I felt good last night. Very, very good. The reason: my belly was full. I had just eaten a good dinner that was not only filling but also very tasty. Feeling as good as i did, it was almost as though i had experienced a gastronomical orgasm.
Was it better than a sexual orgasm? Arguably, yes.
Physically speaking, a sexual orgasm is not much more than a series of very intense muscle spasms. It lasts only a few seconds at its peak, and for men at least, multiple orgasms are rare. You feel good for a moment, and that's it.
A gastronomical orgasm lasts much, much longer. I'm still feeling good this morning over something i ate last night. Its not so much the feeling of being full that is pleasing, but also the psychological pleasure that you get from eating a wonderfully cooked meal.
If you think about it, humans spend a tremendous amount of time looking for, preparing and eating food. And, honestly, we don't have to go through all that trouble to stay alive. Eating grass and berries would do.
But we brave the rough seas to catch fish, we farm animals and slaugther them, and spend so much time coming up with novel ways to cook food to tantalize our taste buds. And when it all comes together, when the fruit of that effort goes into your mouth - if its good, then your mind is blown by the wonderful sensation it creates. That's a gastronomical orgasm.
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