If You Smelled Like Any Food...
This was brought up the other day at the office, and it really seemed to make everyone stop and think. what if, from whatever quirk happened, you smelled naturally like a food. Not the "I am working out at the gym and sweating out that Indian curry that I had for lunch" smell, but just a natural, good smell. What food would you choose to smell like?
I can't seem to decide. I like the idea of smelling like fresh bread or pancakes and maple syrup, but maybe something more exotic, like lychee or mango.
What would you smell like?
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85 Comments:
bacon. ha!
interesting question....a peach....coffee beans...cinnamon...?
gastronomeg at 11:20AM on 10/13/09
definitely cinnamon
bitchincamero at 11:24AM on 10/13/09
Hehe. I'd love to smell like crème brûlée, a subtle vanilla custardy scent.
avaryne at 11:25AM on 10/13/09
lemons! or verbena...something citrusy.
BananaMonkey at 11:27AM on 10/13/09
Oh, I should have added - nothing that could be a spice (so, they eliminated things like cinnamon, ginger, etc.)
Traveller at 11:29AM on 10/13/09
Grapefruit!
dhorst at 11:56AM on 10/13/09
@traveller: kickass topic!
On a date: Chocolate, caramel and vanilla
Alone on the couch: probably bacon LOL
Out for dinner: Garlic: kinda goes with everything?
@bananamonkey: verbena smells like heaven!
hungrychristel at 12:09PM on 10/13/09
Rosemary or basil. Guess I like herbs...though there is no better smell than bread baking. OK, rosemary olive oil bread.
KB in Toledo at 12:11PM on 10/13/09
Something that is an acquired taste like a stinky offensive cheese. Then I'd know that my friends aren't just hanging around because I smell like something from yankee candle or bath and body works. Also, it would ward off the artificial yankee candle/bath and body works types.
yayfood at 12:12PM on 10/13/09
There are a lot of good ones (strawberries, basil, peaches), but I'd go with cilantro.
skizziks at 12:21PM on 10/13/09
Freshly cooked rice.
gbania at 12:31PM on 10/13/09
Jasmine (does that count?), orange, or raspberry.
emgroff at 12:34PM on 10/13/09
Pot Roast and homemade yeast rolls. Yea I know you want to follow me around!
seefoodcook at 12:41PM on 10/13/09
Candied Grapefruit Peel or Key Lime Marmalade
Cary at 12:45PM on 10/13/09
fresh baked doughnuts.
violetcassis at 12:46PM on 10/13/09
cilantro or bacon. Maybe fresh baked apple pie.
iwanttobeachef at 12:47PM on 10/13/09
@yayfood - That's hysterical.
@gbania - I never knew freshly cooked rice to have a very distinct smell...I mean I know it does but it doesn't stand out too much.
I'd go with Vanilla Cookies:
http://www.yankeecandle.com/cgi-bin/ycbvp/product_detail.jsp?oid=13804
Eating The Road at 12:49PM on 10/13/09
Haggis
redfish at 12:49PM on 10/13/09
@redfish -- haha! I have no idea what haggis smells like, though...
avaryne at 12:50PM on 10/13/09
@redfish: LOL what does it smell like?
hungrychristel at 1:03PM on 10/13/09
tangerines!
caramel at 1:05PM on 10/13/09
Someone told me they read the results of a test of which scents most attracted men.
In no particular order, they were:
Pumpkin
Leather
Grapefruit
I wish I knew where this was done and by whom. Fascinating stuff...
moibec at 1:06PM on 10/13/09
chocolate chip cookies. especially the vanilla brown sugar part.
_greenbean at 1:07PM on 10/13/09
Fiiine, no cinnamon! Second choice, lemons.
bitchincamero at 1:23PM on 10/13/09
@gbania--I had not realized how much I love the smell of freshly cooked rice until I read your comment. It is fragrant and earthy and comforting.
What a great choice!
BananaMonkey at 1:25PM on 10/13/09
Definitely fresh baked/baking bread. No question about it. :)
Skythe at 1:35PM on 10/13/09
molasses taffy
kmgagne at 1:48PM on 10/13/09
@Banana Monkey and @Eating The Road -- freshly cooked rice just smells like home to me -- reminds me of dinners when I was a kid b/c a bowl of rice was invariably a part of every meal -- plus it's my favorite thing in the whole world to eat. Yum!
gbania at 1:54PM on 10/13/09
coconut milk
leighana at 2:21PM on 10/13/09
"Studies in 1998 and 2006 by Alan Hirsch of The Smell & Taste Treatment Research Foundation reported that men were most aroused (40% more blood flow) by the smells of lavender and pumpkin pie, and by doughnuts and licorice (31.5%)." (from http://naturalmedicine.suite101.com/)
^ That.
cycorider at 2:36PM on 10/13/09
Actually, I wear mostly 'food-based' perfumes from Jo Malone that smell a lot like the real thing. My year-round favorite is 'Grapefuit', but in the winter I like 'Figs & Cassis' or 'Nutmeg & Ginger.' It smells like I've been baking all day!
suthungirl at 2:43PM on 10/13/09
Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting! :)
PinkCupcake at 2:47PM on 10/13/09
vanilla
flavacrisp at 3:00PM on 10/13/09
Nobody for durian? Nobody? Bueller?
