We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.
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Fake food -- I mean those patented substances chemically flavored and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut -- is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good cooking.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote criticizes artificial and processed foods that compromise genuine eating experiences.
Julia Child's quote highlights the importance of natural ingredients in cooking, condemning the prevalence of synthetic foods that are engineered to mimic taste while lacking nutritional integrity. She expresses a passionate view that such food substitutes not only detract from the pleasure of eating but also pose a moral concern in the realm of culinary practices.
Themes
FoodCookingNaturalHealthArtificialNutrition
In practice
Example use cases
During a cooking workshop, to emphasize the importance of utilizing fresh ingredients.
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