'Funky' aroma but great taste?

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Asafoetida is spice which smells like rotten eggs. But its absolutely delicious when added to sauces.

Yet that doesn't bother me. I like the smell of it. And it definitely doesn't smell of rotten eggs to me

 

[Morning Glory]

Yet that doesn't bother me. I like the smell of it. And it definitely doesn't smell of rotten eggs to me

I like the smell too. But I know that some people think it smells horrible. High sulphur compounds...

 

[karadekoolaid]

Funky?
Don't know how I'd define it, but truffles or mushrooms come to mind, as do extreme French cheeses like Pont L'Evecque or petit Livarot.
No problem with asafoetida., but namak (black salt) definitely tastes of eggs, ie. sulphur.

 

[badjak]

I agree some things smell weird but taste great!
Shrimp paste & fish sauce come to mind. I'm used to them now, so don't mind

 

[TastyReuben]

I’m very sensitive to strong odors, so if something smells the least bit unpleasant (however a person likes to define that), I give it a miss.

 

[badjak]

I’m very sensitive to strong odors, so if something smells the least bit unpleasant (however a person likes to define that), I give it a miss.

Even if you had it in a meal that you liked?
(Cooked by somebody else).
I'm asking as a lot of the weird smelling stuff turns into something very good when cooked..

 

[PAcanis]

I'm pretty sure I never ate Brussels sprouts as a kid was because of the smell. Or anything cabbage-like that was cooked.
Now the smell of B sprouts being cooked gets me salivating

 

[TastyReuben]

Even if you had it in a meal that you liked?
(Cooked by somebody else).
I'm asking as a lot of the weird smelling stuff turns into something very good when cooked..

Yep, if I dislike the smell of something, I’m not going to eat it.

Maybe one exception might be fish & chips, as the fish department always smells bad to me (though others tell me that’s just me and it smells fine), but I’ll eat fish & chips.

I like tuna salad from canned tuna, but canned tuna doesn’t smell bad to me.

 

[TastyReuben]

I'm pretty sure I never ate Brussels sprouts as a kid was because of the smell. Or anything cabbage-like that was cooked.
Now the smell of B sprouts being cooked gets me salivating

We grew up eating lots and lots of kraut and cooked cabbage. I’ve always loved the smell of it.

 

[Z-Cook]

Funky is an interesting concept. I do like a lot of funky foods mentioned above - mushrooms and ripe cheese spring to mind. Anchovies, fish sauce , cured meats and charcuterie.

Is the chocolate smell and flavour a form of wonderful funkiness I wonder.

It's said that most places have one or more (often beloved) foods that have off odours or have undergone some form of extreme curing or fermentation.

 

[Windigo]

I use trassi in Indonesian cooking, which I do think meets the definition of funky. It's fermented shrimp paste, so it has a very particular smell. I love it, but that's because I associate it with great food and I've known that smell all my life. It's not for everyone however.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Now that you mention trassi, I've just remembered another wonderful funky flavour: Chinese tau si (fermented black beans)

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Fish sauce has to be up there as king of stink.
I used to help a friend who was a dog groomer and back in the day emptying the anal glands was offered. I’ll say no more

 

[TastyReuben]

Funky is an interesting concept. I do like a lot of funky foods mentioned above - mushrooms and ripe cheese spring to mind. Anchovies, fish sauce , cured meats and charcuterie.

Mushrooms, I don’t like those anyway, but the usual supermarket varieties don’t really stink, though I know having lived near a major mushroom-growing area, the farms or whatever they are produce the nastiest stink I’ve ever smelled - worse than the dead fish-based fertilizers that are used here. In the shops, they just smell mildly earthy, literally like dirt.

Anchovies, I won’t buy those any longer, I’ll use anchovy paste in a pinch, but that doesn’t stink unless I go out of my way to smell it, which I’m not going to do, so I’m good with that one.

I don’t eat any cheese I can’t tolerate the smell of. I did that once with some German cheese, and it nearly put me off the whole country, and that’s saying something!

Any of the usual dried meats that we’d use for charcuterie don’t smell bad at all, so that’s not a problem for me.

 

[TastyReuben]

Fish sauce has to be up there as king of stink.
I used to help a friend who was a dog groomer and back in the day emptying the anal glands was offered. I’ll say no more

Vets here (where I live) usually expect owners to express their dogs’ anal glads - it’s not difficult, just stinky and potentially messy.

They’ll do it in a pinch ( ), but they charge a relatively stiff fee, considering the job, if they think you can do it yourself.

Believe me, after doing it once, I had to go back and kick the ol’ Tasty charm into overdrive in order to get one of the techs there to do it for me.