Vive_La_Villa Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It's just a hot drink that tastes of shit that we've all got used to so we think it's nice Sounds like beer. Apart from being hot that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: It's bread and cookies. That's it Ha ha! There is no way its bread and cookies. It’s gag reflex awful outside some of their shops, proper putrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Ha ha! There is no way its bread and cookies. It’s gag reflex awful outside some of their shops, proper putrid. No.. it really is. It's the only thing they bake on site. Obviously some of the bread has herbs and spices and stuff on so it's the smell of that all baking. But that's it. I mean what else could it be? They don't cook anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 35 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: Are people walking past subways in the morning and think they stink? Because I admit the sausage and egg doesn't smell brilliant, but it just smells like lovely sandwiches to me most of the time. I'm OK with the smell these days but I had a bad experience with a sub called Seafood Sensation and for several years I couldn't face going in or even walking past a Subway due to the smell bringing back bad memories. I got over it by being so hungry and there being no other option available that I went in and remembered actually they're pretty decent sandwiches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 How the **** do you make cookies or a baguette smell like you packed some road kill with old cooking fat and shoved behind the extractor fan when you closed last week? Genuinely like bin juice on a warm day. It’s the sort of smell that is supposed to trigger the evolutionary ‘uh oh, don’t eat that shit’ reflex. That’s quite impressive in its own way if they can warm up dough and get that smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, chrisp65 said: How the **** do you make cookies or a baguette smell like you packed some road kill with old cooking fat and shoved behind the extractor fan when you closed last week? Genuinely like bin juice on a warm day. It’s the sort of smell that is supposed to trigger the evolutionary ‘uh oh, don’t eat that shit’ reflex. That’s quite impressive in its own way if they can warm up dough and get that smell. Just smells like herby bread to me. I'd specifically say the Italian Herbs and Cheese variation. Layer the sweet smell of the cookies on top and I'd guess those are your two main culprits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: Nah there's a Starbucks taste thats every bit as recognisable and distinct as the Subway smell It's like the rancid milk taste of Hershey's chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2022 Subway does have a distinctive smell. It's that weird mix of herbs, dressings, and warmed cold meats that gives off a very pungent odour. I can see why it would turn some people off. My biggest query with Subway is why it seems to, 9/10 times you eat it, go through you like a greased greyhound. I'm someone with a dodgy stomach at the best of times but I can eat and enjoy a Subway and 2hrs later it's leaving my body at speed. It's like they wrap up a laxative in a baguette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paddywhack Posted August 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2022 I started a new job in June and on one of my first days I made the mistake of having a subway with a large coke zero on my lunch. When I got back, a senior leader came and sat next to me to ask how I was settling in. As soon as I started talking I could feel a big burp bubbling. I tried to swallow it or disguise it, but it ended up coming out my nose. She was very polite, but I could tell the onions, jalapenos, stinky meats and chilli sauce were melting her face. Great first impression. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Risso said: It's like the rancid milk taste of Hershey's chocolate. I think this for me is like how some people taste coriander in a different way. I love the taste of Hershey's. Edited August 1, 2022 by Seat68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I think this for me is like how some people taste coriander in a different way. I love the taste of Hershey's. Yeah, both Hersey's and coriander have both been ruined for me since it was pointed out they taste like vomit and soap respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted August 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2022 All I can ever smell from parmesan is vomit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: No.. it really is. It's the only thing they bake on site. Obviously some of the bread has herbs and spices and stuff on so it's the smell of that all baking. But that's it. I mean what else could it be? They don't cook anything else Ireland's food safety authority deemed Subway couldn't call it "bread" due to the sugar content of the stuff. Not sure what the outcome was, if they've since called it something else or changed the recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: How did you guess? Stop drinking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 All this talk of coffee has reminded me, it’s August and I don’t think I’ve had this year’s cup of tea yet. Plenty of time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 1, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: All this talk of coffee has reminded me, it’s August and I don’t think I’ve had this year’s cup of tea yet. Plenty of time though. You are bound to need to visit some really old people in the run up to Xmas Two chores for the price of one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 1, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, sparrow1988 said: Ireland's food safety authority deemed Subway couldn't call it "bread" due to the sugar content of the stuff. Not sure what the outcome was, if they've since called it something else or changed the recipe. I don’t think that’s quite true. They couldn’t claim it as a staple food because it had too much sugar to be legally defined as bread. I’m not sure they were banned from calling it bread. FWIW a 6in subway baguette contains about the same amount of sugar (5g) as two digestive biscuits. And less than a McDonald’s burger bun. So it’s not like it’s syrup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) @chrisp65 https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dz975/subway-what-the-hell-is-that-smell Quote Subway has a one-of-a-kind smell. It’s that sweet, herby, bready scent that wafts in such pungent clouds that you don’t even need to go inside a store to smell it. Just walking past a Subway is enough. You’ll be strolling down a footpath when suddenly you’ll find yourself feeling disgusted or hungry, depending on how you feel about Subway. But what is it? Seriously, what exactly is going on in Subway that makes that smell? Is it their bread? Their Salami? Do they have Subway-flavoured Ambi Pur fresheners that squirt the scent into the air? Just what the **** are they doing? TL;DR Spoiler Subway’s smell is—wait for it—the bread and cookies baking together! Edited August 1, 2022 by Xela 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Well, there you go. I’ve never gone inside a Subway, because of the putrid smell outside. A lot of the anticipation of taste is smell, they’ve chosen the smell of warm bin juice. And for that reason, I’m out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 1, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Well, there you go. I’ve never gone inside a Subway, because of the putrid smell outside. A lot of the anticipation of taste is smell, they’ve chosen the smell of warm bin juice. And for that reason, I’m out. I've said this before, Subway staff smell worse than any other Fast Food outlets staff. We used to have accounts to take their staff home years ago and Subway were always the worst, that Subway smell gets everywhere. Rank, I've picked up more pleasantly fragrant homeless people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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