Food Smells You Cannot Stand...

[Snip 13]

I haven't got a lot of use for "curry powder". I do have some garam masala and I buy Patak's curry pastes.

I wouldn't mind having a recipe for that yellow, supermarket curry powder. A number of Danish recipes use it. It wouldn't work with a more authentic curry powder.

This is my version of homemade yellow curry powder (just omit the fenugreek)


Curry Powder
2 tbsps of cumin seeds
2 tbsps of fenugreek
1 and a half tsps of mustard seeds (brown)
1 tbsp of black peppercorns
8 tbsps of coriander seeds
1 tbsp of poppy seeds
1 tbsp of ground ginger
2 tsps of hot chilli powder
4 tbsps of ground turmeric
1 tbsp of paprika

Using a blender grind the first 6 ingredients to a fine powder. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container for 3-4 months. The flavour will dull when it gets older but it can still be used.

 

[taxlady]

This is my version of homemade yellow curry powder (just omit the fenugreek)


Curry Powder
2 tbsps of cumin seeds
2 tbsps of fenugreek
1 and a half tsps of mustard seeds (brown)
1 tbsp of black peppercorns
8 tbsps of coriander seeds
1 tbsp of poppy seeds
1 tbsp of ground ginger
2 tsps of hot chilli powder
4 tbsps of ground turmeric
1 tbsp of paprika

Using a blender grind the first 6 ingredients to a fine powder. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container for 3-4 months. The flavour will dull when it gets older but it can still be used.

I think that one might be a bit "too authentic". I know the stuff I'm talking about should be less hot than that.

 

[Snip 13]

I think that one might be a bit "too authentic". I know the stuff I'm talking about should be less hot than that.

Sorry
It's my personal blend, I like this combo of flavours. I only buy curry powder to make my pantry look fuller. I think my bought box expired a few years back!

 

[MrsLMB]

Any canned pet food is disgusting to look at as well as to smell.

Human food .. only 2 come to mind .. sauerkraut and anchovies

 

[Dawgluver]

Brussels sprouts and liver. Blech. I won't eat them either. Don't much care for the smell of other brassicas either, but they're at least edible. Stinky fish.

I brought home a durian once when we were in Philly. None of us had ever heard of it before. Cut it open, then immediately moved it to the outdoor deck. From there, heavily wrapped in garbage bags, then into the trash. Admittedly, it does TASTE much better than Brussels sprouts or liver.

 

[Addie]

Brussels sprouts and liver. Blech. I won't eat them either. Don't much care for the smell of other brassicas either, but they're at least edible. Stinky fish.

I brought home a durian once when we were in Philly. None of us had ever heard of it before. Cut it open, then immediately moved it to the outdoor deck. From there, heavily wrapped in garbage bags, then into the trash. Admittedly, it does TASTE much better than Brussels sprouts or liver.

What is that?

 

[pacanis]

Brussels sprouts and liver. Blech. I won't eat them either. Don't much care for the smell of other brassicas either, but they're at least edible. Stinky fish.

I brought home a durian once when we were in Philly. None of us had ever heard of it before. Cut it open, then immediately moved it to the outdoor deck. From there, heavily wrapped in garbage bags, then into the trash. Admittedly, it does TASTE much better than Brussels sprouts or liver.

Brassicas? I had to Google that one
That's a food term I have not heard or read until now. Cool. I learned something.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I shopped for wet canned cat food until I found one I didn't mind smelling...that's what the cats eat.

 

[Dawgluver]

What is that?

The King of Fruits:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

And it REALLY stinks! Doesn't taste too bad, sorta like tapioca pudding. They've banned it from public transportation in some countries. We saw it in an Oriental market, and I just had to buy it. No-one else wanted to taste it after I cut it open....

 

[Dawgluver]

Brassicas? I had to Google that one
That's a food term I have not heard or read until now. Cool. I learned something.

Glad your vocab was broadened, Pac, and you can impress your friends with your new word!

 

[jkath]

I can't stand the smell of fast food "restaurants". My kids would always comply when I'd make them roll up their windows if we came to a stop light next to one of those places. I was also the mean mommy who wouldn't allow greasy-smelling things in my car, ever.

I'm not a fan of smelling seafood, as I don't eat it... yet (still trying to get myself to do so)

 

[pacanis]

Glad your vocab was broadened, Pac, and you can impress your friends with your new word!

Well I doubt I'll remember it. Unless it gains in popularity on foodie sites... or the grocery stores around here (in the US) start a bassicas section in their produce dept.

 

[Dawgluver]

Well I doubt I'll remember it. Unless it gains in popularity on foodie sites... or the grocery stores around here (in the US) start a bassicas section in their produce dept.

Well, hush my mouth. I just looked it up for the heck of it, and had no idea that turnips and rutabegas were also brassicas. They stink as well. I always thought brassicas just included the cabbage and cauli family. I learned something too!

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I learned something too!

Careful, it's catching...

 

[Dawgluver]

Careful, it's catching...

Indeed!

 

[radhuni]

I cant stand smell of dried fish and radish.

 

[roadfix]

Natto....fermented soy beans, a very popular Asian side dish. Gags me every time I smell that stuff.

 

[CWS4322]

Bananas, canned tuna, "bagged" hardboiled eggs (the kind that are sold in bulk to restaurants and other places), and sardines.

 

[CharlieD]

Lemon juice, Charlie. I used to keep a bottle in my tacklebox when I was an avid fisherman. It works well.

Vinegar also works and beer, but beer I would not waste on hand washing.

 

[radhuni]

Natto....fermented soy beans, a very popular Asian side dish. Gags me every time I smell that stuff.

I forgot about the dish, it is not at all popular in India, but once I got the smell in a Chinese restaurant it is nauseating .