I have to write about this one. For some unknown reasons, I need to know people's view about comfort food. The other day MOH was under the weather and I had to go around and around (literally) to get back to the terminal for a bowl of porridge. Unfortunately, it was sold out. I bought him a fish burger instead.
The term comfort food refers to any food or drink to which one habitually turns for temporary respite, security, or special reward. The reasons that something becomes a comfort food are diverse but include the food's familiarity, simplicity, and/or pleasant associations. Small children often seem to latch on to a specific food or drink (in a way similar to a security blanket) and will repeatedly request it in high stress situations. Adults, however, are certainly not exempt.
A substantial majority of comfort foods are composed largely of simple or complex carbohydrate, such as sugar, rice, refined wheat, and so on. It has been postulated that such foods induce an opiate-like effect in the brain, which may account for their soothing nature.
A substantial majority of comfort foods are composed largely of simple or complex carbohydrate, such as sugar, rice, refined wheat, and so on. It has been postulated that such foods induce an opiate-like effect in the brain, which may account for their soothing nature.
If porridge is my comfort food, what is yours?
1 comment:
sedikit celaru,
2 entri disangka satu bicaraan..
hehe
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