Do you have a certain food, meal, or snack that tastes so much better when someone else makes it?
I was reminded of this odd little phenomenon last week at the pastry shop where I work. We all take turns slicing the cheese, but on this particular day Gus was slicing it. The chef, who's a bit of a joker, was ravishing the cheese as it fell down the side of the slicer. "Cheese tastes so much better when Gus slices it!" he was yelling. So, of course, I skeptically had a slice. To my surprise it did taste better than usual. It was warm and caramelly. It was odd. How can this be? I really, really, want to know how you can taste the love on some people's food, and not in others. Because that is what makes it warm and caramelly. Love... at least I like to think so.
This reminded me of being a kid, when I would only eat eggs, toast, and grilled cheese when my Dad made them. The eggs were the perfect amount of saltiness and gooey yolk. The toast always had the perfect amount of butter. And the grilled cheese... it was just perfect. I think because he would toast it in the oven, instead of in a frying pan.
So now I'm feeling very happy that Christmas is coming up and I can get my dad to fry me some eggs and toast for breaky.
As I went to hit 'publish post' I was reminded of another case of whatever this is called. Sandwiches always taste better when someone else makes them. Always. Everyone I know agrees to this, other than my husband. He must be the one and only person on this planet to think sandwiches taste better when he makes them himself. Actually, a few minutes ago I googled "why do some foods taste better when someone else makes them?" hoping to get a name for this theory, and the second page to pop up was, "Why does a sandwich taste better when someone else makes it?" Well, there you go!
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