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So it's not just me! It's weird though, because I can still eat it no problem. One of those weird things like cheese where it smelling bad doesn't make it una

• distantaidenn 5y ago
  You're talking to a man that loves him some natto and when I can get my hands on it: durian. Both can clear a room. I can pretty much eat anything. But, I couldn't even get down one bite of stinky tofu when I was in Taiwan. It tastes exactly like it smells. Still waiting to try some surstromming.
  • WastingMyTime89 5y ago
    > It tastes exactly like it smells. Don't know if it will help you but I think the same thing of durian. It smells like rotten food and tastes like rotten food. I think people have varying degree of sensitivity to the various compounds in the food and that another significant part of it is also linked to what you were exposed to while growing up and the association you made.
  • bjelkeman-again 5y ago
    In my limited experience surströmming doesn’t taste as bad as it smells (it smells pretty bad). But, it doesn’t actually compensate by tasting good either. So I never saw any point eating it beyond the first try.
• jrochkind1 5y ago
  I eat it sometimes, but will never choose it if I have an option. But yeah, for years now, I've been like, uh, people, this literally smells like dog poop, right? Does nobody notice this except me? A few years ago again mystified I googled it and found the butyric acid acid thing. Apparently people more often say "vomit" but to me it's definitely dog poop. SO WEIRD that now this scent/flavor has apparently become well-liked, that other chocolate manufacturers do it on purpose? Just weird. But yeah, people like what they like.