April 24th, 2026

A Taste for Living

“I wish you all manner of Prosperity with a little more taste.”

Alain-Rene’ Le Sage (French Novelist and Playwright; May 8th, 1668 to November 17th, 1747)

“…a child has more taste buds than adults in the mouth, primarily on the tongue but also on the palate, pharynx, and tonsils), Amazingly, our taste buds wear out and regenerate every ten days, although, when we enter middle age, they don’t regenerate as frequently as we might wish.”

“The word taste, from the old English word tasten, meaning to touch and test, has always had a double meaning.”

“The primary definition of ‘taste’ describes the sensory faculty that enables us to distinguish substances dissolved in the mouth as sweet, sour, bitter, or salty. But the other definition of ‘taste’ describes the mental faculty by which we discern or appreciate things for the joy they bring us.”

“Early last week I exclaimed as I was enjoying one of my husband’s samosas that this particular Vindaloo Chicken Curry would be good with a mango chutney. We indeed got a jar for the Samosas he made this week with the same filling and they were BRILLIANT! My husband has been the most influential in my taste journey. This is why I am now a cap sasin whore and proud of it!”

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–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 129 to 131 of 501.

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