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I mean... it's not just a trope, it's OR6A2[1]. But yes you're broadly correct that the overall taste is the same. Some people are just much more sensitive to particular compounds in it.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OR6A2

Here's another anecdote: when I was younger, cilantro was a nightmare for me. It tasted horrible and I could detect it in minute amounts, like to season a soup or curry. Years later, I love the stuff. I don't know when my taste for it changed, but I find cilantro one of the most effective and interesting flavors for certain dishes.

I also like wine.

The very definition of "taste" is fuzzy. Is it the way it actuates the receptors in your mouth, or is it the signals that ultimately come to your brain?

Same here, Cilantro does taste like soap to me, but I like it. I've found very few of the people who think it tastes like soap like it though.