Why this word is great
GOURMANDISM — [Noun] A passionate, sometimes excessive devotion to the pleasures of eating, distinguished by both discernment and indulgence. From French gourmand ("glutton, lover of good food") + -ism (suffix forming nouns denoting a practice or philosophy). Unlike "gourmet" (which prioritizes expertise and restraint) or "gluttony" (which is mere voracity without appreciation), gourmandism is a philosophy of appetite—the slow, deliberate unspooling of a buttery croissant’s layers, the shameless lick of grease from fingers after tearing into roast duck, the way a ripe peach’s juice runs down the wrist. It is the recognition that hunger, in all its forms, is the oldest and most honest form of desire.