Why your mother's apple pie is the best

Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the food lovers of online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat and what to cook. This time our chefs serve you: the tastiest apple pie.

My mother makes the best apple pie ever. Really. And yet I have to question this fact (yes, it is a fact). Because every time I brag about it, the same thing happens; my conversation partner disagrees with me. It's not my mother, but their mother who makes the best one. Why is everyone's mother's apple pie the best apple pie in the world?

Never change a winning team
No two apple pies are the same. The variations are endless; the pie can be made with or without currants, some pies have a strong cinnamon flavor, and some mothers like to go overboard with the lemon zest. Do you eat your pie with whipped cream, vanilla sauce, a scoop of ice cream, or a slice of cheese? Your mother always makes it the exact same way, she doesn't even need to follow the recipe; she knows it by heart.

Do you remember?
That exact mama way is how you've been eating it since you were young. That also explains why you think your mother's apple pie is the best. Of all the senses, it is primarily smell that can evoke intense and emotional memories. The smell center is located close to the emotion center in the brain. As soon as you smell your favorite pie again and close your eyes, you find yourself back in your childhood home, on your 4th birthday when your mother baked this pie for you for the first time.

Love goes through the stomach
Besides apples and dough, love is an essential basic ingredient of the pie. With every bite, you taste the love and care your mother put into the pie. You simply love your mother's apple pie the most because it is your mother who bakes it. No baker or worldly pie can surpass that. Still want to give it a try? Here you can read a delicious recipe. And give your mother an extra hug next time, with her pie, okay?

Text: Favorflav