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The other thread got me thinking of foods you like but can't stand the aroma so you open a window or turn on the exhaust fan.
Broccoli and cauliflower cooking
fish all types including shell fish
burnt grilled cheese
bacon-love to eat it hate the smell
any dish that has cilantro in it
curried dishes
corned beef and cabbage
LOVE the smell of bacon and love to eat it even more!
I'm not around cooking odors I can't stand now but years ago when I lived in an apartment house near a university I had international neighbors living under me who had the most foul smelling cooking aromas in the world. I would gag almost every night. I actually had to move because of it. I most definitely did not want to know what they were cooking.
I cannot stand the smell of coffee beans being ground. makes me want to barf. Don't like to drink the stuff either.
The most offensive smells I've encountered in a kitchen to date are:
grinding fresh horseradish - not that it really stinks, but it's like chemical warfare - tearing up and burning sinuses.
soaking kidneys - smells like a bus terminal bathroom.
flavored coffee - I'd have to move, especially if it's hazelnut. Absolutely cannot stand the smell. I gag passing Gloria Jean's shops in the mall. OTOH, grinding unflavored fresh roasted coffee is among the greatest aromas.
Fish
Cabbage
Bacon to some extent. I don't mind it while it's fresh and cooking but the minute it's done that bacon grease smell turns to stench and it lingers even after you've cleaned everything up. Blech.
I understand sauerkraut doesn't smell good, but because I love it so much, it does smell good to me.
Bacon - I hate the smell of it cooking. The fatty/smoky smell hanging in the air is just awful to me. Of course (shock, horror) I'm not a big fan of bacon anyways. I will eat it, depending on how and with what it is being served ... but the smell of it cooking is not pleasant at all to me.
Curries - I hate curry (well I am ok with Thai curry, but Indian curries are just awful), and the smell is just terrible to me.
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