I hate it too. My mom took me to eat and i told her it was crap to her face. The only time ive ever said that to somebody that was trying to impress me with food.
one part dog shit, one clove of garlic, add some sand and water, microwave in a tupper ware container at work and eat at desk, even though its warm outside, and a cafeteria is down the hall. Your coworkers will enjoy the smell. Do not forget to eat every bite - be sure to scrape your spoon real well against the tupper ware to get it all. Don't worry about being a distraction to your coworkers.
Jamaican curry is the same. Whenever I walk into the house it smells like something died and defecated itself. I thought someone had really bad diarrhoea, then I realised it was the food! I went upstairs and sat by an open window.