Cilantroversy

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When I moved to Rotterdam in 2021, in many, many restaurants and cafes, they were serving dishes with cilantro. I hadn't had any experience with the fresh cilantro leaves until then. I was wondering why people liked it so much when it tasted so bad. It turned out, it tastes differently for them, that’s why!

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Don’t Put Cilantro In My Dish, Please In 2022, I created a small fanzine (Don’t Put Cilantro In My Dish, Please) to share with others why I don’t like coriander and that there are others like me. I carry it in my bag sometimes, and it’s always a lovely conversation starter.

Cilantroversy In 2025, I was invited by the Street Vendor Publisher to contribute to a small box publication about an obsession I had for the Bangkok Art Book Fair: I picked up the topic of Cilantoversy once again and created a series of small boxes with different tastes. What tastes? I asked friends and family how cilantro tastes for them and put the different outcomes: from the freshest and citrusy delight, to the taste of a stinky bug’s smell!

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