Palate Quotes
"A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed to anything." Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
“That last cherry soothes a roughness of my palate.” Robert Browning (1812-1889) English poet
“A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.” Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) Imaginary Conversations
“The appetites of the stomach and the palate, far from diminishing as men grow older, go on increasing.” Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) Roman Statesman (106-43 BC)
“Happy and successful cooking doesn't rely only on know-how; it comes from the heart, makes great demands on the palate and needs enthusiasm and a deep love of food to bring it to life.” Georges Blanc
“Truffles are only really good after Christmas.....So let us allow ignorant fops, beardless gourmands, and inexperienced palates the perry triumph of eating the first truffles.” Grimod de la Reynière (1758-1838)
“happy are those with a delicate palate and a cast-iron throat.” Grimod de la Reynière (1758-1838)
“Most of all he liked grilled mutton kidneys which gave to his palate a fine tang of scented urine.” James Joyce, Irish writer (1882-1941)
“To claim that wines should not be changed is a heresy; the palate becomes saturated and after the third glass the best of wines arouses nothing but an obscure sensation.” Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)
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