What SMELLS better than it tastes?
Grappa smells sweet and mellow, but goes down like gasoline!! (at least for me)
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What SMELLS better than it tastes?
I loved grappa when I drank it in Italy. Everyone else said it tasted like "fireplace."
More on the fruit theme - cutting an unripe pineapple that smells wonderful is probably one of the worst things that can happen to a pineapple-loving innocent.
I also adore chestnuts. I'm very sorry to see that they (along with brussel sprouts!?) have disappeared from the local supermarkets . . . .
What SMELLS better than it tastes?
Turkey. Maybe I just think it's gross because I'm not an American. Maybe I think it's gross because at least 50% of thanksgivings there winds up being a dry, disgusting bird on the table. Roasting turkeys smell great. Then in the end, it just tastes like turkey.
Along that vein, how about fatty duck or goose? Smells good, but every mouthful is full of greasy fat chunks. No thanks.
How about unseasoned hamburger meat? Fry it up and it smells tasty but it actually tastes totally gross.
How about the reverse? Milk smells gross but tastes just fine.
What SMELLS better than it tastes?
I agree with coffee (love the coffee aisle in the grocery store!) and fruit. Also, last Thanksgiving's turkey. It smelled so good and came out of the oven dry, overcooked, dull in flavor (and cold, by the time we got to eat!). By the way, I didn't cook the turkey.
What SMELLS better than it tastes?
i totally agree about fruit. there is nothing worse than a sweet, delicious perfectly ripe-pear-scented pear that, when bitten into, is unripened and bland. [sigh] i hate that so much.
What SMELLS better than it tastes?
@Dee.......I was stupified about the roasting chestnuts also. I thought the SMELL was nauseating and couldn't wait to get away from it. It kind of ruined NYC at Christmas for me, because it made me sick.
What SMELLS better than it tastes?
I gotta say I'm a bit mystified by the chestnut comments. I think the smell of roasting chestnuts is the most vile odor on earth. I literally have to hold my breath when I walk by one of those carts on the streets of NY for fear of barfing all over the Salvation Army santa who is inevitably nearby. (But I have no idea how they taste, never having gotten near enough to even consider a sample.)
What SMELLS better than it tastes?
I'll jump on the coffee bandwagon -- I love it and drink 2-3 cups daily, but it definitely smells way, WAY better than it tastes.
Me too on the bacon vote. I love to smell bacon cooking, but usually eat only one slice, if any at all (unless I'm making BLTs). Actually, I feel that way about most cured meats (sausage, ham, etc.).
Donuts. I find them incredibly disappointing, and only eat them about once a year, tops. I'm perfectly content to stand in a donut shop and breathe in the wonderful aromas. Then I leave. Empty-handed.
Chocolate. I really enjoy a small piece of super high-quality dark chocolate now and then (preferably Valrhona). But the smell definitely far exceeds the flavor for me.
Menudo. Sniff, sniff. MMMmmmm... Slurp, slurp. Blech!
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