I usually eat my food in my cubicle . . with foreigners all around me. You know how we do it . . rice with stew with egusi soup and stock fish.

I know the smell and am ok with it cos it's my food.

But do you think other may find it offensive cos it is different from what they are used to? but noone has never walked up to me to say something.

Should I just live my life I enjoy my food since no-one has complained. .or eat this kinda food at home alone?

btw, they all eat their own food in their cubicles as well . . .some of them smell too but I dont find them offensive. . .or even care.

Okay , you have to preserve your food from external moisture as it will get acquire some unnecessary particles in it and they will spoil your food soon. Freezing and boiling are the best ways of the preservation .

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Thanks. I'm being mindful about it . . that's why I created this thread.

Like I mentioned, no one has said anything about it, and I think they would if they really had a problem with it.

I have a friend who literarily had to go eat in his car because others around his cubicle went to talk to him . .he went to the breakroom and the people there were frowning as well when he started started stirring his food.

My own never reach that level.

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I have a friend who literarily had to go eat in his car because others around his cubicle went to talk to him . .he went to the breakroom and the people there were frowning as well when he started started stirring his food.

My own never reach that level.

Or maybe your colleagues are more tolerant!

If they can tolerate it, then all well and good.

cos I tolerate theirs too

Things like fish can smell. If you're eating it for lunch and you've covered it since morning, when you open the bowl, of course it's going to have an odor. But it shouldn't be anything horrid, unless you've cooked it 10 days beforehand. And when you microwave it, the initial smell that probably wasn't pleasant'll go away. Anyway, unless it smells horrible, which i'm sure it doesn't , i wouldn't worry about it. I find people to be usually accommodating when it comes to different foods. And they know when you're eating something from your country it'll smell different than what they're used to, so i'm sure no one'll said anything disrespectful to you. And if they've to approach you about the smell they won't do it in a belittling way, unless they're idiots. Just enjoy your food and don't worry what others think. 

You think your food smells? Try eating Kimchi(fermented cabbage) in the office.

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the name smells already,

do you eat your food warm or cold? warming usually increases the smell,
if no one has complained then you don't have to do anything about it.
but i guess that instead of asking here in the forum you should ask קייטרינג 1 person at work (someone who will give you an honest answer)

rice and stew ok but stock fish soup in the office na so u hungry reach