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    29 days ago

    Why does pesto smell like feet yet taste so delicious?

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      28 days ago

      Probably the cheese (depending on the recipe). Parmesan has aroma compounds also found in other less desirable substances.

      • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
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        27 days ago

        Yup. Butyric acid, it’s what makes parm and Hershey’s chocolate taste like they do, but its also what makes vomit smell like it does.