From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgastronomygas‧tron‧o‧my /ɡæˈstrɒnəmi $ ɡæˈstrɑː-/ noun [uncountable] formal DFthe art and science of cooking and eating good food
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gastronomy• If you have an appetite for culture and gastronomy, the Western Loire is the place to go àlacarte.• The dividing line between health and gastronomy was finely drawn.• It is a world unexplored by many-a new frontier in contemporary gastronomy with enormous potential.• Did that commingling of unrelated flavours remind me of another dish, or had it produced a breakthrough in gastronomy?• We owe it to gastronomy to keep them alive.Origin gastronomy (1800-1900) French gastronomie, from Greek gaster “stomach” 