Re:The Nacho Dorito
by machinagod on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @02:45PM
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I've read recently the book that the article references - Why Humans like Junk food - and it's a fascinating read - despite being poorly written.
Putting theories behind food appreciation, like Vanishing Caloric Density, the Umami flavor (MSG, garlic and Friends) and flavor familiarity (vanyloids are present in breast milk) - on the context of foods your familiar with, changes your perspective when you're tasting any kind of food, allowing you to deconstruct what are you experiencing: "Ho, I like this because it's greasy, and it salty, and it has loads of umami from the garlic".
It allowed me to deconstruct a common action, changing it from an immediate appreciation to a more rational, pondered thought process.
Re:The Nacho Dorito
by samatman on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @03:29PM
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Reminding me of my favorite hunger hack: got into kitchen, chop onion or press garlic, toss into oil, fry. In ten seconds, I go from "dinner sounds like a hassle" to rooting through the cupboards, salivating madly.
Putting theories behind food appreciation, like Vanishing Caloric Density, the Umami flavor (MSG, garlic and Friends) and flavor familiarity (vanyloids are present in breast milk) - on the context of foods your familiar with, changes your perspective when you're tasting any kind of food, allowing you to deconstruct what are you experiencing: "Ho, I like this because it's greasy, and it salty, and it has loads of umami from the garlic".
It allowed me to deconstruct a common action, changing it from an immediate appreciation to a more rational, pondered thought process.