oilman - 9:15 pm on Nov 21, 2002 (gmt 0)

>>adding all kind of goodies that make the food taste better for the sole purpose of increasing your appetite for it?

There's a book out called Fast Food Nation. Basically and expose on the social impact of McDonald's, Wendy's et al. Well worth the read. There's a whole chapter on how they create the taste and smell chemically in a lab. Fascinating stuff.