Now the "don't be evil" empire is drawing parallels between Gmail and cilantro. Seriously.
It had to happen.
Google has co-opted my favorite herb.
In a post on Gmail’s “official blog,” Wiltse Carpenter draws parallels between reactions to cilantro and a feature called “conversation view.” Says the writer: “You either love it—and, like me enjoy the nice citrusy, herbal finish it gives to everything from salsa to curry—or you hate it. “ Naturally the writer’s “fondness for cilantro pales in comparison to my love” for blah, blah, blah, but “just like you can order your baja fish tacos without cilantro, you can now get Gmail served up sans conversation view…”
Please. Wouldn’t you rather be eating a bowl of tabbouleh packed with zingy flavors, including Turkish urfa pepper, preserved lemon peel, sweet dried cherries and lots and lots of cilantro? I thought so. Go here for the recipe.
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Don’t be shy. And eat your cilantro. It’s good for you.
