Speaking of bizarre Massachusetts-based food stories, some folks in Haverhill are being besieged by the odor of doughnuts.

At a Dec. 16 city council meeting, one resident complained that there is a sickeningly sweet smell coming from a manufacturing plant on Creek Brook Drive.

Sean Wilson says anyone walking in the area is “overwhelmed” by the “donut smell.”

“My house smells like donuts all the time, all the time for the last two months,” Wilson said. “It’s distracting and it’s heavy.”

I’ve seen a lot of mockery along the lines of “my steak is too juicy and my lobster is too buttery”, but I wouldn’t want any smell pervading my home, no matter how appealing it might at first seem.