Are you natives?
I am, and I concluded it (obviously) cultural. We didn't as familiar with different varieties of cheese, so the stinky cheese (don't remember the name) have absolutely foul smell to me.
On the other hand, most never even questioned that durian smell is just that, durian and nothing to overcome. It doesn't register as something nasty to the point where someone who actually didn't like it usually seen as the weird one ( also cuz it's considered expensive fruit)
And to answer OP question, it tasted creamy as in dairy to me but I don't like dairy products besides yogurt so I maybe wrong.
Ooh, nice. It's rare to see another SEA-an around this part.
Oh, yeah I agree. What I'm trying to say is that someone with an entirely different set of culture (foods) already has a predetermined set of palate of what kind of taste to expect, so even if they power through the initial smell they just more likely to dislike it cuz it resemble nothing they usually consume.
I would take a guess that we're probably neighbours country. I haven't taste smelly tofu in particular, but I can imagine the smell. The by-products of the normal one would make anyone gag, this one probably just straight up has the sewage aroma because of the aging and what not.
The bathroom situation is what makes me hate it. I wouldn't refuse if offered but never choose it myself.
Funny, I can't stand cilantro. I don't think I even has the "soapy" taste gene. It just taste like random grass to me and everytime I accidentally taste it I thought "this ain't human food" lol. The brain is fascinating, huh.