gastronomic
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The adjective gastronomic describes anything related to eating or preparing delicious food. You can describe your brother's unbelievable macaroni and cheese as a gastronomic triumph. If you live in a city that's well-known for its amazing restaurants, you're probably proud of its gastronomic fame. And you can likewise take some credit for your own gastronomic feats in the kitchen, from the homemade croissants to the roasted vegetable soup you've perfected. Gastronomic was coined in French from the Greek roots gaster, "stomach," and nomos, "law or custom."
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It traces Chizuko's travels and gastronomic adventures across the colonial outpost, and the intimate relationship she develops with her Taiwanese interpreter Chizuru.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
It must be some French gastronomic thing,” said West.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Mr. Newens has written a beguiling, lively and offbeat gastronomic tour of Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Igor’s fading memory proves to be an apt, albeit obvious metaphor for a vocation slowly losing its connection to its past as truffles have emerged as a hot gastronomic trend.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
And the gastronomic suggestions only confirmed to my mind that the English didn’t know the meaning of the word food.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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