Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art or science of good eating.
- noun A style of cooking, as of a particular region.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food; hence, the pleasures of the table; epicurism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The study of the
relationship betweenfood andculture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
- noun a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Peru, whose prestige in gastronomy is on a remarkable rise, sees the APEC summit as a chance to further enhance its reputation.
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Oaxaca's unique gastronomy is rich in unique herb - and spice-accented flavor combinations that are its hallmark.
Authentic Mexican cuisine at Oaxaca's La Casa de los Sabores cooking school
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Oaxaca's unique gastronomy is rich in unique herb - and spice-accented flavor combinations that are its hallmark.
Authentic Mexican cuisine at Oaxaca's La Casa de los Sabores cooking school
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Culturally aware and cleverly written, this anatomy of the French-fried versus sun-dried tension at the heart of American gastronomy is refreshingly non-snooty.
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Culturally aware and cleverly written, this anatomy of the French-fried versus sun-dried tension at the heart of American gastronomy is refreshingly non-snooty.
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The next important element in the evolution of modern Mexican gastronomy is the influence of French cooking, one that began surprisingly earlier than is generally believed
The French Influence On Mexican Cooking: La Comida Afrancescada
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The next important element in the evolution of modern Mexican gastronomy is the influence of French cooking, one that began surprisingly earlier than is generally believed
The French Influence On Mexican Cooking: La Comida Afrancescada
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The next important element in the evolution of modern Mexican gastronomy is the influence of French cooking, one that began surprisingly earlier than is generally believed
The French Influence On Mexican Cooking: La Comida Afrancescada
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Indeed, the great philosopher was himself an epicure, and gastronomy is considered so highly that many Chinese scholars, ancient and modern, discourse upon the subject in their works.
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The following method was imparted confidentially to me by the Canon Charcot, a gourmand by profession, and a perfect gastronome, thirty years before the word gastronomy was invented:
hernesheir commented on the word gastronomy
"Those who have a profound indifference to the pleasures of the table are generally gloomy, charmless, and unamiable."
- 19th century French lawyer and gastronome Lucien Tendret
September 24, 2009