My dad loved Limburger cheese. Every Christmas, he would but a big block of it, as well as other cheeses and sausages. I still remember it was wrapped in foil. Mom wouldn't have it in the kitchen refrigerator though because of the smell. It was in Denver, so December was always cold. He kept it in a wheelbarrow in the garage under an old bedspread.

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Originally posted by Reedman:

My dad loved Limburger cheese.

Limburger on rye, with a slice of onion. The Publix store where I usually shop does not stock it. I have to find some.

Limburger is good stuff. I had a Limburger and liverwurst with red onions on pumpernickel sandwich once that was delicious. That, with the Genny Cream Ale I washed it down with gave me gas that totally cleared out a college computer lab the size of a basketball court.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
Limburger is good stuff. I had a Limburger and liverwurst with red onions on pumpernickel sandwich once that was delicious. That, with the Genny Cream Ale I washed it down with gave me gas that totally cleared out a college computer lab the size of a basketball court.

That made me laugh my self silly. I think it may have been the Genny Cream that blew you out, too funny.

Cabbage
Raw in coleslaw I like but if it is cooked in any manner I can't stand the smell.

It's all mental. I've eaten durian. The taste is actually sweet.

I actually don't smell kimchee or maybe it's very faint to me. But I wouldn't eat it at work.

^^^^^ Physical, not mental. Similar to the fact that some folks perceive cilantro as bitter, while others don’t.

“Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance, whereas others find the aroma overpowering and unpleasant. The smell evokes reactions ranging from deep appreciation to intense disgust. The persistence of its odour, which may linger for several days, has led certain hotels and public transportation services in Southeast Asia to ban the fruit. The 19th-century British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace described its flesh as "a rich custard highly flavoured with almonds". The flesh can be consumed at various stages of ripeness, and it is used to flavour a wide variety of savoury and sweet desserts in Southeast Asian cuisines. The seeds can also be eaten when cooked.”
–Wikipedia

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
Cabbage
Raw in coleslaw I like but if it is cooked in any manner I can't stand the smell.

Concur. Not a fan of the smell most fish being cooked gives off either.

Leeks? That is really weird. I don't use them regularly, but have never noticed a weird smell raw, cooking or "post processing"....

Ya'll have me wondering if I could handle Durian now. We had asian supermarkets in Washington, I think I'm gonna have a hard time sourcing it here.

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Originally posted by Genorogers:
That made me laugh my self silly. I think it may have been the Genny Cream that blew you out, too funny.

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
Cabbage
Raw in coleslaw I like but if it is cooked in any manner I can't stand the smell.

I’m with you and Brussel sprouts.

The two that my Wife hates the smell of me cooking are...Fish Sticks and Sauerkraut.

My DW grew up in rural Michigan next to a slaughterhouse. She acquired a taste for beef tongue. This summer she bought a whole tongue at our local slaughterhouse. I couldn't stand to be in the house when it was cooking.

The next morning you could still smell it. She offered to throw it out - I volunteered to personally escort it to the dumpster. I love my wife but that one pushed the envelope.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
Leeks? That is really weird. I don't use them regularly, but have never noticed a weird smell raw, cooking or "post processing"....

I was confused also but she said they ate 'em in sandwiches and in soups, so much so that that the smell ended up coming out of the pores of their skin.

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Originally posted by benny6:
but my wife can't stand when I season cast iron. The smell of shortening burning into metal is enough to drive her out of the house.

Tony.

I thought this only happened at my house. "Are you using cast iron in there?!?!" Is what I hear from the living room. Followed by me opening doors and windows.