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Due To Depression At The Time I Never Posted One Of My Most Beautiful Loaves I've Ever Baked: Pumpkin

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Mycroft1967 11 months ago

Absolutely gourd-geous . A real no grainer.

124points

If the photos, for some reason, aren't enough and you still need more proof that the way a chef plates and presents their food has a big impact on the guest's experience, consider this experiment from Oxford psychologist, Professor Charles Spence.

Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky's 'Painting Number 201', the Franco-Columbian chef and fellow co-author of the study Charles Michel designed a salad resembling the abstract artwork.

#3

This Peacock Cake And Cupcakes

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437points

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J Burrows 11 months ago

Why is that "oddly" satisfying? It's clearly straight up satisfying!

95points

#4

I Made An Apple Tart For Christmas And Wanted People To See It

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385points

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La Petite Morte 11 months ago

That's amazing! All the time that took, wow. I bet it tastes as awesome as it looks.

71points

#5

Perfectly Executed Cranberry Tart

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374points

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Miztre 11 months ago

That absolutely is perfect!!

66points

"A number of chefs now are realising that they are being judged by how their foods photograph – be it in the fancy cookbooks [or], more often than not, when diners Instagram their friends," Professor Spence explained.

Thirty men and thirty women were each presented with one of three salads containing identical ingredients, arranged either to resemble the Kandinsky painting, a regular tossed salad, or a "neat" formation where each component was spaced away from the others.

#6

Got My First Tart Pan Recently. White Chocolate And Cranberry Tart

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347points

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Lynn Freeman 11 months ago

Visual perfection.......gorgeous !

51points

#7

I Call Them "Snookies" (Snail Cookies)

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340points

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Noodle Panda 11 months ago

Upvoted for the name snookies 😊

88points

#8

First Attempt At Making Cedric Grolet's Apple Tart. It's Not Perfect, But I'm Really Proud

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338points

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Josh Dorsett 11 months ago

Op: It's not perfect The dish: as perfect as you are <3

71points

#9

Christmas Cake I Made For A Holiday Baking Competition At My Office

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335points

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Winnie the Moo 11 months ago

I’m assuming you won!

106points

Seated alone at a table mimicking a restaurant setting, and unaware that other versions of the salad were on offer, each participant was given two questionnaires asking them to rate various aspects of the meal on a scale of 1 to 10, both before and after digging in.

#10

I'm In Pastry School And We Made Croissants Last Week

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334points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

S H I N Y

59points

#11

Homemade Charcuterie Board

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332points

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Lynn Freeman 11 months ago

I wouldn't want anyone to disturb this beautiful board....

84points

#12

Homemade Ravioli With Pressed Flowers And Dill

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329points

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Julie Arsmtrong 11 months ago

I'd put that on the wall.

95points

#13

My First Striped Cake. Pineapple Cake With Elderflower Buttercream

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329points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

Such talent! I tried, but I couldn’t always get colors in cream to stay nice and neat.

44points

Before the participants of the study sampled their plateful, the Kandinsky-inspired dish was rated higher for complexity, artistic presentation and general liking. Participants were prepared to pay twice as much for the meal as for either the regular or "neat arrangements."

After finishing off their portion, participants also rated the Kandinsky-esque salad higher for "tastiness," despite it receiving similar ratings to the other salads for the four basic components of taste: salty, bitter, sweet, and sour.

#14

Homemade Sugar Cookies With Royal Icing

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323points

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Lynn Freeman 11 months ago

Gorgeous !

46points

#15

Sushi That’s Almost Too Perfect To Eat

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309points

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Donkeywheel 11 months ago

That’s technically not sushi

57points

#16

I Made A Strawberry Vanilla Crepe Cake For My Mom

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300points

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Not_Today_Batman 11 months ago

Would love the recipe and instructions.

47points

#17

My Friend Let Her Chickens Loose On A Watermelon. They Picked It Clean

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295points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

efficient little t-rex !

105points

Of course, teasing apart exactly which aspect of the salads' presentation affected how much participants were willing to pay for a dish, and their perception of its "tastiness," is a tricky endeavor.

But the authors of the study suggest that the perceived effort involved in preparing the plate and its aesthetic appeal could be among the factors influencing participants.

#18

My Wife's First Attempt At A Charcuterie Board. How'd She Do?

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288points

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SuperChicken 11 months ago

Another charcuterie perfection.

57points

#19

Sourdough Baguette

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277points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

This is a work of art.

60points

#20

I Made These Little Cheeseburger Macarons Filled With Homemade Chocolate Ganache

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276points

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Menacing Duck 11 months ago

HOLY C**P I NEED THIS

50points

#21

My Cake I Just Popped Out Of The Cake Tin Did Not Break At All. Feels Good

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270points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

Now THAT is perfection.

65points

To put it simply, expectations were raised [with the Kandinsky-eque salad] and that led to the willingness to spend more and to an increased experience during consumption. The presentation of a dish can excite us and make us more present during the course.

