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Aftertaste: the taste left on the palate after wine has been swallowed. "Finish" is a synonym. [4] Alcoholic: a wine that has an unbalanced presence of too much alcohol. [4] Aroma: the smell of a wine. The term is generally applied to younger wines, while bouquet is reserved for more aged wines. [5]
Gourmet (US: / ɡ ɔːr ˈ m eɪ /, UK: / ˈ ɡ ɔːr m eɪ /) is a cultural idea associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterized by their high level of refined and elaborate food preparation techniques and displays of balanced meals that have an aesthetically pleasing presentation of several contrasting, often quite rich courses.
An acquired taste is an appreciation for something unlikely to be enjoyed by a person who has not had substantial exposure to it. It is the opposite of innate taste, which is the appreciation for things that are enjoyable by most people without prior exposure to them.
Haute cuisine (French: [ot kɥizin]; lit. ' high cooking ') or grande cuisine is a style of cooking characterised by meticulous preparation, elaborate presentation, and the use of high quality ingredients.
De gustibus non est disputandum, or de gustibus non disputandum est, is a Latin maxim meaning "In matters of taste, there can be no disputes" (literally "about tastes, it is not to be disputed"). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The phrase is commonly rendered in English as "There is no accounting for tastes" [ 3 ] or "for taste".
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A connoisseur (French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connaître meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator of cuisines, fine wines, and other gourmet products; or who is an expert judge in matters of taste.
The word for chocolate drink in early Nahuatl texts is cacahuatl meaning "cacao water", which chocolate does not immediately derive from. [ 6 ] Despite theories that chocolate is derived from xocoatl meaning "bitter drink" or chocolatl meaning "hot water" [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and uncertainty around the Nahuatl origin, there is a consensus that it likely ...