gastrosophy

/ɡæsˈtɹɒsəfɪ/

Etymology

From gastro- + -sophy.

gastrosophy means the science or art of good eating. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

gastrosophy is pronounced /ɡæsˈtɹɒsəfɪ/.

Why “gastrosophy” is a great word

GASTROSOPHY — [Noun] The philosophical art of wise and pleasurable dining, concerned with the principles of good dining. From the combining form gastro- (from Greek gastēr, "stomach") + -sophy (from Greek sophia, "wisdom, knowledge"). The term was coined in 1851 by Eugen von Vaerst in his book 'Joys of the Table'. Unlike gastronomy, which maps the cultural terrain of cuisine, or gourmandise, which revels in sensual excess, gastrosophy is a doctrine of deliberate delight. It is the thoughtful arrangement of a simple supper, the selection of a wine that speaks to the occasion, the conscious pause to savor flavor and fellowship—a quiet treatise on how we transform necessity into a graceful craft.

noun

The science or art of good eating.“Yet, with the insouciance of a sublime philosophy, your cooks and waiters have never turned away from their works of gastrosophy, to think of the neighbouring millions.”