Honest question. I’m terrified of failure ;-;
Anyway, I know I’m not the only one who’s wished hand soap was edible.

  • spicehoarder@lemm.ee
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    20 hours ago

    Genuinely confused. It has a fresh scent/flavor. Would I be upset if soap smelled like it? No?? I mean I think some soaps smell like cilantro, but it’s not like taking a bite out of an Irish spring bar… Can’t tell if I have the soap gene or not, like what kind of soap is it supposed to taste like?

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      7 hours ago

      I actually didn’t know I lost that particular genetic lottery until this year so I can say that from an adult perspective: liquid hand soap mixed with rotten leaves

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      16 hours ago

      You’d certainly know if you did. As a kid whose many-times-stupid parent actually washed their mouth out with soap for cursing, I know for a fact that it tastes like soap to me.

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      I think the fact that your refer to it as having a fresh flavor means you don’t have the gene… but idk, im pretty sure i don’t have it either and this whole talking about senses over the internet thing is kinda like trying to describe colors to blind people.

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        16 hours ago

        Yeah, I didn’t know that chocolate and shrimp weren’t supposed to burn when I ate them until I was about 21 when it finally clicked. Both of which were foods I enjoyed. 🤷

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      18 hours ago

      For me it tastes like drinking water from a cup that was recently washed but not rinsed very well. It’s like a hint of soap but like biting a bar of soap. It’s unpleasant but not gross to the point of being inedible.

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        18 hours ago

        That’s definitely what it’s like for me. I often have to check the ingredients to make sure I rinsed the dish properly or if it’s just cilantro (or oregano, which also tastes like soap to me, and smells strongly like it.)

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          Oh no, I didn’t know people can have oregano genetically ruined as well. I suspect human olfactory perceptions to be much more diverse than I ever expected.