Flavor Wheel & Taste Calibration

[Emperor Zurg]

Thought 'barnyard' was more of a general livestock smell...

I figure livestock smell the way they do mostly because they are covered in sh!t.

...along with whatever's in or near a barn...

again... sh!t, that smell would be manure mostly... tho I will say I do find the sweetish smell of cow manure somewhat pleasant from a distance

I always thought 'earthy' goes beyond dirt - like vegetal and floral.

I always figured 'earthy' for the smell of freshly tilled garden dirt or a freshly dug hole. I'd not be a fan of 'earthy' straight up neat but there are 'earthy' flavors (imo) in a medium well steak and also in sauteed mushrooms - probably why they go so well together. Good excuse to head out the local steakhouse if you ask me

Anyway, I'm interested to see your take on all these. Should be an interesting thread.