A popular legend about the esteemed Périgord Truffle described by the gastronome Brillat Savarin as the "black diamond" is still told in and around the Périgord region in South-West France. The legend has it that a poor woman, tired and hungry, stumbles upon the dilapidated hut of man equally poor and old. The old man offers to share with the old woman his meager meal of charred potatoes cooked in a dying coal fire. All of a sudden, the old woman transforms into a beautiful fairy and says to the generous old ...

The finest selection of beer-themed and liquor-themed Jokes and Puns from all corners of the world under one roof. Laughter guaranteed! Food Jokes Anthology Wine Jokes Anthology Beer Jokes And Liquor Jokes Anthology BEER DRINKER Why does a beer-drinker resemble an invalid? Answer: Because he is so frequently ale-ing. BOOZER EPITAPH The Liquor he drank, being too much for one, He could not carry off, so he's now carrion. carrion: the decaying flesh of dead animals. BOOZER'S CONUNDRUM An old boozer addessed his bottle this way: "No wonder you and I stand on opposite sides: you are full when ...

I. Ought medicine to be taken or not? 
 Yes, because it is swallowing. No, because medicine empties the stomach. II. Ought people to pick their teeth? 
Yes, to prevent them from decaying. No, because it takes something out of the mouth. III. Ought people to chew their meat? Yes, because by that means you enjoy longer the pleasure of eating. No, because during the process of mastication one loses some other mouthfuls, which, during that time, might have been swallowed. IV. Ought one to marry or not ? Yes, because at that ceremony there is a feast. No, ...

OF the fruits of the year I give my vote to the orange. In the first place it is a perennial—if not in actual fact, at least in the greengrocer's shop. On the days when dessert is a name given to a handful of chocolates and a little preserved ginger, when macédoine de fruits is the title bestowed on two prunes and a piece of rhubarb, then the orange, however sour, comes nobly to the rescue; and on those other days of plenty when cherries and strawberries and raspberries and gooseberries riot ...

Food Museums In USA Food Museums In Italy Mustard Museum Name National Mustard Museum Description The Museum Of Mustard features more than 5,300 mustards from all 50 US states and more than 60 countries. The collection spans from the exquisite Gibbons Collection of mustard pots to antique tins & jars and vintage advertisements. The Mustard History is a sight to behold. The National Mustard Museum is truly a shining temple to the “King of Condiments”. Location National Mustard Museum 7477 Hubbard Avenue Middleton, WI 53562 Website National Mustard Museum Email customerservice@mustardmuseum.com Telephone 800-438-6878 608-831-2222 Jell-O Museum Name The Jell-O Gallery Description A tour into the history of Jell-O, America's most famous dessert, invented ...

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    I TRUST that I shall not be accused of vanity, for seeking to enforce good precepts, as well as for giving good examples. Cooking is an art which requires a great deal of time, intelligence, and activity, to be acquired in its perfection. Every man is not born with the qualifications necessary to constitute a good Cook. I shall demonstrate the difficulty of the art by offering a few observations on some other arts. Music, dancing, fencing, painting, and mechanics in general, possess professors under twenty years of age, whereas in the ...

Volume 1 Volume 2 The following is an anthology of Food And Drink Anecdotes And Curiosities From Ancient To Modern Times gathered from world literature, folk tales, journals, hearsay, magazines, real life situations, and anywhere else they may exist. It's an ongoing series. Material is added periodically. Our aim is to create a vast Food-themed And Drink-themed Anecdote And Curiosity Encyclopedia. We feature historical and modern seafood anecdotes, pork curiosities, wine, beer, and champagne anecdotes, cooking anecdotes, cattle anecdotes, fish anecdotes, vegetables anecdotes, fruit anecdotes, coffee anecdotes, dairy anecdotes, poultry anecdotes, and much much ...