[Olu]

From the time I was a little kid I’ve wondered why it seemed that many East Indians had a distinctive scent. When I was a kid I called it ‘dirty armpits,’ though I never thought it was just complete funk. It seemed the more traditional the Indian people were, the greater the scent. When I grew up and began cooking for myself, I found outt that I love East Indian food from a variety of regions. While the cuisine differs from place to place, there is one spice that is featured in a large portion of the meals: Cumin. I got a whiff of really good, authentic cumin and realized where the smell that I called dirty armpits came from. The more traditional or just-immigrated South Asians are more likely to cook the meals in the old ways with the old spices. These strong spices then get in their clothes, clean or dirty, and to an unknowing Westerner the smell that we can’t place gets called odd or even bad.

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Name : Olu, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, City : San Diego, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,