FOOD AND DRINKS

ADJECTIVES

Crunchy: describe the crisp, dry crackle of foods like peanuts or cookies

granolaroasted peanutschoco chip cookies

Crispy: describes the light, brittle texture that is typically created through cooking methods involving heat, such as deep-frying, roasting, or pan-frying

butter fried chickenbaconchips/crisps

Fun fact: Why do we love crunchy food? Or why do cooks need to add 2-3 layers of textures to make a dish a good one?

  • There's something deeply satisfying about that crack, that bite, that sensory feedback:

Our brains don't always distinguish between something that's genuinely delicious and something that's just sensory interesting.

When a dish has different textures going on at the same time - something soft, something chewy, something crunchy - your brain treats it as a richer, more engaging experience.

  • We're basically hardwired to love crunchy foods (yeah sth that is rooted in evolution):

Our brains evolved to associate crunchiness with freshness and safety (while soft, mushy, slimy textures were associated with spoiled food).

→ Our brains never really got over that. So even today a little crunch can make food seem far more enjoyable (=trigger a little hit of dopamine) than it actually is, especially when the crunchy topping itself barely tastes like anything = flavorless. 😆🍿🥜

Cartilaginious ˌ/kärdlˈajənəs/: cartilage-like - pig ears, chicken cartilage,..