I think I might go with sage or basil.
shoneyjoe at 3:11PM on 10/13/09
Fresh baked bread
apple cider/caramel apples
Jasmine rice
Can't decide...
radley24 at 3:16PM on 10/13/09
Fresh mountain strawberries.
with a hint of vanilla sugar.
HerFood at 3:19PM on 10/13/09
a really good pear
PeanutButter at 3:41PM on 10/13/09
When I was a teenager I would wear pure vanilla extract because it's always been my favorite smell.
All of my lotions/perfumes are usually food-related. Bath & Body Works is really good at this, too; they have brown sugar & fig perfume I wear often. There's also this perfume company I'm really obsessed with called Demeter that captures the best smells and puts them in perfume form. Aside from great things like rain, freshly cut grass, and leather, they have the best food ones. I often wear vanilla, angel food cake, pumpkin pie ...
I just realized I spend a freakish amount of money on food-related scents.
PumpkinBear at 3:41PM on 10/13/09
lemons
AnnieNT at 3:43PM on 10/13/09
tomato leaves
GretchinF at 3:58PM on 10/13/09
meyer lemons
kathyvegas at 3:59PM on 10/13/09
@_greenbean: Great idea! What about ginger snaps? Those would be great!
Traveller at 4:52PM on 10/13/09
Smelling like citrus (no matter how much I do like it) would make me smell like I'd been cleaning the house all day.
I'm going with "fresh-baked bread with top notes of honey and apple butter".
moibec at 4:54PM on 10/13/09
I'd smell like pie. Pumpkin pie. Yummm.
lorelei76 at 5:05PM on 10/13/09
chocolate :)
jo_wang at 5:18PM on 10/13/09
Pumpkin pie.
sweethunibabi at 5:27PM on 10/13/09
@Traveller....ginger snaps...mmm...that sounds good! i'm tempted to pick a scent for all seasons. i might be back :) great topic!
_greenbean at 5:44PM on 10/13/09
I don't like to wear food-based scents because they make me hungry, but since this is a fantasy and not reality, I'm going with marzipan.
jm chen at 5:46PM on 10/13/09
my husband love the smell of grapefruit, so i should go with that. but i love the smell of cucumber or sage.
VerasTastyFreeze at 5:47PM on 10/13/09
The Body Shop makes the most downright tasty smelling oils ever.
They used to make a variety that I loved: it came in a small short brown bottle with a dent along the side that smelled of: a Hot Fudge and Caramel sundae with vanilla ice cream. My ex really liked it...and when I would have a cigarette: I would smell like a cuban cigar! LOL
I have a strange feeling we had this topic long ago and I made this suggestion....hm
hungrychristel at 5:49PM on 10/13/09
Pears.
tapioca at 7:20PM on 10/13/09
in the summer limes, in the fall caramel apples, in the winter peppermint and in the spring angel food cake
hungrygrl7 at 8:07PM on 10/13/09
Mother's milk.
Carioca at 8:19PM on 10/13/09
@Eating the Road - lol! or perhaps some hazelnut coffee ...
yayfood at 8:43PM on 10/13/09
Vanilla, cinnamon rolls, or coconut, but not in an overpowering way.
gingercookiewithlime at 9:01PM on 10/13/09
The way coffee smells when it first starts to drip into the carafe in the morning. And popcorn! But I think I'll steal kathyvegas' scent and go with Meyer lemons: citrus-y, but different.
So one night a long, long time ago, the boys' dad was making tuna burgers. He opened the can of Starkist and one of the boys wrinkled his nose at the smell, whereupon his dad said, "Get used to it, son. In a few years, you're gonna love this aroma." Ewww. That is NOT what I smell like!
betteirene at 9:01PM on 10/13/09
lemons... lemongrass... or strawberries.
MadelynRodriguez at 9:19PM on 10/13/09
Coconut. I'd smell like the beach.
Adam Kuban at 9:33PM on 10/13/09
Peposo. Its an Italian dish that's simple, delicious and can take upwards of 15 hrs. to cook and is amazing.
chisai at 9:34PM on 10/13/09
Fresh baked croissants. If I'm going to be bread, I might as well be high-maintenance bread.
dbcurrie at 10:10PM on 10/13/09
Oranges or bacon.
kasiaw99 at 10:16PM on 10/13/09
Is liquor a food? After a loooooooong Monday, I think I'd like to smell like amaretto or kahlua or a nice red port...
thehostess at 10:35PM on 10/13/09
Oops. Sorry. I just realized I posted the peposo in the wrong thread. Sorry about that. Moving on to Heat Up The House thread.
chisai at 10:46PM on 10/13/09
@chisai -- It would be kind of awesome to smell like peposo.
