Why do we drool while seeing our favorite food?

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Solution

Salivary glands secrete saliva at the sight, thought or smell of food.

When we think, smell or see food items our nerve cells get stimulated and reminds the taste of that particular food which we ate before.

This tempts us to eat that food and as a result saliva comes out of our mouth and we drool.

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