Science in the Kitchen-November 2025 : The Alchemy of Words and Flavor: Laughter, Tears, and Taboos (2)

Abstract

In the last issue, we saw how literature transforms food into a sensory experience and a cultural archive. But gastronomic literature isn't limited to sweet descriptions. At its most powerful, it makes the plate a mirror of society: there, we confront laughter, tears, and taboos.