Marty stokes the fire of the cauldron that smells like beef stew.
Beef stew is a stew made from beef, mixed with vegetables and a liquid such as water or wine.
On June 13, 1931, Marty McFly said that the contents inside Emmett Brown's cauldron smelled like beef stew.
Behind the scenes[]
- In Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 4: "Double Visions", Marty learns that Emmett actually does use the cauldron to cook stew. Thus, it's possible the cauldron that Marty tended really did contain stew.