Is it just me or does cumin smell like...

[SunnyD]

... sweaty old people?

I mean it could be that my nose is seriously messed up. I won't even begin to describe some of the chemicals I used to work with in my dad's business without proper handling precautions when I was a kid. And, well, I had a LOT of fun in my high school chemistry class doing things that would get most kids expelled (benefits of having a bunch of siblings that went through that school before me). So yeah, it could just be my nose.

 

[MrPickins]

Yep, definitely smells like BO, but makes Tex-Mex sooo tasty.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It's just you. Cumin has a slightly smoky sweet smell.

 

[eldorado99]

It definitely has a hint of BO

 

[Mayne]

I have tastebuds..my nose isn't that delicate. I don't ever want to taste old person.

 

[pete6032]

Its very earthy smelling.

 

[Pocatello]

By itself, yes. It's kinda stink.

 

[AMCRambler]

Yeah...."earthy"....Hehe. It's total BO. I still eat the check out of some tacos though.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I see the majority have educated their palates in the halls of Taco Bell.

 

[Slick Mcflicken]

Like bad ass B.O.

 

[ra1nman]

Not a big fan of cumin either. When I was younger working as a prep cook at Ruby Tuesdays, I remember making a SW corn salad which called for that stuff. I thought it smelled so bad I asked the kitchen manager if it went bad or spoiled.

 

[uclaLabrat]

weird, I was lamenting to coworkers just today how bad the mango flavored tic tacs smell like BO...in fact everything mango flavored does. I fucking hate mango.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Cum on the other hand smells like...

 

[SunnyD]

Its very earthy smelling.

Earthy... I guess that's one way to put it.

I've used cumin in cooking a lot, and always thought it stank like people funk honestly. But that never stopped me from using it. I just figured I'd get an opinion sample to be sure.

 

[KeithTalent]

Yeah earthy is the first word that came to mind. I like it.

KT

 

[Coulrophobia]

I've never smelled cumin but my girl friend says it smells like brie cheese.

 

[biostud]

It's just you. Cumin has a slightly smoky sweet smell.

Isn't that how old people smell?

 

[vi edit]

There's science backing the theory...

http://www.realclearscience.com/jou..._molecules_make_our_armpits_stink_106563.html

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i've always described it as mexican armpit

 

[lytalbayre]

I personally love cumin and use it a lot in my cooking (lots of mexican and middle eastern/indian dishes use it.

It does smell a little like BO.

If you get good quality or fresh stuff, it just smells good. Smoky and savory....

 

[amdhunter]

I personally love cumin....

Me too. :awe:

 

[z1ggy]

You'd have to ask my gf was cumin smells like. I usually just roll over.