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Beans, sausage and mash, macaroni cheese named 'best comfort foods'.


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London, October 19 (ANI): Beans on toast, sausage and mash, tomato soup Tomato soup is a soup made from tomatoes. It is commonly used as an ingredient in more complex dishes, and, unlike most savory soups, it may be served either hot or cold. It can be made from chunks of tomato or with only a puree. , chicken and mushroom pie Chicken and mushroom pie is a common British pie, often served in fish and chips restaurants. The outside is usually a full top and bottom crust, with the filling made up of small pieces of chicken and sliced mushrooms in a creamy sauce.  and macaroni macaroni: see pasta.  cheese have been named the top five comfort foods by a team of academics.

Neuropsychologists based at the University of Sussex came up with a 'Comfort Index' and examined the exact "nurturing emotions" set off by some foods.

Dr David Lewis The name David Lewis may refer to several people: Academics
  • David Lewis (lawyer) (c.1520-1584), civil lawyer and first Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
  • David Lewis (psychologist), an English author and psychologist
, who headed the research, discovered that dishes with simple ingredients and uniform colour worked better in cheering up than complex ones such as curry or spaghetti.The simpler the aroma the more easily it can be interpreted and memorised, consequently the response and emotion towards it is more powerful and immediate," the Telegraph quoted Dr Lewis as saying.

"We can see this clearly in the findings that the types of smells people find comforting are simple ones associated with home cooking," Dr Lewis added.

The Comfort Index study was conducted by Mindlab International, at the Sussex Innovation Centre, based at the University of Sussex and was commissioned by the food company Heinz.(ANI)

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