We show that politically "tagged" food render food less tasty for those who hold contradicting political ideologies. This occur because the political ideology to which one opposes would evoke moral disgust, which in turn affect the taste of the product. In other words, moral disgust mediates the...

In two lab experiments, we show that when people wish to become closer to their ideal self,they tend to evaluate food that it associated with it as tastier. Participants rated the taste of products supporting a desired identity more highly. Participants who wanted to be seen as athletic rated...

Across three studies, we show that associating food with an objectionable ideology leads people to experience poorer taste. Specifically, donations to a political party one ideologically objects reduce evaluations of food from the donating company. We argue that this occurs because objectionable...