This may be the cat version of “the grass seems greener” over there…
Perhaps the cat in the photo wants to eat from a bowl vs a paper plate. Or maybe the colorful food in the bowl looks more appealing than the food on its plate.
Then there’s the wet food vs dry food preference. It’s not easy trying to coax a furry feline to eat some lovely wet cat food vs their beloved dry food. Then again, they may have detected the medicine hidden in the wet variety!
Does your cat try to taste your food or the meal of other pets?