All our glorious sciences, all religion, all philosophy amount to nothing if we do not taste our food. Food and the human act of eating is meant to nourish our whole being-body, mind, and feelings. But by connecting to our sense of taste, being there as we eat, tasting every morsel as we eat it, we feed our very essence which is the source of all our possibilities. It is not by accident that food has a taste, nor, that its taste is remembered, moves us to eat that food again, nor that the savor of certain foods lingers on our palate long after the bill has been paid and forgotten. Taste draws us into meaningful contact with the earth.
Taste transmits the meaning of food.
From the surface level to the most profound, the way you know about food is by tasting it. Through tasting you know if you want it, if you like it, if it s good for you, if it s gone bad, if it s poison. Your palate is your sentry, your watchman, guarding what you are allowing into the most intimate chemistry of your body. Out of this chemical wedding arises the being of tomorrow. Taste is the contact point that enables the ball to bounce high.