What is Déjà dégusté?

Déjà dégusté is when you taste something and it feels super familiar, like you’ve had it before, even if you haven’t!

Imagine you're eating your favorite snack, let's say crispy apple slices with peanut butter. Suddenly, it tastes just like the time you snuck a bite of your mom’s lunch at school. You didn't realize it was the same snack until boom, déjà dégusté hits you!

Your brain is like a detective that remembers smells and flavors. When you eat something, it sends clues to your brain about what it tastes like. If those clues match up with something from your past, your brain goes, “Hey! I know this!”, and poof, you feel like you’ve tasted it before.

Sometimes, the flavors are really similar, like chocolate and vanilla. Or maybe you’re in a place that smells or tastes familiar, like your grandma’s kitchen. Your brain gets confused and thinks, “Wait… this is déjà dégusté!”

It's like when you hear a song and it feels like you’ve heard it before, but with food!