The Physiology of Taste

The Physiology of Taste or Transcendental Gastronomy By Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin; 1 April 1755, Belley, Ain - 2 February 1826, Paris, was a French lawyer and politician, and gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brillat-Savarin. Between them, two writers effectively founded the whole genre of the gastronomic essay." Brillat-Savarin cheese, the Savarin mould, a ring mold with a rounded contour, and Gâteau Savarin are named in his honor. His reputation was revitalized among modern gastronomes in many parts of the world, by his influence over Chairman Kaga of the TV series "Iron Chef" which introduced to millions to his famous aphorism: "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are."