Emotion of taste and Taste of emotion

I walked into the house bereft of energy, emotionally drained with little to nil inclination to do anything. My wife brought me rice and potato fry. I have had that combo for at least 500 times in my life. She handed me over the bowl and sat next to me. The first spoonful filled me with pleasure. The smell was heavenly and the taste was delightful. The tiredness vanished. She said that she knew I would come home hungry. I told her it was one of the best food I had tasted. She laughed in disbelief. Was I tasting an emotion or was I feeling the emotion of taste?

Taste has a very unique connection to the hormones that makes one feel love, nostalgia, pleasure and even in some cases euphoria. In retrospect, I am thinking of the following questions.

1. Same food prepared by the same person and with the exact same ingredients taste completely different on different occasions.
2. A food you are nostalgic about, when prepared by a completely different person, results in you developing the same bond with the person
3. Same food, tastes totally different for two people, evoking completely different reactions.

I will explore this in the episodes

1. Taste of yearning and affection
2. Taste of nurture and love
3. Taste of friendship and nostalgia
4. Taste of effort and care
5. The biochemical aspects of taste

Each episode has my personal story along with my retrospect learning in the subject. In this series, I want to explore the deeply human scenarios that highlight the interplay of memory, neuroscience, psychology, endocrinology, and sensory perception. I want to highlight the nuances of these interactions through my experiences.