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The Physiology of Taste

post #1 of 9
3/22/11 at 8:06pm
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Has anyone read The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin? I'm currently in the middle of it, and it's quite a fascinating read.

One quote I like particularly:

"A dessert without cheese is like a beautiful woman with only one eye."
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post #2 of 9
3/22/11 at 8:38pm
A soft eye socket is an underrated alternative.
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post #3 of 9
3/22/11 at 8:40pm
lol
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post #4 of 9
3/22/11 at 8:45pm
spoken like a true frog. brillat-savarin is much admired, particularly for his aphorisms. reading the full books is a bit of a slog.
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post #5 of 9
3/22/11 at 8:48pm
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spoken like a true frog. brillat-savarin is much admired, particularly for his aphorisms. reading the full books is a bit of a slog.
'Tis, but I'm alternating it with other books. Thanks for the tip, Matt.
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post #6 of 9
3/23/11 at 1:55am
Great book, bought an edition from 1870 when living in Paris. "Whoever says 'truffle' utters a great word which arouses erotic and gastronomic memories among the skirted sex and gastronomic and erotic memories among the bearded sex."
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post #7 of 9
3/23/11 at 8:44am
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A soft eye socket is an underrated alternative.

Can't believe you went there.
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post #8 of 9
3/23/11 at 12:46pm
what's the book about?

it sounds interesting. would you recommend it?
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post #9 of 9
3/23/11 at 1:58pm
it's one of those 19th century oddities ... the musings of a gentleman gourmet. being french, he likes to make rules and bon mots. seriously, it's a good book in spots, though much of it is scannable. it's probably best known in the us because mfk fisher did a very fine translation of it for her first book while sitting in the carrels of my beloved downtown los angeles library.
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