1. “Fish, to taste right, must swim three times – in water, in butter, and in wine.”
~ Polish Proverb
2. “Did you ever stop to taste a carrot? Not just eat it, but taste it? You can’t taste the beauty and energy of the earth in a Twinkie.”
~ Astrid Alauda
3. “Sugar is a type of bodily fuel, yes, but your body runs about as well on it as a car would.”
~ V.L. Allineare
4. “Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don’t deserve to eat garlic.”
~ Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential
5. “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.”
~ Anthelme Brillat Savarin
6. “If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.”
~ Julia Child
7. “We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.”
~ Adelle Davis
8. “God made yeast, as well as dough, and loves fermentation just as dearly as he loves vegetation.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. “What you eat is like how you pray: Your Own Business. Not to be forced on others. Worship at Burger King or Chez Panisse, depending on your tastes, wallet and personal needs…Just don’t make me go there.”
~ Sheila Himmel
10. “The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.”
~ Frances Moore Lappe
Truthfully, I could add at least ten more, but I’ll save them for another time. Hope you enjoyed these!