Cambridge, MA - The results of a new scientific study conducted near Harvard are calling into question a long held culinary belief and angering home cooks around the world.
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| Half of the study meals were prepared by Gladys Simpson, a real life grandmother whose heart is filled with hate |
"It's a myth," Culinologist Gilbert Gaudet explained. "The subjects in our study performed no better than chance when attempting to detect when a grandmother prepared meal was made with love. They might as well have flipped a coin."
The study followed a strict protocol that involved blinding of subjects so that they were unaware of which of two grandmothers prepared the recipes. According to Gaudet, the experience of a meal is influenced by a variety of factors, most of which are entirely subjective and influenced by our personal preferences and biases. "People are more likely to taste love in a meal when they know it was cooked by someone that cares about them, or at least who they think cares about them. Let's be honest, a lot of grandmothers are just phoning it in."
One interesting result from the study involved the assessment of subject confidence. The majority of participants expressed very high confidence in their ability to determine when a recipe was made with love or when it was full of hate. Subject 11, who requested to remain anonymous to avoid breaking his grandmother's heart, found the results more than a bit hard to swallow. "I would have bet my house on that lasagna being full of love, but they showed me the recipe. Basil, garlic, oregano, pasta, sauce, and cheese. It was all there except for the love. I've been living a lie."
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