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Re:Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the st... by tecleandor on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:17PM (#19546362)
No, it doesn't taste (or smell) good because it's nutritious. The cravings are a psychological reflex of remembering something you liked the taste, nutritious or not.

There's people who doesn't consider charring meat having a good odour, and that doesn't make it less nutritious. There's super tasty things which are horribly un-nutritional, or even poisonous. That goes both for smell and taste.

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Re:Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the st... by 54mf on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:53PM (#19546783)
"The cravings are a psychological reflex of remembering something you liked the taste, nutritious or not."

Nailed it. We used to have summer dinners at my grandparents when I was a kid, complete with grilled burgers. It is, in large part, emotional.

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