Since cardamom is off the table, I'd go for caramel apples.
fanghsing at 11:38PM on 10/13/09
pot roast with gravy and mashed potatoes
JerzeeTomato at 12:17AM on 10/14/09
What a great topic! so nice just to read through and imagine all these smells (except cilantro ach.) probably fresh bread for a while, but I thing I'd be happier with strawberry for longer.
@moibec. pumpkin or grapefruit? I think I'd want to be sure about this before I went around smelling like pumpkin. But I'd do grapefruit.
lemonfair at 5:51AM on 10/14/09
lemonfair:
At my local Supercuts styling place, they sell a brand of hairstyling products - the brand is "Sexy Hair Concepts" (www.sexyhair.com).
I have on my shelf at home here a little 4 oz. jar of (get ready...) "Pumpkin Whipped Souffle Styling Creme". Kid you not. Smells great and you need only tiny bit.
When I first saw it I smirked, but when I smelled it I fell in love.
moibec at 9:37AM on 10/14/09
Forgot to say the pumpkin styling creme is from the "Sexy Hair" brand.
moibec at 9:39AM on 10/14/09
Yeah, okay anything with pumpkin I would immediately go for! How could I have forgotten that?
And maybe hot choclate with marshmallows (at least in the winter)...
Traveller at 10:39AM on 10/14/09
I'd love to smell like brownies or oatmeal raisin cookies while they're baking in the oven. Unfortunately - the reality is - I usually smell like soup!! My boyfriend & I have a coffee shop where we sell a lot of homemade soups - we walked into the bank one day to talk to someone, sat down with her & she immediately looked up & said - "you guys smell like soup!" Not very sexy....makes you think of old people or something...
orlandodrknmnky at 11:11AM on 10/14/09
@orlandodrknmnky: Don't feel too badly. When I was a barista at a chain coffee place (it was high school/college and I needed the money) I came home smelling like burnt espresso and spilled coffee and whipped cream. The problem was that, at the time, I had a Saint Bernard and she thought that I *was* food, and would lick me incessantly until I could shower and change!
Traveller at 11:27AM on 10/14/09
coq au vin. or warm lavender honey. aromatic and comforting!
lil miss new yorker at 12:45PM on 10/14/09
vanilla extract for sure
pips_plate at 2:25PM on 10/14/09
Animal crackers..........
onepercent99 at 3:24PM on 10/14/09
I would smell like vanilla...in fact I really miss my vanilla scented body wash. The brand I buy discontinued that flavor so maybe I'll have to go find another brand that makes it.
Another good one is grapefruit: it always smells so fresh!
Chew on That at 1:35PM on 10/15/09
I've been told I smell like warm milk and cookies...which I can live with. :D
Lilith at 1:25PM on 10/17/09
coffee, popcorn, fresh bread, or cinnamon.
Meewlee at 9:21AM on 10/19/09
A roast in the oven - Fresh bread baking - coffee grinding - chili cooking with lots of garlic - vanilla - cinnamon.
old chef at 9:56AM on 10/19/09
Mm, definitely vanilla or peppermint. Maybe both. :-)
Anything would beat the days in high school when I worked at the hockey rink concession stand and smelled permanently like hotdogs and burnt popcorn!
ec_washington at 10:42AM on 10/19/09
Rosemary, grapefruit, or basmati rice as it cooks. I don't know why someone doesn't make a perfume that smells like rosemary. And I've spent a small fortune on grapefruit scents. Some smell great, like the Jo Malone perfume, but none smell truly like grapefruit.
karlaf at 10:50AM on 10/19/09
I always say that I love the smell of Basil so much that I would rub it on my like perfume if I could. So it's Basil for me!
Kaelsma at 12:30PM on 10/19/09
Melted butter and (real) maple syrup.
sandydee8 at 1:31PM on 10/19/09
I'd like to smell like freshly baked bread or steamed bun; my boyfriend actually smells like steamed bun (although other people may not perceive it that way). Surely there must be some scientists out there doing a research on people who smell like food and their pheromones?
natamari at 7:14PM on 10/19/09
Fresh pina coladas...coconut, pineapple and spice notes from the rum...yum!
rosezilla at 4:54PM on 10/21/09
I don't like musk and never! cloying floral, so that leaves food products for perfume.
When I wear scent during warm weather, it's Happy by Clinique--a big hit of orange with several floral layers, not too sweet. I don't wear it at work because I read that citrus scents make women more aggressive (no need to rile up the boss & co-workers, yikes!)
For colder weather, I'd like something with ginger & vanilla: I want to smell like Christmas cookies, lol. But, spicy perfumes usually have more musk than I can stand. So, I'm still looking.
Maybe I'll just dab on some Old Overholt; I could do worse. But behind the knees, not the ears: Someone might think I'm a lush.
Speaking of booze, I had a female housemate who wore the classic man's scent, Bay Rhum. (As the name suggests, bay laurel and rum aromas.) Then again, she was a 250# bull dyke, so . . . .
mauserati at 4:07AM on 10/22/09