Taste is also a form of sensibility
"I think I'll go eat after all."
I was feeling a little hungry.
No, to be precise, it was that quiet sense of exhilaration and a small hunger that visited me at the same time when I finished walking through the museum exhibition and stepped outside.
I think I'll go eat after all.
By Maha Harada
Perhaps Van Gogh, too, returned from Saint-Rémy to Paris while biting into bread just like this. I love "delicious things" just as much as I love novels and art! A collection of satisfying essays detailing the "memorable dishes" I ate while researching for books like "The Canvas of Paradise," "Guernica's Dark Curtain," and "Reaching for the Sun."
By Maha Harada
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Maha Harada's writing captures the memories of "food" with the same intensity as when she speaks about the background of paintings and artists.
Moreover, this is not just a gourmet travelogue; it unravels "why that taste exists in that land" and "why I ate it at that moment" as if it were an art critique. How did Van Gogh feel about that bite of bread when he returned to Paris from Saint-Rémy? I was completely drawn into the writing that invites such imagination.
The dishes I encountered during the research for masterpieces like "The Canvas of Paradise," "Guernica's Dark Curtain," and "Reaching for the Sun" are not just records of delicious meals. Each one is tied to the scenery of the journey, the expressions of the people I met, and the background of the birth of the works.
For example, a salad at a Parisian café serves as a scene of daily life that softens the weight of history. A plate at a Spanish bar serves as the scent of a culture that leads to Picasso.
Every time I turn the page, the "atmosphere of that land" rises up along with the taste.
What struck me most was the moment Harada asserts that "taste is also a form of sensibility."
Just as an artist captures the world through color and form, she, as a writer, has received the world through taste and scent.
I felt that this made the entire book warm, and a little bittersweet.
As I read on, I suddenly found myself pondering, "What is my own memorable dish?"
I was reminded once again that there are colors and scents that can only be tasted at that time and in that place, not just in meals while traveling, but in everyday life as well.
I would like to recommend this book to art lovers, travel lovers, and above all, to everyone who loves to "eat."
The moment I closed the book, I naturally thought to myself—I think I'll go eat after all.
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