Food that smells much better/worse than it tastes

TimeUp

Better: omelettes
Worse: oranges and tangerines

stimpson

Durian fruit. It smells like a bin truck but is supposed to taste amazing. I remember one guy bringing one into the office and it was like the Sex Panther scene from Anchorman. Rotten stuff.

Rumpy Pumpy

Coddle smells lovely, but tastes gross. Boiled sausages, yuck. Sick jackeen bastards.

Nettle Soup

stimpson wrote: »

Durian fruit. It smells like a bin truck but is supposed to taste amazing. I remember one guy bringing one into the office and it was like the Sex Panther scene from Anchorman. Rotten stuff.

They love it in Malaysia but it is banned in public spaces because it's too smelly.

The Backwards Man

Dulse.

Tastes like bacon, smells like a pig's arse.

Dave_The_Sheep

Cheese to both, depending on the cheese.

blue note

soap

OldGoat

Nam pla fish sauce. Add it to everything but never ever EVER smell it.

DrPhilG

Boiled eggs.

Smell like the devil's farts, taste lovely.

Aglomerado

Taleggio cheese. Foul-smelling rind (think athlete's foot mixed with diarrhoea).

Tasty, though.

Baraics Pollox

Parmesan cheese.

Smells like unwashed scrotum.

Tastes good grated over spaghetti and meatballs.

o1s1n

Aldi and Lidl sliced ham.

Smells like farty death. Tastes absolutely yummy.

cbyrd

Bacon and cabbage, smells like bad farts. Tastes amazing with mashed spuds!

Fruity herbal teas, smell amazing, very disappointing taste.

pajor

A roasted chicken from the hot counter. While in the bag it smells like a bag for used nappies. Then when you take it out, it smells and tastes delicious.

_Whimsical_

I hate the smell of McDonald's but like the taste!

DaeryssaOne

Durian has to be the world's worst smelling food ever, would start gagging when it was anywhere nearby in a market but apparently it's delicious. Could never bring myself to taste it though, saw Durian flavoured condoms in Asia recently - that is brave.

B0jangles

Shrimp paste.

Smells like Dollymount at low tide on a hot day; it's so nasty I always dry-fry it well ahead of cooking the actual meal to allow the stink to fade away. It does taste really good though - if you like nasi goreng, you like shrimp paste.