Foods that smell good

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: Aflac
What are some foods that smell great but taste terrible? Both solid and liquid, and should be edible.

Note: This is all based on opinions. No bashing.

I'll start with two:

Black coffee <- any additives usually make it taste really good
Red wine

gasoline

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: amish
i'm going to have to go with indian food in general. smells really good to me, looks like ******, tastes like cow excrement.

It smells good to you? You're blessed.

I work at a banquet facility and they occasionally have big indian weddings, complete with indian cuisine buffet. The food they bring out smells absolutely nasty. The only thing that was good ever was beef in some kind of sauce, and it didn't even smell good. It was just good because you could still taste the beef and the sauce wasn't too offensive.

Pro tip: That wasn't beef.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Ausm

Originally posted by: mugs
Coffee was my first thought.

The liquid or the grounds?



Ausm

For me... Both! I can't stand the taste of coffee but I've been known to pour a little into a mug and take it with me on my way to work or school... then dump it out. I guess it reminds me of vacation when I was little... my dad always got a coffee at our first stop and it made the car smell really good. I think it tastes like mud, though.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Some types of cheeses (god knows which ones). Cheeses smell ever so good, but some of them will trigger your gag reflex.

Some are just the opposite - I had this dish once made with gorgonzolla cheese. It smelled absolutely like sweaty armpit. And strong also - people at other tables could smell it and were wondering what the stench was. But if you could get it past your nose, it was really pretty good!

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Ausm

Originally posted by: mugs
Coffee was my first thought.

The liquid or the grounds?



Ausm

I don't think the grounds are supposed to taste good, so I guess both. I basically grew up in a 7-Eleven, I worked there for years, and I LOVE the smell of coffee. I've tried several times to drink it - various brands from various places, but I just can't learn to like it.

 

[dullard]

Beer.

Beer.

Beer.

 

[Journer]

coco...smells like yummy candy...taste like sifted dirt (yes ive tasted dirt)


meecrab...

beer smells bad and tastes bad
champagne smells ...meh...and is worse than beer...


smells good+tastes good:
makers mark, jeger, capt morg, fast food!!

 

[BurnItDwn]

Beer tastes awesome
Red Wine tastes good
Black Coffee tastes awesome
Indian Food tastes awesome (some of it smells pretty bad though)

I'm thinking I'll probably agree with Gasoline though. I rather like the scent, but if you ever have to siphon gas, you're gonna realize it tastes HORRIBLE.

Perhaps Gasoline is just an acquired taste though

 

[xanis]

Coffee.

 

[hx009]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy
Gasoline

Originally posted by: fLum0x

Originally posted by: Aflac
What are some foods that smell great but taste terrible? Both solid and liquid, and should be edible.

Note: This is all based on opinions. No bashing.

I'll start with two:

Black coffee <- any additives usually make it taste really good
Red wine

gasoline

I didn't realize gasoline was EDIBLE. Reading comprehension FTW!

 

[ChaoZ]

Mc Donald fries

 

[clamum]

Magic marker

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Mc Donald fries

McDonalds fries taste and smell awesome, especially with hot mustard. In fact I think I'll go have a quarter pounder + unsalted fries and hot mustard for lunch..mmmm.

 

[secretanchitman]

the white/original tic tacs. they smell SO good, taste too minty.

the orange tic tac rules though.

 

[5150Joker]

Calamari...smells great when they bring it out but it never tastes good to me. And fish..well it smells like crap and tastes like crap.

 

[helloedchen]

Stinky tofu.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker
Calamari...smells great when they bring it out but it never tastes good to me. And fish..well it smells like crap and tastes like crap.

Fried calamari is AMAZING. You don't really get the calamari taste but you get the sort-of-squishy texture, combined with the fry. Excellent.

GideonX: stinky = smell?

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: 5150Joker
Calamari...smells great when they bring it out but it never tastes good to me. And fish..well it smells like crap and tastes like crap.

Fried calamari is AMAZING. You don't really get the calamari taste but you get the sort-of-squishy texture, combined with the fry. Excellent.

GideonX: stinky = smell?

Many of us would say the squishy texture is the biggest turnoff ...
I eat Calamari if it's fried or not ... not because I really like it, more so just because it's something to eat.

 

[Ika]

Tea is another one. If my ancestors knew I would be tortured for after-life...