assuefaction

(ˌæswɪˈfækʃən)

the condition of being or becoming familiar with or used to something

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We would have to conclude that eating practices are culturally relevant and are not inherently better or worse across cultures, extending Leopardi's observations about the assuefaction of taste to eating practices.

Nourishment and nature in Leopardi

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