Why Prasad is more tasteful than normal food?

Prasad is a Sanskrit word, meaning a devotional offering made to God. Prasad which is offered to God first, share to devotees later. Prasad is completely Sattvik (mode of goodness) food, made after sacrificing to Lord.

In short, three types of food as per Bhagavate Gita, named Sattvik (mode of goodness), Rajsic (mode of passion) and Tamsic (mode of ignorance). Our nature of mind depends on the nature of food we consume.

Prasad made of Sattvik food, means for offering Lord with devotional heart, the intention is sacrifice and to feed God, the creator of us. We keep thinking of God while making His food. This Sattik food is made before 4 hours before consuming by devotees. Once it is made for serving, we take a small portion of each food from each cooked items and we offer this to God before our hunger, sacrificing our desire of food.

After certain of time we take out those small portions blessed by God and mix each variety with the large quantity made for thousands of devotees whoever visited that particular temple. Thus the food becomes Prasad. 

Food remains food until and unless we offer it to Lord. After serving to God that food becomes Prasad, and that Prasad is mixed with large quantity to make large quantity of Prasad.

This Prasad becomes Lord’s food, considered He eats and touches that. Sacrifice, devotional thinking, offering to God, and blessed as Prasad, all together Prasad become more tasteful than normal food.

We must offer our food (Sattvik) first to God and then consume Prasad.