Although smoking does not always affect scores on smell-tests, it is widely believed to reduce sensitivity. A recent study at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that, contrary to popular belief, blind people do not necessarily have a keener sense of smell than sighted people.
In American cuisine, ribs usually refers to barbecue pork ribs, or sometimes beef ribs, which are served with various barbecue sauces. They are served as a rack of meat which diners customarily tear apart by hand, then eat the meat from the bone.
Upon hearing the name you might assume country-style pork loin ribs refer to a cooking method. However, the title actually refers to the cut of meat. Country-ribs are cut from the pig's shoulder area and contain few if any bones.