People Are Sharing Oddly Satisfying Pics Of Nearly Perfect Food, Here Are 50 Of The Best (New Pics)
Enjoying your meal is about more than just taste, which, after all, comes after the initial sensation of actually seeing it.
A popular saying claims that we eat with our eyes too, so Bored Panda decided to test the validity of this phrase and put together a collection of oddly satisfying food pictures.
From a pristine McDonald's hamburger bun to a symmetrical striped cake, continue scrolling to participate in our "study" and see if the images are enough to make your stomach growl. Bon appétit.
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A Koi Pond Mousse Cake For Father’s Day. Everything On The Cake Is Edible
Due To Depression At The Time I Never Posted One Of My Most Beautiful Loaves I've Ever Baked: Pumpkin
If the photos, for some reason, aren't enough and you still need more proof that the way a chef plates and presents their food has a big impact on the guest's experience, consider this experiment from Oxford psychologist, Professor Charles Spence.
Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky's 'Painting Number 201', the Franco-Columbian chef and fellow co-author of the study Charles Michel designed a salad resembling the abstract artwork.
This Peacock Cake And Cupcakes
I Made An Apple Tart For Christmas And Wanted People To See It
That's amazing! All the time that took, wow. I bet it tastes as awesome as it looks.
Perfectly Executed Cranberry Tart
"A number of chefs now are realising that they are being judged by how their foods photograph – be it in the fancy cookbooks [or], more often than not, when diners Instagram their friends," Professor Spence explained.
Thirty men and thirty women were each presented with one of three salads containing identical ingredients, arranged either to resemble the Kandinsky painting, a regular tossed salad, or a "neat" formation where each component was spaced away from the others.
Got My First Tart Pan Recently. White Chocolate And Cranberry Tart
I Call Them "Snookies" (Snail Cookies)
First Attempt At Making Cedric Grolet's Apple Tart. It's Not Perfect, But I'm Really Proud
Christmas Cake I Made For A Holiday Baking Competition At My Office
Seated alone at a table mimicking a restaurant setting, and unaware that other versions of the salad were on offer, each participant was given two questionnaires asking them to rate various aspects of the meal on a scale of 1 to 10, both before and after digging in.
I'm In Pastry School And We Made Croissants Last Week
Homemade Charcuterie Board
Homemade Ravioli With Pressed Flowers And Dill
My First Striped Cake. Pineapple Cake With Elderflower Buttercream
Such talent! I tried, but I couldn’t always get colors in cream to stay nice and neat.
Before the participants of the study sampled their plateful, the Kandinsky-inspired dish was rated higher for complexity, artistic presentation and general liking. Participants were prepared to pay twice as much for the meal as for either the regular or "neat arrangements."
After finishing off their portion, participants also rated the Kandinsky-esque salad higher for "tastiness," despite it receiving similar ratings to the other salads for the four basic components of taste: salty, bitter, sweet, and sour.
Homemade Sugar Cookies With Royal Icing
Sushi That’s Almost Too Perfect To Eat
I Made A Strawberry Vanilla Crepe Cake For My Mom
My Friend Let Her Chickens Loose On A Watermelon. They Picked It Clean
Of course, teasing apart exactly which aspect of the salads' presentation affected how much participants were willing to pay for a dish, and their perception of its "tastiness," is a tricky endeavor.
But the authors of the study suggest that the perceived effort involved in preparing the plate and its aesthetic appeal could be among the factors influencing participants.
My Wife's First Attempt At A Charcuterie Board. How'd She Do?
Sourdough Baguette
I Made These Little Cheeseburger Macarons Filled With Homemade Chocolate Ganache
My Cake I Just Popped Out Of The Cake Tin Did Not Break At All. Feels Good
To put it simply, expectations were raised [with the Kandinsky-eque salad] and that led to the willingness to spend more and to an increased experience during consumption. The presentation of a dish can excite us and make us more present during the course.
If you want to continue with testing this theory, fire up our older publication 169 Oddly Satisfying Food Photos That We Can’t Stop Looking At.
Put Cream In The Mug First, And My Coffee Maker Created This Visible Color Gradient
Satisfying Japanese Soft Serve
Natural Honeycomb
Looks like some kind of modern architectural building… or maybe the building looks like a hive XD
Homemade Snoopy Chicken Curry
Cranberry Curd Tart In A Gingerbread Crust
My brain mixed up 'curd tart' and read it as 'turd cart' lol I need sleep
First Chocolate Tart
My Latte Art Bear
Here's A Cornucopia I Made Out Of Bread For Thanksgiving
Homemade Peppermint Macarons
Wow, that's beautiful. Macarons are so hard to bake without cracking or slumping.
