A new study shows that we are influenced to enjoy food more when it is cooked by a loved one compared to when we eat the same dish cooked by a stranger View 2 Images A roast dinner tastes better if it's been cooked by a loved one (Image: Getty)

You're not imagining it - your mum’s roast dinner is better than anyone else’s. ‌

A groundbreaking new study has proven what we always have known to be completely true - eating dinner cooked by someone you love does make it taste better. ‌

The new study, which looked at the opinions of 2,000 people, found that our tastebuds prefer food cooked by a loved one, as to the same dish cooked by a stranger. ‌

Boffins did a blind taste test as part of the science experience which found participants in the study could work out the differen

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