Food odors you can't stand

@valeria1 (2721)
United States
August 13, 2008 5:58am CST
What food odors do you really find unpleasant? For me, it's the smell of fish, I cannot eat it and I cannot have around me for sure. What about you?
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10 responses
• Malaysia
13 Aug 08
mmmm.....mmmm ....have you heard of a fruit called "durian" ?? it has spikes
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@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
No never heard about it. It smells?
• Malaysia
14 Aug 08
It is a famous seasonal fruit in my country .. the smell is extremly strong .. it is very delicious and creamy too .. But the after smell .. There was one documentary where an american claimed it to smell like rotten food ..
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@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
13 Aug 08
If you get a fresh fish it wouldn't be smelly! Some of the fish will be very good for you because of thier natural oil....... Probably the food that I can't stand the smell is dried fish that I will agree that smell is so unpleasant in the kitchen, but I will still eat though because they are tasty..
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
I heard this before and until now I did not see a fresh or not fish that did not smell, I must to be alergic so for sure that is the cause, I can smell it blocks away.
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
13 Aug 08
Anything that has the spice cinnamon in it. I can not tolerate the smell of cinnamon it just does something to me. I have to leave the room if I smell it.
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
20 Aug 08
Thank you for the BR! Have a good day.
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Wow that is so interesting I love cinnamon. Never heard before very peculiar!
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@bdugas (3578)
• United States
13 Aug 08
i can not stand the smell of horseradish, it makes me sick to smell it, as for fish I love it if it is fresh after a few days it smells too. Vineager is another thing that I can't stand to smell, it's oder cuts my breath off. Rotten eggs too they are horrible to smell. Soured milk or any thing that has soured in the refrigerator. I hate it when something in the frig smells and you can't find it.
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Yeah you have definetly a list of the bad ones. You are right but for me fish wins!
• Indonesia
13 Aug 08
hi valeria, yes i can't bear fish either. fortunately i don't eat fish and any other meat product. i can't stand garlic either. its strong smell makes me sick, especially if the odor come out from other mouths
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@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Yes you are vegetarian so you are safe, the worst is people trying to cook or make me eat fish, pfffff!
@underkcat (132)
• Philippines
13 Aug 08
i can stand the smell of a fish.. how stinky it may be.. I just don't like the smell of the super used cooking oil.. eew!
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Interesting cooking oil? Wow, but for me still fish, hahaha!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
13 Aug 08
I don't like the smell of fish either....I don't eat it and don't intend to any time soon.....
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Welcome to my club, thank you.
@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
13 Aug 08
Fish is indeed awful. You need to wipe the fish down with lime or marinate it in some way. The thing is that fish tastes particularily good if cooked properly with the right seasonings. I love fish but keep it either frozen or marinated.
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
I cannot even touch is disgusting I have a great nose and smell it miles away, really cannot deal with it!
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
13 Aug 08
I hate the smell of burning milk! Sometimes when I pass a cafe and they've scorched the milk while making coffee it makes me want to gag.
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
It is so interesting how different we perceive smells, I really do not care about milk but fish kills me!
• Philippines
13 Aug 08
hmmmm...maybe rotten foods or spoiled ones...but sometimes i also hate the smell of some green leafy vegetables when they are bolied...but when they're already cooked i still eat the...coz i love veggies...=)
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Yes that is for sure rotten foods are horrible, but rotten fish is worse, hahahaha!