Vinegar

A sharp, sour and penetrating smell associated with acidic foods, pickling and household cleaning.

sharpsouracidicpungent

ATLAS POSITION057 / 200

MILESTONEIconic 100

PRIMARY CATEGORYFood & Drink

PUBLIC TYPEFood / Product

PROFILE STATUScomplete

COLORClear amber TEXTUREThin liquid SOUNDBottle opened TEMPERATURECool

CULTURAL3associations / context

EXPERIMENTAL2nearby / prototype structure

VERIFIED0published source-backed claims

Source registry ↗

01SENSORY ASSOCIATIONSCULTURAL

Color: Clear amber
Texture: Thin liquid
Temperature: Cool
Sound: Bottle opened

02FEELS LIKECULTURAL

alertnesscleaningappetite

Associations can vary strongly by person, place and culture.

03CONTEXTCULTURAL

kitchenpicklinghousehold cleaning

04NEARBYEXPERIMENTAL

Early editorial relationships, not a live graph ranking.

05SCIENCE & SOURCESEXPERIMENTAL

No VERIFIED scientific claim is attached to this early profile yet.

SmellBook will add citations claim-by-claim when reliable sources are available. Cultural associations and prototype relationships remain labeled separately.

Read the public methodology ↗Open source registry ↗

WHERE THIS SMELL APPEARS

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Sharp Kitchen

PROFILE NOTE

Vinegar crosses food and household contexts; the intended use should remain visible.

EDITORIAL REVISIONRevision 1

Initial public canonical profile.

Created 2026-09-22 · Updated 2026-09-22

EVIDENCE MATTERS

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SmellBook separates cultural association, community perception, verified evidence, prediction and experimental relationships rather than presenting them as the same thing. Read the evidence guide ↗ See evidence coverage ↗