Real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True appreciation of taste is intellectual and mental rather than merely physical or sensory.
- In plain terms
- Your mind determines taste, not your tongue.
- What can you take from it?
- Taste is a mental preference not just physical.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is taste learned or innate?
- Can you enjoy food without tasting it?
Another view
Physical sensation still plays a role in experience.
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