Cooking makes hungry (Video 2)

It's a common experience that cooking can make you feel hungry, and there are a few psychological reasons for this, like anticipating the taste and the sensory-specific satiety effect. You're essentially "pre-consuming" the food with your mind, anticipating its taste and texture. This can lead to a feeling of hunger as your brain starts to crave the food you're preparing. Your brain can become satiated with the taste of a particular food, even if you haven't actually eaten it yet. This means that after thinking about a specific food for a while, you might lose your appetite for it, but crave something else entirely. Let's cook.