9 Tricks Cooks Swear By To Make Food Taste More Satisfying

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68f0f19b160000641b483e70.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="A family cooking" data-caption="A family cooking" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Brooke Lark via Unsplash" />A family cooking</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Ever try to recreate your favourite restaurant’s best dish and wish yours tasted more... more?</p><p>It happened to me with my local pizzeria’s garlic bread (turns out a lot of chefs <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/restaurant-level-garlic-bread-tips_uk_665d899de4b0db758d134a7d">put garlic powder,</a> as well as actual garlic, in the side’s topping).</p><p>In general, I’ve found the pros pack in more flavour per spoonful. And I’m not alone: writing to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false">r/Cooking</a>, site user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Sof_a_doc_tah/" aria-label="Author: Sof_a_doc_tah" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="true">u/Sof_a_doc_tah</a> asked, “Why does my food taste so unsatisfying?”</p><p>They explained: “It’s not that the food is making me sick or I don’t want to eat it. It just doesn’t seem to ‘hit’ as well as a mum-cooked meal/restaurant meal”.</p><p>Here are some of the best responses:</p></div><div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="height: 316px; padding-bottom: 0;"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/1o6vvvr/why_does_my_food_taste_so_unsatisfying/?seeker-session=true" data-iframely-url="https://cdn.iframe.ly/api/iframe?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FCooking%2Fcomments%2F1o6vvvr%2Fwhy_does_my_food_taste_so_u