The Best Smells: Bread, Rain, and Grandma's House
Earlier this week, people were talking about nostalgic sounds. And now, we've moved onto SMELLS.
There's a new ranking of the "best smells in the world," and more than 13,000 people weighed in. Here's the Top 20:
1. Freshly baked bread.
2. After it rains.
3. Cold mountain air.
4. Cookies fresh from the oven.
5. Sea breeze.
6. Cinnamon rolls.
7. Chocolate chip cookies.
8. Vanilla.
9. Clothes fresh out of the dryer.
10. A real Christmas tree.
11. Lavender.
12. Wood.
13. Citrus.
14. Burning wood. (Just a couple spots behind wood.)
15. Cinnamon.
16. Apple pie.
17. The moment BEFORE it rains. (15 spots behind AFTER it rains.)
18. Lilacs.
19. Mint.
20. Jasmine.
Here are a few other entries: Freshly ground coffee (#21) . . . freshly popped popcorn (#27) . . . bacon frying (#41) . . . a new car (#44) . . . Grandma's house (#46) (Grandma herself wasn't included.) . . .
Gasoline (#52) . . . fresh money (#62) . . . permanent markers (#66) . . . and marijuana (#77).
(The poll is ongoing, so the ranking may shift over time.)
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Originally posted on June 6th, 2025