Surprise is like a thrilling pungent — Ingredient

Surprise is like a thrilling－pungent－¹
Upon a tasteless meat
Alone－too acrid－but combined
An edible Delight.

(F.1324/J.1306)

[1] Surprise:: an ingredient of a dish to amaze someone (OED 1708).
[2] meat:: a) pork, beef, etc.; b) the content of a poem, the theme of this poem.
[3] acrid:: sharp and harsh, with ingredient only. combined:: the meat and pungent ingredient.
[4] edible Delight:: pleasure in eating; also reading a riddle poem.