Ever wondered why you enjoy your meal more with a glass of wine. This may have something to do with it – research shows that alcohol may make food smell better, which in turn improves how we perceive it to taste.

Alcohol actually interferes with our brain’s response to food smells and could make us enjoy it more.

We all know that its a good idea to mix food and alcohol, especially because food can help slow the absorption of alcohol into the blood stream and thereby slow the effects of intoxication, but now we know it also improves the experience of eating.

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