What smells like vomit?
Last week I got home from some event (coaching volleyball perhaps?). I walked in the door and asked
me: “What smells like vomit?”
Brittany: “Your supper.”
me: “No no… not bad vomit, just you know how some things smell like vomit?”
Then this week I stubled (check it out, they are Canadian) on a BBC quiz that happend to mention this exact thing.
The Wikipedia entry told me more.
n-Butyric acid, IUPAC name n-Butanoic acid, or normal butyric acid, is a carboxylic acid with structural formula H3CH2CH2-COOH. It is notably found in rancid butter, parmesan cheese, or vomit and has an unpleasant odor and acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste (similar to ether).
on October 12th, 2005 at 1:40 am
The EXACT same thing happened to me when Jane was making lasagna a while ago. I don’t remember it, but she clearly does, so I am glad she read your post.