Cornucopia

The Physiology of Taste – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Alex- A few moments of reading pleasure in return for an evening of sensual delights. Denis October Bacchanalia 1994

A tête-á-tête,
with intimate tickling
on moules marinières,
pâté de foie gras,
beluga caviar,
Eggs Benedict, leek tart,
frogs’ legs amandine
quail’s eggs with puréed mushrooms
all mixed up
in a bucket

with extra quail eggs on top
and a double helping
of pâté.

Followed by jugged hare,
with a sauce of truffles,
bacon,
Grand Marnier,
anchovies and cream.

all washed down tinkling glasses
brim filled with Château Latour 1945,
a double Jeroboam of champagne,
and half a dozen crates of brown ale.

fruit plates, ice cream,
coffee, cream
avec
and maybe afterward
a tine wafer-thin mint

leaves us delighted
at the stomach
content together in an infinite passion
of taste.

The Triumph of Bacchus by Cornelis de Vos

Today Laura inspires with a number of quotes from the flyleaves of books at dVerse. I took the quote and tried to incorporate a little bit from the spirit of the book. I ended up using the menu of Mr. Creosot. If you can stomach it, it’s a fun watch

November 17, 2022

7 responses to “Cornucopia”

A sensory overload on the food and my taste buds. A delight to read and for my virtual tummy.

We chose the same one and how different they are! I enjoyed your cornucopia, Björn, from the moules marinières to the wafter thin mint – that did make me laugh as a Monty Python fan – although I wouldn’t eat the pâté de foie gras, frogs’ legs, jugged hare or bacon! Thanks for the clip of Mr Creosote!

I especially liked that you incorporated the spirit of the book as well – a gluttonous list of a poem – marvellous

This made me first want to vomit and laugh–as soon as I read the wafer-thin mint I thought of Monty Python. My husband and I will still say “how about a thin wafer” to each other after we eat a big meal. 🙂

“triumph of taste”
What a feast !!!

Much💛love

Very creative use of the prompt, using the Fawlty Towers appetite of a guest. I skipped the video and will take your word that’s everything he ate. Great choice of image to go with. Surprised you didn’t use the artist that did the 7 deadly sins.