Perfectly Assembled Sprinkles
Focaccia Bread Out Of The Oven, Per Request
Homemade Chocolate Butter Croissant
My Mom Was So Sad When My Grandmother Passed Away Cause She Would Miss Her Cheesecake, So For The Last 7 Years, I Have Been Making Her One Every Year For Christmas
You're a sweet daughter and granddaughter, Op. I bet, your Mom appreciates it and loves that delectable-looking cheesecake.
Dessert For A Family Gathering Last Weekend
Cream Cheese Bread Turned Out So Good
The Most Perfect Loaf Of Bread I’ve Ever Made
My Sourdough Bread
This Flawless Yellow Onion
The Way My Sister Decorated This Tiramisu
Homemade Ratatouille, Hand-Cut
Bravo it's beautiful, in France we call it a Tian de légumes Provençal !
This Perfect Pudding
Homemade Orange-Vanilla Madeleines
This Freshly Baked Croissant
This Perfectly Ripe, Tiny Seed Avocado
Amazing Curry Platter
How This Frozen Diet Pepsi Exploded
I always do this 😆 I'm really picky about soda being ice cold so I always stick one in the freezer and end up forgetting about it. Never had one explode in such an artistic manner, though. I end up having to gut the freezer and wipe everything down because mine always explode like an ink bomb.
Just Made A Batch Of Caramels And After Cutting Them I Had An Oddly Satisfying Moment
Homemade Sourdough Blueberry Croissant
Looks more like a food coloring job to me. Blueberries in any form would never be that vibrant and fluorescent.
The Spaghetti Arranging Itself In My Pan
My Coworker Asked Me To Make His Family A Christmas Cake, So Of Course I Had To Oblige
French Pastry Perfection
This Perfect Toast My Wife Made
Vibrant Cranberry Tart For Tomorrow
This Scoop Of Peanut Butter
Quite Possibly The Most Beautiful Loaf Of Bread I've Ever Made
My Fiancé Made This Incredible Rose-Style Apple Pie. It's As Delicious As It Looks And I Had To Show It Off
Milky Soft Serve Inside An Onsen
Japanese ice cream vendors really understood the sense of aesthetics
Close-Up Of A Peeled Clementine Wedge. It Fascinates Me A Bit Too Much
This Pristine McDonald's Bun
Homemade Watermelon Macarons
The Cross Section Of My Recent Celebration Cake
Homemade Irish Cream Crème Brûlée
Homemade Beef Wellington
I Haven't Decorated Cookies In Years! I'm Relieved That I Still Have The Necessary Skills. Gingerbread With Royal Icing
Hand-Cut Satisfaction
I Ate Japanese Fluffy Pancakes
Homemade Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread)
Homemade Shepherd’s Pie With Roasted Garlic And Mashed Potatoes
This Smoothie After Being Blended
One Of The Best Briskets I've Made, Ironically For A Photoshoot
Homemade Rice Bowl
Why do the tomato and cucumber look like a muppet looking to the side?!
Slice Of Jello I Made For Easter
Rainbow Macarons I Made For My Wife's GSA Students' Pride Event
This Vanilla Bomb
So Proud Of The Cake I Made For My Dad's Birthday
Homemade Spicy Cheese Bread
The Two Ends Of My Banana Fit Together To Make A Baby Boy
I Finally Did The Perfect Mustard Thing
The Way Mom’s Key Lime Pie Came Out Of The Oven
Nothing Wrong With A Good Cinnamon Roll
This Waffle I Made Today. Fresh Off The Iron
Butter Chicken
Cinnamon Roll Macarons. Cream Cheese Ring With A Brown Butter And Cinnamon/Sugar Center
OMG I got some macarons from ALDIs that were pina colada, strawberry, chocolate and I forget the last flavor. I got addicted to them and now I want to try every flavor on the planet. Feel free to mail these to me so I can test them out for you. My address is……..