If you want to continue with testing this theory, fire up our older publication 169 Oddly Satisfying Food Photos That We Can’t Stop Looking At.

#22

Put Cream In The Mug First, And My Coffee Maker Created This Visible Color Gradient

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269points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

really satisfiyng, love it

51points

#23

Satisfying Japanese Soft Serve

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267points

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Gandalf the Pink 11 months ago

Ahh smurf s**t 🤤

94points

#24

Natural Honeycomb

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263points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

Looks like some kind of modern architectural building… or maybe the building looks like a hive XD

43points

#25

Homemade Snoopy Chicken Curry

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250points

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Jane No Dough 11 months ago

This looks adorable and delicious!

48points

#26

Cranberry Curd Tart In A Gingerbread Crust

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244points

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TheNewJenBrady 11 months ago

My brain mixed up 'curd tart' and read it as 'turd cart' lol I need sleep

104points

#27

First Chocolate Tart

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243points

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TotallyNOTAFox 11 months ago

That's a very impresive mirror you got on there

75points

#28

My Latte Art Bear

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241points

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KDS 11 months ago

I thought the bear had a mustache.

24points

#29

Here's A Cornucopia I Made Out Of Bread For Thanksgiving

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237points

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nomnomborkbork 11 months ago

Beautiful!

42points

#30

Homemade Peppermint Macarons

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237points

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La Petite Morte 11 months ago

Wow, that's beautiful. Macarons are so hard to bake without cracking or slumping.

34points

#31

Perfectly Assembled Sprinkles

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235points

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DramaLlama2011 11 months ago

It causes me physical pain to even imagine eating such perfection

107points

#32

Focaccia Bread Out Of The Oven, Per Request

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232points

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Jane No Dough 11 months ago

Gorgeous!

37points

#33

Homemade Chocolate Butter Croissant

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232points

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Mycroft1967 11 months ago

Snail kicked out for chocolate?

31points

#34

My Mom Was So Sad When My Grandmother Passed Away Cause She Would Miss Her Cheesecake, So For The Last 7 Years, I Have Been Making Her One Every Year For Christmas

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229points

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SuperChicken 11 months ago

You're a sweet daughter and granddaughter, Op. I bet, your Mom appreciates it and loves that delectable-looking cheesecake.

52points

#35

Dessert For A Family Gathering Last Weekend

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216points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

Love the gloss!

26points

#36

Cream Cheese Bread Turned Out So Good

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211points

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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 11 months ago

Looks like tiny lil clouds.

28points

#37

The Most Perfect Loaf Of Bread I’ve Ever Made

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208points

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deejak 11 months ago

Looks like a scoop of peanut butter.

35points

#38

My Sourdough Bread

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207points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

looks like a delicious alien insect :)

45points

#39

This Flawless Yellow Onion

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206points

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Kira Okah 11 months ago

Smooth, pretty.

24points

#40

The Way My Sister Decorated This Tiramisu

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199points

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Do-nut touch da donut 11 months ago

Tiramisuuuu we summon youuuu

41points

#41

Homemade Ratatouille, Hand-Cut

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199points

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Mat O'Dowd 11 months ago

Bravo it's beautiful, in France we call it a Tian de légumes Provençal !

50points

#42

This Perfect Pudding

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197points

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CoMa4 11 months ago

That’s not pudding. That’s flan.

94points

#43

Homemade Orange-Vanilla Madeleines

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195points

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CrazyCatChild (She/They) 11 months ago

I wantttt

32points

#44

This Freshly Baked Croissant

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194points

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Mimi La Souris 11 months ago

huuuuuummmmmm, i can smell this photo

34points

#45

This Perfectly Ripe, Tiny Seed Avocado

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191points

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Tempest 11 months ago

You’ve won the avocado lottery!

99points

WordNerdTali 11 months ago

This is what dreams are made of

9points

GoldfishCrackers 11 months ago

At the beginning of Covid I got an avacado that had a huge seed and like 1/4 inch of flesh. A year later I got an avacado like this. I took it as a sign from the universe that things were looking up.

7points

g90814 11 months ago

Nice, you caught it in the 15.346 minute period where it was perfectly ripe!

5points

LittleMissPanda 11 months ago

I'd save the pit and would try to grow a superavocado species that has tiny pits. Worth a try :D

5points

Statinanis 11 months ago

NOOOO I’m jealous right now! That’s some nice avocado!

4points

Al Fun 11 months ago

Coming soon: Seedless Avocado

2points

Epona 11 months ago

Please tell me that's something people are working on! Avocado is one of my fave foods!

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#46

Amazing Curry Platter

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188points

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Jane No Dough 11 months ago

Beautiful!

22points

#47

How This Frozen Diet Pepsi Exploded

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185points

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SonicAlchemy 11 months ago

I always do this 😆 I'm really picky about soda being ice cold so I always stick one in the freezer and end up forgetting about it. Never had one explode in such an artistic manner, though. I end up having to gut the freezer and wipe everything down because mine always explode like an ink bomb.

46points