How much do you value food presentation?

[Moonshroom]

When I was a kid, I was a VEEERY picky eater. Then the absolute disaster of living-alone, adulthood economics made start appreciating anything that looked even remotely edible (although a lot of the times I suspected that I ended up eating things not meant to be eaten XD) and now that I have finally settled into a groove, I'm starting to take an honest interest in how meals are presented.

I would absolutely NOT turn down your meal if the rice and the chicken are currently hugging each other, for instance, but separating them cleanly would really accentuate how much of an effort you made, and that would, in turn, make appreciate the whole meal a lot more. Same with how "sides" like naans and vegetables are placed. Stuff that feeds the eye before it feeds the stomach.

Am I making sense here? Have I ever? You are all probably used to it by now

[Kyng]

Honestly, very little.

Of course, good presentation is nice to have, but: a) it won't save a meal that isn't tasty, and b) it won't matter once I've started eating the food .

[Moonshroom]

Honestly, very little.

Of course, good presentation is nice to have, but: a) it won't save a meal that isn't tasty, and b) it won't matter once I've started eating the food .

Just out of curiosity... does that apply to restaurant food, too?

[Kyng]

Honestly, very little.

Of course, good presentation is nice to have, but: a) it won't save a meal that isn't tasty, and b) it won't matter once I've started eating the food .

Just out of curiosity... does that apply to restaurant food, too?

Well, then I've paid more for it, and it's been prepared professionally... so, I do have higher expectations of it than of the food I have at home. At the very least, I expect it to be presentable: anything less would just be unprofessional.

Though, it's still pretty low on my list of priorities!