This is a topic that chef and author Nigella Lawson touched on last year, when she told Stylist, “Obviously, colourful food is a big feature of Instagram, but I think that’s something that can be both inspiring and problematic.

“In a way, Instagram is a wonderful form of social history, if people are taking pictures of all food,” she continued. “I am aware that it can’t just be the province of people who style well, have a good camera and know how to light. But it’s difficult, because it’s human nature. If you take a picture and it doesn’t look good, you don’t really feel you want to post it.”

And this is the heart of the issue – we shouldn’t be taking all our enjoyment from food based on how good it looks in a photo, and worrying that the slightly wobbly pie or almost-burned vegetables on our plate don’t look “perfect” in a photo.

“I think those pictures should be posted, but Instagram can make people feel that it has to be perfect,” Lawson added. “I posted a stew recently and it got far fewer likes than other things I post. But it doesn’t matter. Someone did comment, saying, ‘That looks horrible.’ I replied to him and said: ‘That is as may be, but it tastes wonderful.’”

Is Instagram ruining our enjoyment of food?