I have nothing to suggest about the taste, Virginia. If you ate a pizza, there could have been something wrong with the crust, the cheese, the sauce or the pepperoni. Maybe somebody washed the baking pan with soap and forgot to rinse it. It's hard know what to think.

I do have a comment about cilantro. I've been mystified as to why my husband (mixed Czech and Irish) objects so much to cilantro, which to me has a pleasant, cool taste, something like a mint.

Then I read in a book that to certain people of European descent, cilantro has a very nasty taste. There's even a site about it:

Ihatecilantro.com

It's a hereditary thing. As a result of learning this, I no longer cook with cilantro.