Kenapa Daun Ketumbar Terasa Seperti Sabun? Ini Jawaban Ilmiahnya!

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]ready to be captivated from the first second.

[00:00:03]Some people actually find cilantro to taste soapy, not because of suggestion, but because a variant near the olfactory gene OR6A2 makes their noses very sensitive to aldehydes such as E2 decenal and E2 dodecenal, which are also responsible for the soapy aroma. So the preference for a particular kitchen spice can be predicted by the genome, it is highly heritable and varies in frequency between populations.

[00:00:33]Splitting the world into flavoring camps and soap camps. And the funny thing is that the soapy sensation can be reduced with cooking techniques that evaporate the aldehydes, such as heating it longer or soaking it in citric acid. Because taste actually comes from the nose, not the tongue.