no mention of curry? the Jain guy that works with me smells so good of curry every day that i breathe deep whenever i talk next to him. it is quite pleasant. very much the opposite of stereotypical insults about men from india.
Imagine working at the office and whenever one of your co-workers comes up to talk to you he always sniffs incredibly deeply inbetween sentences.
(Although maybe not their breath. Last time I was in Japan I tried an iekei ramen place and smelled so much like garlic to myself I was too embarrassed to go outside for the next day or two.)
IIRC the lingering curry cooking smell is from fenugreek.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/24/d...