WhyNot, that’s actually a good guess, because I’d say of the few dishes out there that often call for saffron, risotto is probably one of the ones I’d think of first.
When he described the spice, my first thought was cumin, which I find to smell like body odor anyway (an entirely different thread of course) but I’ve never seen a risotto recipe that’s used it.
If it was saffron it would be yellow. So, VCO3, was the risotto yellow? If it was, then I vote for saffron also. If not, I’m sticking with my first guess, which was truffle oil.
I’m surprised nobody has yet wondered if it wasn’t paella, rather than risotto - they’re pretty similar dishes, except that paella is traditionally made with fish stock, as opposed to risotto’s chicken or meat stock.
Yes, yes, I know that a healthy, clean example of the human female pudendum isn’t supposed to be ‘fishy’, but here’s the thing: neither is fish, when it’s fresh.
Arise, zombie pudenda-smelling foods thread! ARISE, I SAY!
At any rate, I went yesterday to the local Italian deli/grocery, which has its own excellent cheese cave and charcuterie, and among other things, I bought a pound of Basque-style bison chorizo.
I cooked up said chorizo in the oven today, and when I opened the oven, lo and behold! I was reminded of this old thread instantly. Smelt like vagina. Clean, healthy, delicious vagina. I am so happy right now.