I'm Indian, and I can confirm that I do not like the smell of ghee, and neither do my siblings.

In fact, if food has too much ghee in it, it can make us want to throw up! We seem to have no problem with butter itself, but the smell of ghee is just too difficult to stomach for us.

Thanks for clarifying :)

Pun intended?

LOL, I see what you did there :P

I don't like the smell when butter is turned into ghee.

But I love ghee. In fact, after a short stint on a Keto diet, looking at the results, I now understand why ghee is essential in every meal! It makes you consume less carbs.

Because of industry propaganda blaming food fat, we have been used to low fat foods. A spoonful of ghee in every meal is not bad. You just need to get used to it.

My grandfather loved ghee, and I'm sure it contributed to his good health in old age. As a youngster, he could even drink a cup of ghee neat!

For some reason, that same love has not been inherited by his son (my father) or his grandchildren. Strangely, however, we shared very similar tastes in everything else!

As I understand it, there are a lot of strong smells (comparatively speaking) in an Indian kitchen

Even for me as an indian, it's a very strong smell.

Growing up with it doesn't always make it tolerable.

My parents never made ghee (they're ethnic tamils from Malaysia), but good lord frying fish, or making fermented shrimp paste...yuck.

it's a strong smell, but I guess you love the smells you grow with.

Even now sometimes I make Ghee at home with store bought organic butter, as it's difficult to find organic ghee. Unfortunately it doesn't smell the same.