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The father of a friend of mine (an intellectual medical doctor) has a theory that most of the fine foods in french cuisine and other cultures, are so prized bec
by beedeebeedee 4y ago
The father of a friend of mine (an intellectual medical doctor) has a theory that most of the fine foods in french cuisine and other cultures, are so prized because they have the same smells and microorganisms of the genitals. Really gross, but I think the evidence bears out- I forgot the foods that were mentioned, other than the cheeses, but there were several unexpected ones.
- zabzonk 4y agowell, we can all make up nonsensical stuff like that. i can't say what he was smelling, but i can guarantee there are no genital commensal organisms in say, a coq au vin.
- fragmede 4y agoTruffles and durian are other foods that comes to mind that smell like crotch.
- beedeebeedee 4y agoYeah! The only other one I can think of off hand is fish sauce
- fsckboy 4y agoseems more likely that food smells remind us of eating which we need to do several times a day, and less likely that they'd be using their charms to distract us from procreating.
- beedeebeedee 4y agoHe didn't say anything about procreating, but that we were attracted to the smells. It could be that there is a similar argument to the article (that he didn't make), that we are attracted to the smells because it is good for us (not because it reminds us of genitals and sex). I.e., eating foods that are cultured with the same microorganisms might replenish and balance our own microorganisms, and thus keep our junk healthy.