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Julia Child Refused To Eat This Controversial Herb By Javaria Akbar Nov. 29, 2025 12:09 pm EST

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Julia Child's favorite foods ran the gamut from cheap and cheerful Goldfish crackers to fancy oysters on the half shell. Best known for introducing home cooks to the pleasures of simple French cooking, the bestselling cookbook author and beloved media personality was a graduate of the famous Parisian cooking school Le Cordon Bleu, which made Child a passionate advocate for using fresh ingredients, like vegetables and lush herbs. However, there was one controversial herb that she refused to eat: cilantro.

When asked if there was any food she hated, during a 2002 episode of "Larry King Live," the popular cookery show presenter r

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