gastronomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce gastronomy in British English:
UK [gæˈstrɒnəmi]
How to pronounce gastronomy in American English:
US [gæˈstrɑnəmi]
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- Noun:
- a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
- the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
Word Origin
- gastronomy (n.)
- 1814, from French gastronomie, coined 1800 by Joseph de Berchoux (1762-1838) as title of poem on good living, after Gastrologia, title of a now-lost poem of antiquity, quoted by Athenaeus (see gastrology). Berchoux's word is from gaster + nomos "arranging, regulating" (from nemein "manage;" see numismatic). Related: Gastronomer.
Example
- 1. The food writer elizabeth david introduced gastronomy to many britons .
- 2. Dublin , ireland , institute of tourism and gastronomy .
- 3. Gastronomy : art of selecting , preparing , serving , and enjoying fine food .
- 4. But above all , france is noted for its gastronomy .
- 5. Key to the challenge of cooking in this new style is the accomplished and creative use of ingredients , equipment , and processes that have come about through the application of molecular gastronomy principles .