Berlin

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Learn more about the science of currywurst scent.

"The distinct smell of dry-cured sausages comes from a lot of different chemical compounds that by itself might give of a sweet, pineapple or rose aroma, but in combination produce the fatty, spicy and cured smell we love. Hexanoic acid is one of the main compounds found in cured sausage and as it comes from animal fats." ‐ Source: Corral et al. 2014

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Madrid

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Learn more about the science of olive scent.

"The aroma profile of olives becomes richer thanks to inoculation and fermentation. Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters as well as acids make up the volatile organic compounds found in fermented olives. Some molecules that give olives its distinct scent are Ethyl acetate, 2-butanone and 2-pentanol." ‐ Sabatini et al. 2017

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Paris

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Learn more about the science of baguette scent.

"The buttery smell from freshly baked bread comes from Acetoin and Diacetyl, molecules that naturally are produced by bacteria during the fermentation process. Sugars like Maltol give the bread after baking its typical bread crust smell and flavor." ‐ Source

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Rome

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Learn more about the science of seafood scent.

"The smell of the Sea comes from volatile organic compounds that contain Sulphur. These compounds are produced by decomposing seaweed, like Hydrogen Sulfide or Dimethylsulfoniopropionate, which is a compound found in algae cells, when broken down by bacteria creates DMS, which is a major component of the sea smell." ‐ Source

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Tallin

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Learn more about the science of forest scent.

"A forest smell can be described by the smell of trees. Trees produce terpenes (alpha-pinene) and oils (bornyl acetate) to protect themselves - these compounds are volatile and have normally a strong odor and give the tree its distinct scentl. Bornyl acetate gives a pine forest its distinct scent." ‐ Source

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Zurich

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Learn more about the science of the cheese scent.

"The aroma of cheese depends on a lot of different factors including the moisture of the cheese, the type of cheese, bacterial cultures, the quality of the milk and so on. In Appenzeller and Raclette cheese you can find 2-butanone, which has a light butterscotch or acetone scent, 2-pentanone - acetone like scent, ethyl butanoate – fruity odor reminiscent of pineapple." ‐ Bertuzzi et al. 2018

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