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The Physiology of Taste: Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy

✍️ Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme
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🏛 W. W. Norton & Company 📅 1948 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9780871402004

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"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are," said Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer, politician, magistrate, and literary man of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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This edition presents a sparse catalog entry, relying entirely on the famous opening line to define its value. It suits readers who enjoy dense, theoretical explorations of food rather than practical recipes or narrative memoirs. Those seeking immediate kitchen guidance will find it lacking in utility. The tone is scholarly and reflective, demanding patience from those unaccustomed to eighteenth-century prose. It is not for the casual cook but for the intellectual diner.
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This edition presents a sparse catalog entry, relying entirely on the famous opening line to define its value. It suits readers who enjoy dense, theoretical explorations of food rather than practical recipes or narrative memoirs. Those seeking immediate kitchen guidance will find it lacking in utility. The tone is scholarly and reflective, demanding patience from those unaccustomed to eighteenth-century prose. It is not for the casual cook but for the intellectual diner.

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