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Food and Memory: A Culinary Time Capsule

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What is the term used to describe the involuntary memories triggered by the taste or smell of a particular food?

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Proustian Moment
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The term "Proustian Moment" is derived from the French writer Marcel Proust, who famously described the involuntary memories triggered by the taste of a madeleine cookie in his novel "In Search of Lost Time".

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