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BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 day agoAnd after years working in kitchens, I can think in smells. I.e.mix spices in my mind and smell them in my head before adding to a dish.
I’m that way with ice cream. I own an ice cream business that creates custom ice creams, and after many years, I can think of a a flavor combination, and sort of “taste it” in my mind.
I love ice cream, but I don’t eat it that often any more. If I have a craving, often just thinking about what flavor I’d have is satisfying enough.
They’ve done studies on dopamine with sugar. It’s not the eating it that’s satisfying, it’s the getting it. So most dopamine is released on the way to the mouth. Assuming you’ve had ice cream before and the neural pathways are laid.
Which is why the first bite is the best.
But yeah the mind has some plasticity. We can learn to be more visual or olfactory ‘thinkers’.
Makes sense. It’s why we have that Pavlovian response to just the promise of something tasty. It shouldn’t be surprising that the same effect that is making our mouths water, is also releasing endorphins in anticipation of the taste. Just thinking about it is pleasurable enough to release endorphins.
HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Just from that one flavor combo I now want to try all your ice creams 😂💜
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 22 hours ago
Yeah, you do. Honey Cinnamon is my secret weapon.
I can make ice cream out of almost anything, but here are some of my favorites:
Peach Cinnamon Bananas Foster (Banana, cinnamon, caramel) Raspberry Chocolate Chip Raspberry Brownie Raspberry Nutella Coffee Nutella Salted Caramel with Candied Bacon Almond Joy (Coconut, Almonds, and mini dark chocolate chips) Mayan Chocolate (Cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper)
The Honey Cinnamon is also great when it’s infused with Bourbon or Scotch. We also make our own homemade caramel, fudge, brownies, cookie dough, etc., all organic or natural as much as possible. All of our fruit ice creams are made with real fruit, no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors.
I literally make the best ice cream in the world, and have done events alongside Top Chef contenders and winners, including Richard Blais. Don’t you wish you had that mental tasting ability right now?
HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Oh, I can imagine well enough! They all sound amazing! I want to try chocolate pistachio honey, and blackberry vanilla 💜 Where is your shop? (If you can even tell me without doxxing yourself lol, please don’t dox yourself 😂)
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
I no longer have a retail shop, the 7 day a week grind got to be too much after a lot of years. I just do events now, colleges, weddings, corporate events, etc. all over the East Coast. It isn’t as creative, and I miss my regular customers, but I actually make a lot more money, with a LOT less work this way.
So if you want to try my ice cream some time, you’d have to hire me for a gig somewhere on the East Coast. Know anyone who is getting married? Or have a big corporate event coming up?