China neighbour calls police after mistaking ‘stinky fart vinegar’ for rotting corpse
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A tenant in a residential building in southern China called the police after mistaking the smell of Guangdong's traditional stinky vinegar for a rotting corpse. The incident, which occurred on July 14, was posted about by the neighbor surnamed Chen, who found humor in the misunderstanding. The strong odor of the vinegar, a local cooking ingredient, led to the false alarm. The story highlights the distinctive aroma of this regional condiment.
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A tenant in Guangdong called police due to a corpse-like smell.
The odor was actually coming from a neighbor cooking with Guangdong's traditional stinky vinegar.
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The neighbor thought Chen was cooking a dead body.
South China Morning Post- A tenant in Guangdong called police due to a corpse-like smell.
- The smell was from a neighbor cooking stinky vinegar, a traditional ingredient.
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Loaded language removedA tenant in a residential block in southern China called the police, reporting a smell resembling corpses in their building. It turned out that the odour was actually coming from a neighbour cooking with Guangdong’s traditional stinky vinegar. On July 14, a woman in Guangdong province, surnamed Chen, posted about someone calling the police to check on her home.
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The neighbor thought Chen was cooking a dead body.
South China Morning PostThe odor was actually coming from a neighbor cooking with Guangdong's traditional stinky vinegar.
South China Morning PostThe incident occurred on July 14.
South China Morning PostA woman in Guangdong province, surnamed Chen, posted about someone calling the police to check on her home.
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