Could cilantro be the bacon of 2009? Food bloggers and online foodies know the obscene levels of obsession and attention that bacon received online during 2008. But what will be the bacon of 2009? Is cilantro on the verge of breaking out and becoming an internet obsession? The creator of a site I just discovered over the weekend probably hopes so. This weekend I stumbled across an amusing new site, Fuck Yeah Cilantro. The site delivers the following message in the top left corner:
Seems pretty clear this person loooooves cilantro. The site is written with a snarky, in your face tone, and doesn’t pull any punches.  Pictures of cilantro abound, with captions like “this is a photograph of foreplay.” One recent post suggests that cilantro plays a roll in the authors masturbatory habits:
The author makes a compelling case for the greatness of cilantro, arguing:
Cilantro is Natalie Portman, Lily Allen, and Zooey Deschanel all rolled into one: responsible yet stylish, challenging and charming, intelligent without being pedantic. Recession-friendly in every way. Cilantro will make your modest meal a sensation
The site also makes sure to call out those in the anti-cilantro crowd. Calling Top Chef contest Fabio an “asshole” for saying that he “hates cilantro.”
Amusing site. I will say, I’m a pretty big fan of cilantro (in moderation) myself, so I’m on board with the general message.
19 responses so far ↓
1 Heather // Apr 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I love cilantro, too – I often use it in white rice. But why is it that you can never buy just a “little bit” of cilantro? It’s always sold as a huge bush!
2 Red Mosquito • View topic - Cilantro // Apr 20, 2009 at 1:53 pm
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3 CILANTRO! « I can’t believe I ate the whole thing // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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4 John // Apr 20, 2009 at 3:38 pm
That is one filthy, dirty blog.
5 Well Done Fillet // Apr 20, 2009 at 7:22 pm
coriander……it’s called coriander……hee hee hee
6 Jennifer // Apr 20, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Cilantro is so yesterday!!!
7 BS // Apr 20, 2009 at 10:32 pm
this is interesting – cilantro inspires passionate feelings – is it true that it’s a genetic thing? That there’s a DNA reason why people either love or hate cilantro?
8 Jenn@slim-shoppin // Apr 20, 2009 at 10:44 pm
I think that Rhubarb is the next greatest thing. Have you noticed how many people are cooking with it? Who eats Rhubarb anyway??
9 Brian // Apr 21, 2009 at 3:24 am
I don’t know. I love cilantro but I thought the cilantro obsession was already played out.
10 FUCK YEAH CILANTRO // Apr 21, 2009 at 12:44 pm
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11 Ed H // Apr 21, 2009 at 4:06 pm
re: Is Cilantro the Next Foodie Obsession?
No.
12 oasispaw // Apr 21, 2009 at 8:42 pm
people hate cilantro because their sense of smell is defective. it’s true because i read it on teh internets via fuckyeahcilantro.
13 Raiders757 // Apr 21, 2009 at 11:16 pm
I’ve loved cilantro for over 20 years, so if it’s the next food obsession, all I can say, is where has everybody been for so long?
14 Brandon // Apr 22, 2009 at 12:38 am
The Bacon of 2009: Bacon.
Nobody can resist the bacon.
15 Jess // Apr 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Supposedly about 25% of people have a palate sensitivity to cilantro rendering it inedible. But as with any good fetish, a good portion of the population has to find it vile and disgusting…
16 slanch // Apr 24, 2009 at 2:46 pm
cilantro is only good in tiny amounts
but the cilantro phase is already over
everyone moved on to chipotle
which is now in everything
17 Cilantro or Cilant-no? // Apr 30, 2009 at 12:23 pm
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18 AnonymousCrab // May 5, 2009 at 10:57 am
Anyone who would choose to cook something with an ingredient or blog about cooking with a particular ingredient only because it’s a trend among the sort of people who chase trends is an irrelevant sack of turds. The sort of people who write on their blogs “omg I love bacon, doesn’t everyone, look how I fit in with them” is a turd. The sort of people who have a genuine passion for something aren’t. It’s simple. If you can’t tell the difference I think you’re pretty helpless.
19 Bonnie // Oct 14, 2010 at 6:03 pm
I love cilantro in my salad!!
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