The kitchen is the chief temple wherein we worship, its roaring fire is our vestal flame, and the cook is our great high-priest.
厨房是我们顶礼膜拜的主要神殿,熊熊炉火是我们的圣火,而厨师便是我们的大祭司。
— Jerome K. Jerome · The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow · On Eating and Drinking —