That was pretty close to the truth of it. He couldn't even explain it as nostalgia-- that was an even more unfamiliar concept, something he only caught in glimpses.

"I wonder." The range of food he'd tried before now was fairly limited. Maybe he'd had something like it at the Institute? His sense of taste had been waning, so he didn't remember.

"But it's warm and savory, which is nice. I haven't tried much like the other things before."