Une expèrience culinaire c. 19th century

Honoré Daumier created this lithograph "Une expèrience culinaire," sometime in the 19th century, a period marked by significant social upheaval in France, including rapid industrialization and class tensions. Daumier, known for his satirical commentary on Parisian life, offers a glimpse into the culinary experience of a bourgeois family. The artwork, whose title translates to ‘a culinary experience’, shows a family of four around a table, with the father and another man with expressions of distaste. Beneath the image is the caption “Decidedly, horse steak is not as good as they say!” Daumier captures the nuances of class and gender roles, hinting at the power dynamics within the family. We see this, for example, with the woman quietly accepting the food. What feelings does this image evoke in you? Does it speak to the universal experience of shared meals and the unspoken expectations that come with them?