The pleasure of cooking for our partner says a lot about us. That's why we should look for someone who does the same with us
One of the questions you should ask on a first date? What do you like to eat. Or better yet, it would directly go out to dinner, and touch what the other puts on the plate. Sharing the same food tastes is in fact a sign of a close-knit relationship, of greater desire and a brighter future.
If there is no taste, no love
This is precisely what a new international research conducted by Edelman Intelligence for Knorr suggests: 78% of respondents, in fact, say they feel more attracted to people who love the same foods and the same flavors. The research, which involved 12,000 people in 12 countries around the world, reveals that one person in three would close a relationship with someone if food tastes didn't match their own. Moreover, the 29% of people do not find someone who orders a dish that they do not like attractive. More than half of us, on the other hand, find that tasting new flavors and doing culinary experiences in pairs be sexy.
The food? Better than sex
In fact, more than three quarters of people said that taste plays a fundamental role in their daily lives, so much so that they are willing to sacrifice other personal aspects. The 75% would give up social media, 70% to the right to vote and 58% to a successful career, rather than sacrificing their tastes in the kitchen. Furthermore, 48% would give up sex rather than taste, with a certain difference between female and male (55% and 42% respectively).
Tastes, a question of character
Greg Tucker, English psychologist and taste expert, comments: "Studying behavioral patterns concerning food consumption for over 30 years, this research by Knorr validates what I have always suspected: food and taste are an open window on our character and our culinary preferences are a valuable source of information to better understand our personality. Precisely for this reason there is no wonder that when we are looking for a partner we are not only looking for a life partner, but also a "eating companion", who loves the same flavors and the same foods that we appreciate. With this research, Knorr shed light on our unconscious behavior: just as we choose a dish from a restaurant menu, we likewise choose a partner who shares the same characteristics and passions that are important to us. It is clear, therefore, that our loving choices are not just a question of heart, but also of taste ”.
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