People sure had a lot of fun with my post asking what herbs and spices they didn’t like. I got enough responses to actually get some “real” data out of it. So, if you’re curious, here’s what people hate:
Dill and tarragon, the ones I didn’t like, are not universally loathed, though I’m at least not alone in disliking dill. One thing I do know for sure, is to not load up any food I serve guests I don’t know well with cilantro or anise, because by far they are the least liked.
I can see why people don’t like sage, though I like it, but I’d forgotten caraway seeds even existed, so the number of people saying “ick” to it surprised me.
When it comes to some of the less common dislikes, I enjoyed the creative nominations like liquid smoke and calamus root. I’ve never tried the latter. So, in case you have trouble reading the chart, here are the most disliked herbs and spices, with the least favorite ones listed first:
| Cilantro | 15 |
| Anise | 14 |
| Sage | 7 |
| Caraway seed | 6 |
| Dill | 5 |
| Rosemary | 5 |
| Fennel | 4 |
| Parsley | 4 |
| Bergamot | 3 |
| None | 3 |
| Tarragon | 3 |
| Thyme | 3 |
| Basil | 2 |
| Bay leaves | 2 |
| Lavender | 2 |
| Black pepper | 2 |
| Almond paste | 1 |
| Bay leaf | 1 |
| Calamus root | 1 |
| Cardamom | 1 |
| Cayenne | 1 |
| Celery | 1 |
| Cumin | 1 |
| Hibiscus | 1 |
| Liquid smoke | 1 |
| Mint | 1 |
| Nutmeg | 1 |
| Oregano | 1 |
| Tumeric | 1 |
The Hermits' Rest 
I didn’t vote because there are none that I actively dislike, although there are some that I truly adore and others that I would simply describe as “OK to eat occasionally.” Caraway seeds fall into the latter category. Others are an acquired taste: the first few times I encountered cilantro (which we call coriander) I found it distasteful, but now it features in a lot of the stuff I cook. My favourite, incidentally, is cinnamon – the emperor of spices, in my opinion 🙂
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Carroway seeds is definitely the only dislike on that list. Although, until I saw this post, I had never heard of Calamus root.
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