# What is your favorite cooking aroma? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 25, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951 "2021-11-25T18:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/41 "2021-11-30T23:43:00Z")
Spaghetti sauce with garlic and Parmesan cheese. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/42 "2021-11-30T23:59:38Z")
Garlic frying in butter Coffee Fresh baked bread Smoked pork shank braising in a pot of red beans, with onions, garlic and peppers Poblano chiles charring on the stovetop Just about any kind of Indian cooking ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/43 "2021-12-01T01:18:04Z")
Before I read the replies I’ll say: freshly baked bread. ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/44 "2021-12-01T04:22:17Z")
My mom used to make stock from the turkey carcass the day after Thanksgiving. It would simmer all day, filling the house, and then that night she’d throw in some chopped carrots, celery, noodles, and salt and pepper, and we’d have it for dinner. It was the thing I was most looking forward to the first time I came home from college. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/46 "2022-03-16T06:58:29Z")
_Chaunk_ (tempering spices in ghee) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/47 "2022-03-16T12:23:06Z")
Sautéed onions and garlic, bacon, bacon and onions, onions and bell peppers. Anything with onions, really. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/48 "2022-03-16T16:42:11Z")
I’ll go with the subtle aroma of freshly chopped parsley coming off the cutting board. An absolutely sublime smell that not even the people who eat the final product get to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/49 "2022-03-16T16:44:02Z")
I’ll go you one slightly better - freshly chopped parsley that you just picked from your garden! It is lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/50 "2022-03-16T17:21:10Z")
Cheesesteaks. Combination of beef and onions being cooked on the flattop (the cheese and bread don’t really add to the aroma). ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/51 "2022-03-16T17:21:32Z")
Nobody mentioned popcorn yet? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951/52 "2022-03-16T17:25:14Z")
I have a black thumb, but that does sound delightful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-cooking-aroma/954951.md?page=2)