Eating in front of the mirror can improve the taste of food

If you have always believed that to make the food tastier, good combination of ingredients and culinary skills, know that there is another ingredient that can improve the taste of food: eating in front of the mirror. This is a research done by the University of Nagoya, Japan.

The study was done as a way to explore the phenomenon known as "social exploitation of eating," which states that people enjoy more meals when they feed on company of other people. Researchers have found that people who eat alone can feel the same effect by eating their meals by looking at their image in the mirror.

According to the researchers, the practice may help to feel more strongly the taste of food. To carry out the study, the scientists initially worked with a group of elderly people. This is because it is very common for older people to be lonely in the country and so they would eat alone. Each participant had to eat two types of sweet and salty popcorn.

The research was then repeated with a group of younger adults and obtained the same results as the previous group.

A similar experiment was done, however, Instead of mirrors, the participants made a meal looking at the photos of each other. The scientists noted that the photographs also helped sharpen the palate of the participants. which shows that a static image of a person eating seems to be sufficient to produce the social facilitation of eating.

Food to be consumed in front of the mirror.

It seems that in addition to serving as a company for lonely meals . eating in front of the mirror can also help to ponder the choice of food. Another research done with people feeding on their reflexes showed that some participants felt uncomfortable eating greasy foods in front of the mirror. Similarly, when participants ate soup in front of the mirror they felt more comfortable with situation.

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