Which cooking smells or sounds instantly make you feel hungry or at home?

B Natural answer

Two things always work on me: sizzling butter in a pan and soup simmering on the stove. Those sounds make me think something good is being built slowly, not rushed. I also notice the smell of coffee brewing in the morning when I visit my parents, and that always feels like the start of a normal, comfortable day. It is funny, because I do not even need to see the food. The smell tells my brain that breakfast or dinner is close, and suddenly I am much hungrier than before. If someone is cooking in my kitchen, I usually wander in and ask what is happening, just because the smell gets my attention. It is one of those small things that makes a house feel lived in.

Key phrases in this answer

• sizzling butter — Butter hitting a hot pan and making a sharp frying sound.“I knew breakfast was close when I heard sizzling butter.”
• soup simmering on the stove — Soup gently cooking with small bubbles.“Soup simmering on the stove feels like home to me.”
• coffee brewing in the morning — The smell or sound of coffee being made early in the day.“Coffee brewing in the morning always wakes me up.”
• garlic and onions cooking — The smell of garlic and onions softening in a hot pan.“The smell of garlic and onions cooking made everyone drift into the kitchen.”
• fresh bread out of the oven — Bread just baked and still warm.“Fresh bread out of the oven always makes me hungry.”
• toasted cumin — Cumin heated until its aroma becomes stronger and warmer.“Toasted cumin makes the whole kitchen smell rich.”