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status: Reference
title: The Physiology of Taste
subtitle: Or Transcendental Gastronomy
description: "Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 – 1826) has been credited with founding the genre of the gastronomic essay, together with Grimod. A French lawyer and politician, Brillat-Savarin believed that all food, no matter how simple, should be prepared and consumed with great artistry. "
categories:
- Non-fiction
authors:
- [[Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin]]
published_on: 2009-01-01
publisher: The Floating Press
pages: 428
isbn: 1,775,412,172
cover: http://books.google.com/books/content?id=1iLy-9PMzpYC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api
local_cover: 50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/The Physiology of Taste (book).jpg
link: https://amzn.to/4cE48OR
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created: 2024-07-05T16:11
updated: 2026-04-01T14:44
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# The Physiology of Taste (book)
- Author(s): [[Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin]]
- Link: https://amzn.to/4cE48OR
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# Brief description
# Key quotes
- [[Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are]]
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## References
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