高三英语培优外刊阅读
外刊精选｜黄桃罐头走红背后：为何就是念念不忘那一口？
最近，黄桃罐头意外爆红，许多人都说它是自己生病时的慰藉，吃上一口，好像就又回到了小时候，由疾病带来的不适和焦灼也逐渐消散。其实在英文中有个词语，叫做“comfortfood”，指的就是像黄桃罐头这类吃了以后让人觉得非常放松的美食，它们也被称为治愈系食物。那么，为什么人们格外怀念某类食物？这些食物又是如何带给我们慰藉之感的？
TheScienceofComfortFood
ByMelindaWennerMoyer
Turkeyisnotmything,butonedishIcannotlivewithoutonThanksgivingismymom’sSnowyMashedPotatoes.I’mprettysureI’vehadthemateveryThanksgivingsinceIwasatoddler,andbitesoftentransportmebacktodifferentyearsanddifferentdiningrooms.
Howandwhyisitthatcertainfoodsgiveussomuchpleasure?
Ourbrainsrewardusmoreforsomefoodsthanforothers.Carbohydratesincreasebrainlevelsofserotonin,achemicalthatenhancesmood.Aftereatingthesefoods,wefeelcalm,wefeelhappy,saidDr.UmaNaidoo,aprofessionalchefandnutritionalpsychiatristatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalandHarvardMedicalSchool.
Certainfoodsareespeciallyemotionallysatisfyingforreasonsthathavelittletodowiththeirtasteornutritionalcontent,though.Mymom’smashedpotatoesremindmeofholidayjoyandpastreunionswithextendedfamily.Wearedrawntofoodsweweregivenearlyinlifebypeoplewhocaredforus,whichcanhelpexplainourcollectiveloveforchickennoodlesoup,whichmanyparentsfeedtheirsickchildrentomakethemfeelbetter.
Thesmelloffoodcanevokepowerfulmemories,too.Ourmemoryforsmellsislong-lastingandprecise,especiallywhenitcomestoscentswewerefirstexposedtoinchildhood.That’swhyyoumightcatchawhiffofpumpkinpiebakingintheovenandbetransportedbacktothefirsttimeyoubakeditwithyourgrandmother.
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