If you bite a juicy ribeye, some of its molecules bind to taste receptors on the tongue—giving the basic sensations of sweet, salty, sour, bitter, or umami—while other, more volatile odor molecules waft up the back of your mouth into your nose. This retronasal smell signal merges with taste signals in the brain’s orbitofrontal cortex to give a more complex sense of flavor.
— Read more at The Science That Could Make You Crave Broccoli More Than Chocolate at The Atlantic.
There isn’t enough science in the world to make me crave broccoli more than chocolate. Or even crave broccoli, full stop!
The title is silly and that’s not even what the article is about, but agree, plus, why would you want to? You need broccoli but you also need chocolate.
Broccoli is my absolute favorite vegetable, with spinach being a close second.
I have to stop myself from adding it to EVERY dinner menu.
I had a square of Ghiardelli dark chocolate on Saturday. Bought the bar last May, maybe I’ll finish it this calendar year (it is refrigerated) .
YMMV.
Yes, my mileage does vary!