Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Quotes About Truffles
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A connoisseur of gastronomy was congratulated on his appointment as a director of indirect contributions at Periguex: and, above all, in the pleasure there would be in living in the midst of good cheer, in the country of truffles, partridges, truffled turkeys, and so forth. "Alas!" replied with a sigh the sad gastronomer, "can one really live at all in a country where there is no fresh sea-fish?"
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Whosoever says truffle, utters a grand word, which awakens erotic and gastronomic ideas.
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In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.
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The truffle is not a positive aphrodisiac, but it can upon occasion make women tenderer and men more apt to love.
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At the time I write, the glory of the truffle has now reached its culmination. Who would dare to say that he has been at a dinner where there was not a pièce truffée? Who has not felt his mouth water in hearing truffles a la provencale spoken of? In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.
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Truffle isn't exactly aphrodisiac but under certain circumstances it tends to make women more tender and men more likable
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La truffe n'est point un aphrodisiaque positif; mais elle peut, en certaines occasions, rendre les femmes plus tendres et les hommes plus aimables. The truffle is not a true aphrodisiac; but in certain circumstances it can make women more affectionate and men more attentive.
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
- Born: April 1, 1755
- Died: February 2, 1826
- Occupation: Writer