![]() The more of this receptor you have on your tongue, the more pleasure you’ll derive from fatty foods.Īnd a further government study suggests that, at heart, it’s all about evolution. In a study in the Journal of Lipid Research (to which I do not actually have a subscription I’m not that obsessed!), researchers found we possess a protein receptor that is especially sensitive to fat. It’s fat that makes them so…happy making. Think about the happy mouth feel of Cracker Jack and popcorn and even Ritz crackers. Which brings us to the high concept of “mouth feel.” Think about salad dressing - and how happy that “feel” of Caesar dressing, or blue cheese dressing, can be. The fat fills our mouths with a smooth coating sensation we’ve learned to identify as satisfying and pleasant. When chocolate melts in your mouth, the flavor is carried to your taste buds on a river of fat. ![]() When you cook bacon, the flavor molecules travel through the air carried by the fat molecules to which they’re attached. The molecules that we identify as smell are dissolved and concentrated by fats. ![]() But that doesn’t stop us, not at all, from craving it.įat, it tuns out, is an excellent transport mechanism for, first of all, smell. The studies demonstrate that, for the most part, we can’t actually taste fat. Not surprisingly, there have been studies - lots of them. And that brings us to this question: Why does greasy food taste so good? ![]() And I figure we’ll all be honoring National Greasy Foods Day in our usual daily fashion - which is to say, by chowing down on some properly messy, sloppy, oil-laden, salt-heavy greasy food. Of course, as ever, every day is a celebration of those culinary excesses. And perhaps the best of them all is on Oct. 17, based on a study many years ago that four prunes a day was best for digestive health! National Bologna Day is Oct. National Chocolate Covered Insects Day is Oct. There’s National Moldy Cheese Day on Oct. The stifling heat of September (hopefully) is behind us, cooler days (and nights) are ahead - sweater weather (sort of!) - and the month ends with Halloween, which slides us seamlessly into November, and Thanksgiving - the yummiest day of the year!Īll that makes me wonder why more than a few of the food days during October are in, ahem, questionable taste. ![]()
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