FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Fun Trivia
Home: Questions and Answers Forum
Answers to 100,000 Fascinating Questions
Welcome to FunTrivia's Question & Answer forum!

Search All Questions


Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims.

Archived Questions

Goto Qn #


How did the French cheese Brillat-Savarin get its name?

Question #151580. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Aug 11 2024.
Originally posted Aug 11 2024 8:28 PM.

avatar
BigTriviaDawg star
Answer has 2 votes
BigTriviaDawg star
7 year member
1007 replies avatar

Answer has 2 votes.
The cheese is named after Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin a prominent lawyer and statesman who was a 16th century foodie! He is quoted as saying, "Dessert without cheese is like a beauty with only one eye!"
The Physiology of Taste is Brillat-Savarin's most famous work and a classic in the food literature genre. The fact that it has received such acknowledgement is quite impressive considering that food was a hobby for Brillat-Savarin and not something that belonged to his profession.

In the book, he describes both food and people and different types of ingredients. Sugar is also described from different perspectives.

Brillat-Savarin writes that sugar 'made its entry into the world through the pharmacist's experimentation'. The fact that sugar was something that pharmacists were developing didn't calm the public. People became sceptical of sugar and various theories quickly became truths. Some claimed that it 'affected the chest', or gave rise to stroke or the somewhat diffuse 'incitement'.

link https://baynsolutions.com/en/the-story-of-brillat-savarin/1117357

Aug 11 2024, 8:34 PM
free email trivia FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!


arrow Your Email Address:

Sign in or Create Free User ID to participate in the discussion

Related FunTrivia Quizzes

play quiz Fromage is French for Cheese
(Cheeses and Dairy Products)
play quiz Cheese, Wonderful Cheese
(Cheeses and Dairy Products)
play quiz Say Cheese!
( Worldwide Greetings!)

Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.