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Physiology of Taste

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ISBN-10: 0140446141

ISBN-13: 9780140446142

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Anne Drayton, Anne Drayton, Anne Drayton

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Published in 1825 after some three decades of consuming research, The Physiology of Taste is the gastronomic masterpiece against which all subsequent works must be measured. Witty and elegant, it is a classic in the grandest sense. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin set out to write about food and cookery, but his interests and enthusiasms ranged so widely over matters of the human spirit that they could hardly be contained.
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Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.83" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Aphorisms of the Professor
The Translator's Glosses
Dialogue Between the Author and His Friend
The Translator's Glosses
A Biography of Dr. Richerand
The Translator's Glosses
The Author's Preface
The Translator's Glosses
On the Senses
Number of Senses
The Use of the Senses
The Improvement of the Senses
The Power of Taste
Reasons for the Action of the Senses
Definition of Taste
The Operation of Taste
The Sensation of Taste
The Tastes
Influence of Smell on Taste
Analysis of the Sensation of Tasting
Order of the Various Impressions of Taste
Pleasures Caused by Taste
The Supremacy of Man
Plan Adopted by the Author
The Translator's Glosses
On Gastronomy
The Origin of Sciences
Origin of Gastronomy
Definition of Gastronomy
Various Concerns of Gastronomy
Advantages of Gastronomical Knowledge
Influence of Gastronomy on Business
An Academy of Gastronomers
The Translator's Glosses
On Appetite
Definition of Appetite
Anecdote
Mighty Appetites
The Translator's Glosses
On Food in General
Definitions
Analytical Process
Osmazome
Elements of Food
Vegetable World
Difference Between Fasting and Feasting
Specific Instance
The Translator's Glosses
On Food in General
Special Foods
Pot-au-feu, Soup, etc.
Bouilli
Poultry
Turkeys
Turkey Lovers
Financial Influence of the Turkey
Exploit of the Professor
Game
Fish
Anecdote
Muria--Garum
Philosophical Reflection
Truffles
The Erotic Properties of Truffles
Are Truffles Indigestible?
Sugar
Indigenous Sugar
Various Uses of Sugar
Origin of Coffee
Different Ways of Making Coffee
Effects of Coffee
Chocolate and Its Origins
Properties of Chocolate
Difficulties in Making Good Chocolate
Official Way of Making Chocolate
The Translator's Glosses
Theory of Frying
Theory of Frying
Sermon
Chemistry
Application of Theory
The Translator's Glosses
On Thirst
Thirst
Differing Kinds of Thirst
Causes of Thirst
Example
On Drinks
Water
Prompt Effect of Drinks
Strong Drinks
The End of the World
The End of the World
The Translator's Glosses
On Gourmandism
Definitions
Advantages of Gourmandism
More Advantages
Powers of Gourmandism
Portrait of a Pretty Gourmande
Anecdote
Women Are Gourmandes
Effects of Gourmandism on Sociability
Influence of Gourmandism on Wedded Happiness
Note of a Patriotic Gastronomer
The Translator's Glosses
On Gourmands
Gourmands
Napoleon
Predestined Gourmands
Sensual Predestination
Anecdote
Gourmands by Profession
The Bankers
The Doctors
Admonition
The Writers
The Devout
Chevaliers and Abbes
Inevitable Longevity of Gourmands
The Translator's Glosses
On Gastronomical Tests
Gastronomical Tests
First Series
Second Series
Third Series
General Survey
The Translator's Glosses
On the Pleasures of the Table
The Pleasures of the Table
Origin of the Pleasures of the Table
Difference between the Pleasure of Eating and the Pleasures of the Table
Effects
Artificial Embellishments
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Sketch
The Translator's Glosses
On Hunting-Luncheons
Hunting-Luncheons
The Ladies
The Translator's Glosses
On Digestion
Digestion
Ingestion
The Function of the Stomach
Influence of Digestion
The Translator's Glosses
On Rest
Rest
Time for Repose
On Sleep
Sleep
Definition
The Translator's Glosses
On Dreams
Dreams
Research Necessary
Nature of Dreams
Dr. Gall's System
First Observation
Second Observation
Conclusion
Influence of Age
Phenomena of Dreams
First Observation
Second Observation
Third Observation
The Translator's Glosses
On the Influence of Diet
The Influence of Diet upon Repose, Sleep, and Dreams
Effects of Diet on Labor
About Dreams
Continuation
Result
The Translator's Glosses
On Obesity
Obesity
Causes of Obesity
Continuation
Continuation
Anecdote
Inconveniences of Obesity
Examples of Obesity
The Translator's Glosses
On the Treatment of Obesity
Preventative or Curative Treatment of Obesity
Generalities
Further Outline of Diet
Dangers of Acids
The Antifat Belt
About Quinine
The Translator's Glosses
On Thinness
Definition
Kinds
Effects of Thinness
Natural Predestination
A Fattening Diet
The Translator's Glosses
On Fasting
Origin of Fasting
How We Used to Fast
The Beginnings of Laxness in Fasting
The Translator's Glosses
On Exhaustion
Exhaustion
Treatment
A Cure Performed by the Professor
The Translator's Glosses
On Death
Death
The Translator's Glosses
On Cooking
Philosophical History of Cooking
Alimentary Progress
Discovery of Fire
Cooking
Feasts of the Orientals--of the Greeks
Roman Banqueting
The Second Coming of Lucullus
Lectisternium et Incubitatium
Poetry
Barbarian Invasion
Periods of Louis XIV and Louis XV
Louis XVI
Ameliorations from the Point of View of Art
Final Refinements
The Translator's Glosses
On Restaurateurs
Restaurateurs
Origin
Advantages of Restaurants
Examination of a Restaurant
Inconveniences
Competition
Prix-Fixe Restaurants
Beauvilliers
The Gastronomer in a Good Restaurant
The Translator's Glosses
Classical Gourmandism in Action
The Story of M. De Borose
Retinue of an Heiress
The Translator's Glosses
Bouquet
Gastronomical Mythology
The Translator's Glosses
Transition
The Translator's Glosses
Varieties
The Cure's Omelet
Preparation of a Tuna Omelet
Theoretical Notes on the Preparation of This Dish
Eggs in Meat Juice
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 25
The Pullet of Bresse
The Pheasant
Gastronomical Industry of the Exiles
More Memories of Exile
The Weaver
The Famished Glutton
The Silver Lion
Stay in America
A Battle
The Bundle of Asparagus
About Fondue
Recipe for Fondue
Disappointment
Marvelous Effects of a Classical Dinner
Effects and Dangers of Strong Liquors
The Chevaliers and the Abbots
Miscellanea
A Day with the Monks of Saint Bernard
Traveler's Luck
Songs
Song of Demochares at the Feast of Denias
Song
To Maynard
The Choice of Sciences
Impromptu
The Deathbed: Physiological Ballade
Monsieur H . . . de P . . .
Useful Hints
Privations: An Historical Elegy
The Translator's Glosses
Parting Salute to the Gastronomers of the Old and New Worlds
A Postscript from the Translator