The physiology of taste, or, Meditations on transcendental gastronomy / Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin ; translated by M.F.K. Fisher.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint Press, [1999]Description: xvi, 443 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 158243008X
- 9781582430089
- Physiology of taste
- Meditations on transcendental gastronomy
- Physiologie du goût. English
- 641.013
- TX637. B8613 1999
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Originally published: San Francisco : North Point Press, 1986.
Translation copyright c1949.
A Note on this Edition -- The Translator's Preface -- Aphorisms of the Professor -- Dialogue Between the Author and His Friend -- A Biography of Dr. Richerand -- The Author's Preface -- On the Senses -- On Taste -- On Gastronomy -- On Appetite -- On Food in General, Section One -- On Food in General, Section Two -- Theory of Frying -- On Thirst -- On Drinks -- The End of the World -- On Gourmandism -- On Gourmands -- On Gastronomical Tests -- On the Pleasures of the Table -- On Hunting-Luncheons -- On Digestion -- On Rest -- On Sleep -- On Dreams -- On the Influence of Diet -- On Obesity -- On the Treatment of Obesity -- On Thinness -- On Fasting -- On Exhaustion -- The Cure's Omelet -- Eggs in Meat Juice -- On Death -- Philosophical History of Cooking -- On Restaurateurs -- Classical Gourmandism in Action -- Bouquet -- National Victory -- Ablutions -- Mystification of the Professor and Defeat of a General -- The Dish of Eel -- The Asparagus -- The Trap -- The Turbot -- Some Restorative Remedies by the Professor Improvised for the Case described in Meditation XXV -- The Pullet of Bresse -- The Pheasant -- Gastronomical Industry of the Exiles -- More Memories of Exile -- The Bundle of Asparagus -- About Fondue -- Disappointment -- Marvelous Effects of a Classical Dinner -- Effects and Dangers of Strong Liquors -- The Chevalier and the Abbots -- Miscellanea -- A Day with the Monks of Saint Bernard -- Traveler's Luck -- Songs -- Monsieur H. de P. -- Useful Hints -- Privations: An Historical Elegy -- Parting Salute to the Gastronomers of the Old and New Worlds -- Postscript, from the Translator.
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