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Since Gastronomy is so closely tied to a society's culture, its history reveals how it has continuously shifted and adapted over time. This page will guide you through the history and origins of gastronomy by providing both historical and current resources.
Image of Brillat-Savarin's La Physiologie du goût curtesy of Boston University's Gastronomy Blog.
Origins of Gastronomy
One of the first individuals to truly define "gastronomy" was 18th-century French lawyer and gourmet food connoisseur Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. He is famously known for his quote: “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” His book The Physiology of Taste (La Physiologie du goût) explores his ideologies of food and its relation to society.
BOOKS on the History of Gastronomy
The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin and Mary Fisher (translator)
ISBN: 0394473434
Publication Year: 1971
From Gluttony to Enlightenment: The World of Taste in Early Modern Europe by Viktoria von Hoffmann
ISBN: 9780252082146
Publication Year: 2016
by Megan J. Elias
ISBN: 9781442227460
Publication Year: 2014
The Horizon Cookbook and Illustrated
History of Eating and Drinking Through the Ages by William Harlan Hale
LCCN: 68015655
Publication Year: 1968
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Article: "What is Gastronomy?"
Website: Gastronomy Blog | Boston University
Article: "History of Gastronomy: The Birth of the Haute Cuisine"
Website: Gastronomos
Article: "Everything You Should Need to Know About Gastronomy"
Website: Blog by Nuri Gastro
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