Crasians

There are these trees on my street. I'm not sure what kind of trees they are. But at this time of year, they drop what I call "stinkberries" all over the sidewalk. They are these little pinkish balls that are smashed by people walking on them. And they give off a very distinctive odor that smells like a cross between really stinky cheese and dirty socks. It's gross and I can't wait until they are swept away by the rain or covered up by the snow. So the other day I was walking down the street and I saw a Chinese(?) lady(?) sitting on the ground with a bag picking through all of the smashed berries to find the good ones. I couldn't believe that anyone would want to get that close to the foul little things, let alone touch them, let alone save them! I would love to know what he/she is planning on doing with them when he/she gets them home. Stinkberry Pie? Stinkberry jam? Yuck.