JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin Quotes

A collection of quotes by JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin.

Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) was a prominent French lawyer, politician, and gastronome. Born in Belley, France, he is best known for his work "Physiology of Taste," a seminal treatise on food and culinary art. Brillat-Savarin's book explores the complex relationship between taste, pleasure, and the human experience, and remains a significant influence on gastronomy and gastronomic literature. Alongside his culinary pursuits, he served as a judge, presiding over various criminal cases during the French Revolution. Brillat-Savarin's contribution to the culinary field and his deep understanding of the pleasures of food make him a highly respected figure in the world of gastronomy.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin


Those who have been too long at their labor, who have drunk

Those who have been too long at their labor, who have drunk too long at the cup of voluptuousness, who feel they have become temporarily inhumane, who are tormented by their families, who find life sad and love ephemeral; they should all eat chocolate and they will be comforted.

JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin

Chocolate

If any man has drunk a little too deeply from the cup of phy

If any man has drunk a little too deeply from the cup of physical pleasure; if he has spent too much time at his desk that should have been spent asleep; if his fine spirits have become temporarily dulled; if he finds the air too damp, the minutes too slow, and the atmosphere too heavy to withstand; if he is obsessed by a fixed idea which bars him from any freedom of thought: if he is any of these poor creatures, we say, let him be given a good pint of amber-flavored chocolate... and marvels will be performed.

JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin

Chocolate

If one swallows a cup of chocolate only three hours after a

If one swallows a cup of chocolate only three hours after a copious lunch, everything will be perfectly digested and there will still be room for dinner.

JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin

Chocolate