Strange Smell

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I'm writing about Aspergers and Autism, and right now I'm on the topic of smells. How we have particular smells that we loove, that seems strange to somr prople or sometimes even gross. Tell me about ONE of your favorite smells, describe it, why you like it, etc. Cause I need quotes for my writing that I can use.

Example

Clay, I love the smell of clay. The earthy, wet, paint-like smell of really high quality clay. I'm an artist, so I love art supplies in general, but whenever I use clay...I can't get enough of the smell! It makes me feel creative - Monica (Aspergers)

For my research paper and maybe for one day a book because I love writing. I also have some friends who are teachers in a country that is unfamiliar with ASD, so they were interested in hearing about it. I wanted to get real information and quotes from other people with ASD, because characteristics vary among individuals and I also have Aspergers, so I find it fascinating and interesting. No one has to use their real name or anything, I'm just looking for examples

Books. It's one of the biggest drawbacks to owning a Kindle...no book smell!

I really enjoy the smell of metals.

I love the smell of the air in spring/summer, the way the countryside smells. I guess it's basically just the smell of dung, and to many people it seems to be a disgusting smell, but I love it. It's so natural and comforting.

Books, especially old books. Oh the smell of books!

I like the smell of Vick's, old books and Playdough.

A freshly peeled mandarin orange. Droplets of scent dissipate into the air, wafting an invigorating and appealing fragrance over me.

Coriander/Cilantro.
Grapefruit.

what is it about the smell that attracts or repulses?

Is it the texture of the smell? Does it cause a physical reaction - soothing or stimulating? Does the smell cause pain? Is it the colour of the smell?

I love the smell of Indian food being cooked.

About 25 years ago, I had a fairly strong case of the flu and when I got better, I had very little sense of smell left. Some of the sense of smell has returned but it's still far below what it used to be. For a while, the only food that I could taste at all was Indian food. Prior to that case of flu, Indian food was far too much for me to handle.

One year one of my nephews and I were living in the middle of a really long block (about twice the lengths of most blocks). If I went to the grocery store to get something and left Indian food cooking on the stove, I couldn't smell it until I stepped into the house. My nephew, on the other hand, could smell it crossing the park at the end of the block.

Outside of the smell of Indian food cooking, I really can't think of any ordinary smells that affect me at all.

My dog Whiskey sometimes crawls inside a dead calf and rolls around in it and the resulting smell makes me want to stay away from him, but I would hardly call that an ordinary smell.

i dont really smell all that much, but i do have a certain affinity to the outside air just after a tunderstorm; i dont know if that is due to the smell of ozone or the feeling of residual static, but there you have it