Quotes About Palate

Large numbers of adults as well as children have now become habituated to eating a version of 'kid food' over a whole lifetime: sweet, salty, undemanding to chew and swallow and heavily processed.

Taste is identity.

These sprouts are uneatable,' complained Lord Pallot. 'Why are sprouts always uneatable? Why do they plant them, pick them, cook them, and serve them if they are going to be uneatable? What, in other words, is the point of Brussels sprouts?

It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it.

Sugar is my friend, not my love. I always season sugar with a bit of acid or salt. Listen to your tongue.

I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.

As a restaurateur, my palate is one of my most important tools.

We can use all the scientific tools, but it will never replace the palate or the talent of the chefs who are in the kitchen.

It was creamy," said Maya.

It's not so important to know the difference between bitter and sour, skunky and yeasty, tarry and burnt. "Who cares. They're both terrible. Ew. But if you're a brewer, it's extremely important.

Which ones, in short, make the difference in the consumer's mouth and mind? "And you can't ask the consumer," says Langstaff. "You ask the consumer, 'Why does it taste better?' They say, 'Because I like it better.'" The consumer's flavor lexicon is tiny: yum and yuck.

I relish North Indian and Mughlai food. I'm also a big fan of good steaks and cold cuts.

I need to stay disciplined on the road. Too much food can wreck your palate.

Describing Ostend oysters: small and rich, looking like little ears enfolded in shells, and melting between the palate and the tongue like salted sweets.

I think 'Two Towers' is a completely distinct film from 'Fellowship of the Ring' or 'Return of the King.' I think that you can watch them as a group and watch how the story evolves, but I think each one was made in its own entirety, and each one has its own palate of sound and music and color and characterization.

Some people pretend to like capers, but the truth is that any dish that tastes good with capers in it tastes even better with capers not in it.

There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.

There are not more than five cardinal tastes (sour, acrid, salt, sweet, bitter), yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.

I have a palate, Williams. A precious possession. And I have no intention of prostituting it to pickles.

Fat gives things flavor.

I can taste and everything. I can taste every little ingredient in food.

There is not a good or a bad cuisine, just the one you like the best.

We began building this incredible new foundation in this restaurant, and that's what began giving me the left-hand side of tradition and the right-hand side, my new palate.

I will eat disgusting things, but only those with long established culinary traditions.