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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French writer and politician recognized for his contributions to the field of gastronomy. Born on April 1, 1755, he was a significant figure in the culinary world during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His seminal work, 'The Physiology of Taste', is regarded as a cornerstone in the study of food and flavor. Brillat-Savarin passed away on February 2, 1826.

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“At the table of a gentleman living in the Chausee d'Antin was served up an Arles sausage of enormous size. "Will you accept a slice?" the host asked a lady who was sitting next to him; "you see it has come from the right factory."It is really very large," said the lady, casting on it a roguish glance; "What a pity it is unlike anything."”

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Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“The table is the only place where we do not get weary during the first hour.”

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Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

“In the centre of a spacious table rose a pastry as large as a church, flanked on the north by a quarter of cold veal, on the south by an enormous ham, on the east by a monumental pile of butter, and on the west by an enormous dish of artichokes, with a hot sauce.”

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“Nothing is more pleasant than to see a pretty woman, her napkin well placed under her arms, one of her hands on the table, while the other carries to her mouth, the choice piece so elegantly carved.”

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Book:The Physiology of Taste: Or, Transcendental Gastronomy

Source: The Physiology of Taste: Or, Transcendental Gastronomy

“The pleasures of the table belong to all times and ages, to every country and every day; they go hand in hand with all our other pleasures, outlast them, and remain to console us for their loss.”

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Book:The Physiology of Taste

Source: The Physiology of Taste

“The pleasure of the table belongs to all ages, to all conditions, to all countries, and to all areas; it mingles with all other pleasures, and remains at last to console us for their departure.”

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Book:The Physyology of Taste

Source: The Physyology of Taste

About the Author

Born: April 1, 1755
Died: February 2, 1826
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 98

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The Physyology of TasteRelated source material

The Physiology of Taste: or Meditations on Transcendental GastronomyRelated source material

A Handbook of GastronomyRelated source material

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The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental GastronomyRelated source material

The Physiology of Taste: Or, Transcendental GastronomyRelated source material

Physiologie du goûtRelated source material

The handbook of dining, based chiefly upon the Physiologie du goût of Brillat-SavarinRelated source material

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