The Word "Cheese" Carved Out Of Cheese
Just Look At That Pepperoni
A Well-Toasted Marshmallow
These Neatly Organized Macarons
Upside-Down Banana Bread Cinnamon Roll "Cake"
Roommate Said I Should Post My Pancakes, Here Goes Nothing
My Significant Other's Beautiful Pie
Every Kernel Popped. This Has Never Happened To Me
My Favorite Summertime Treat. My Husband’s Grandmother’s Recipe. 7-Layer Jello
All You Can Eat Sushi Where Each Piece Is Made Fresh To Order
Lemon Bars
The Way These Two Eggs Cooked
Stroopwafel Was Just Big Enough For My Cup At Work
Ritz-Carlton Cake
This Perfect Homemade Buttermilk Pancake Mountain
The Way These Candies Are Stacked In Jars
Guess, I'll be skipping those jars. They're too pretty to mess it up.
No Cracks In My Pumpkin Cheesecake
Started Making Croissants Again
May I please have the recipe that you use and any and all advice you can give?
I Made A Massive Swiss Roll Instead Of Leaving My Apartment
Homemade French Macarons
The Smooth Layers From My Homemade Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
That looks so much like a mousse cake. Probably tastes as good.
I Made Strawberry Cheesecake For My Grandma For Her Birthday
The Bumps In My Soft Serve Cone Look Like Marshmallows
I Found A Banana That Fits Perfectly In My Banana Case
I Ate A Strawberry Jelly-Filled Donut
Homemade Funfetti Cake With Vanilla Buttercream Icing
Bagels I Made Yesterday
These Were My Everest
https://ifunny.co/picture/you-crazy-son-of-a-b***h-you-did-it-PLANxnG09?s=cl
Smoothest Pizza Dough I’ve Ever Made
The Meals I Put Together For My Kids For Their First Long Flight Tomorrow
My Homemade Blackberry Curd Tart
My Stuffed Cabbage Is Aesthetically Pleasing
Homemade Hickory-Smoked Wagyu Brisket Burnt Ends
It Was Time To Make My World-Famous (According To My Family) Pumpkin Pies
Amazing pumpkin pies and can l also comment on that beautiful backsplash? Love it
My Perfect Pancake
Apple Labeled By Sun In Japan
First off this is awesome and reduces waste from the usual stickers that are added to produce. But how do they make this happen?? 🤔
Homemade Dalgona Coffee
My Watermelon Storage Skills
I Have Perfected My Dinner Rolls, And I Love Them So Much. Just Wanted To Share
My Completed Weekly Meal Prep Came Out Particularly Uniform
Why Did My Butter Turn Into Something That Looks Like Candy?
Homemade Scotch Eggs
These look so good! I now realize the scotch eggs I have had in the past were way over done. These are perfection!
The Way These Tater Tots Are Perfectly Spaced In My Square Pan
I Have Returned With Blue Gatorade Bread. Just Got Out Of The Oven And It's Cooling Now
This bread tastes really good. It's super sweet but yet not too sweet from the sugars in the gatorade & with the perfect crunch.
Screw Chicken And Waffles. Waffle And Pulled Pork Sandwich
How do they make the macarons so perfect? Are there molds you can use?
Off topic, but why do so many people like macaroons? They taste like a mixture of sawdust and sugar to me. Hardwood sawdust or sawdust made from driftwood.
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I loved all of these things they were amazing but I can absolutely guarantee you that if I'd made any of them I would've found the tiniest thing I got wrong and then panic that everyones going to hate it so I would just eat the beauty by myself without taking a picture. But I've never made anything impressive like that anywa
These things should never have been eaten. Theyre like an art form
Although I appreciate the artistic endeavours created by people, when it comes to food, I do not like to make a fuss ... Some of these look too perfect to eat.
These are amazing... congratulations to all the bakers etc...just beautiful!
Who cares how much time they spend if they love doing it? What I'm wondering is how they have the energy and concentration for this. I can't even imagine.
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Off topic, but why do so many people like macaroons? They taste like a mixture of sawdust and sugar to me. Hardwood sawdust or sawdust made from driftwood.
Load More Replies... I loved all of these things they were amazing but I can absolutely guarantee you that if I'd made any of them I would've found the tiniest thing I got wrong and then panic that everyones going to hate it so I would just eat the beauty by myself without taking a picture. But I've never made anything impressive like that anywa
These things should never have been eaten. Theyre like an art form
Although I appreciate the artistic endeavours created by people, when it comes to food, I do not like to make a fuss ... Some of these look too perfect to eat.
These are amazing... congratulations to all the bakers etc...just beautiful!
Who cares how much time they spend if they love doing it? What I'm wondering is how they have the energy and concentration for this. I can't even imagine.
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