Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Word of the Week: GASTRONOMY

Since its the Season to be Chubby
(yes, this has been the thrending email message greeting in our office lately) the best word to feature is one that pertains to this Season's blockbuster hit, FOOD :)

gas·tron·o·my   n. pl. gas·tron·o·mies
1. The art or science of good eating.
2. (Cookery) the type of cookery of a particular region the gastronomy of Provence [from French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomia, from gastēr stomach; see -nomy]
Gastronomy is the art or science of food eating[1]. Also, it can be defined as the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine. One who is well versed in gastronomy is called a gastronome, while a gastronomist is one who unites theory and practice in the study of gastronomy.[2]

Gastronomy involves discovering, tasting, experiencing, researching, understanding and writing about food preparation and the sensory qualities of human nutrition as a whole. It also studies how nutrition interfaces with the broader culture. Later on, the application of biological and chemical knowledge to cooking has become known as molecular gastronomy, yet gastronomy covers a much broader, interdisciplinary ground.

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