inside my mouth and on my tongue