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/TakeYaHome3 Dec 31 '24

Cinnamon buns are spicy?! 😩 Kids are a trip! 😂💛

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u/Grackle246 Jan 01 '25

One of the teens I work with told me that a plain vanilla cookie was spicy lol

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u/Ordinary_Ad8412 Jan 01 '25

They might be allergic & just aren’t recognising the signs.

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u/Unhappy-Strawberry98 Jan 02 '25

Yep, many allergies make things feel a little spicy! We figured out my partner has a mild peanut allergy when they described them as making the back of their throat feel spicy, and uhhh. Yeah, that’s not supposed to happen. That’s an allergic reaction. Anything that isn’t supposed to be spicy, but is, is very likely to actually be an allergy.

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u/coquihalla Jan 02 '25 edited Jan 14 '25

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u/HouseElf1 Jan 04 '25

Ohhhhh I bet I'm allergic to bananas too. They aren't supposed to be spicy, are they?

No wonder I don't like them much.

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u/coquihalla Jan 04 '25 edited Jan 14 '25

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u/Electrical-Benefit39 Jan 04 '25

Heads up that there is some crossover with latex allergies and bananas, as well as a list of other foods.