Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between culture Culture is a term that has different meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions. However, the word "culture" is most commonly used in three basic senses: and food Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans, for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items. It is often thought erroneously that the term gastronomy refers exclusively to the art of cooking (see Culinary Arts Culinary art is the art of cooking. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking or kitchens. A culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists are responsible for skillfully preparing meals that are as), but this is only a small part of this discipline; it cannot always be said that a cook A cook is a person that prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Canada this professions requires government approval . The profession requires profound knowledge concerning nutrition. Personalities acting without profound knowledge are called (or in the position) Kitchen Helper(s) is also a gourmet Gourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations of large meals of small, often quite rich courses. Gastronomy studies various cultural components with food as its central axis. Thus it is related to the Fine Arts Fine art describes an art form developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than utility. Today, the fine arts commonly include visual and performing art forms, such as painting, sculpture, music, dance, theatre, architecture, photography and printmaking. However, in some institutes of learning or in museums fine art, and frequently and Social Sciences The social sciences are the fields of academic scholarship which explore aspects of human society. Social sciences may draw upon empirical methods and attempt to emulate the standards of conventional scientific practice. By contrast, other social scientists employ critical analysis or hermeneutic methods to study objects of enquiry they regard as, and even to the Natural Sciences In Science, the term natural science refers to a naturalistic approach to the study of the universe, which is understood as obeying rules or laws of natural origin in terms of the digestive system of the human body.
A gourmet's principal activities involve discovering, tasting, experiencing, researching, understanding and writing about foods. Gastronomy is therefore an interdisciplinary activity. Good observation will reveal that around the food Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal, including humans, for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items, there exist dance Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting, dramatic arts Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do" (Classical Greek: δράω, dráō). The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a, painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting. Paintings may have for their support such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, clay or concrete. Paintings may be decorated with gold leaf, and some modern, sculpture Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard, plastic material, wire, sound, text, light, commonly stone , metal, glass, or wood. Some sculptures are created directly by finding or carving; others are assembled, built together and fired, welded, molded, or cast. Sculptures are often painted, literature Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" , and therefore the academic study of literature is known as Letters (as in the phrase "Arts and Letters"). In Western culture the most basic written literary types include fiction and nonfiction, architecture Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and other physical structures, and music Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike), "(art) of the Muses"; in other words, the Fine Arts Fine art describes an art form developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than utility. Today, the fine arts commonly include visual and performing art forms, such as painting, sculpture, music, dance, theatre, architecture, photography and printmaking. However, in some institutes of learning or in museums fine art, and frequently. But it also involves physics Physics is a natural science; it is the study of matter and its motion through spacetime and all that derives from these, such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the world and universe behave, mathematics Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions, chemistry Chemistry (from Arabic:الكيم Latinized: chem , meaning "earth") is the science concerned with the composition, behavior, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. It is a physical science for studies of various atoms, molecules, crystals and other aggregates of matter whether, biology Biology is the natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. The term biology in its modern sense appears to have been introduced independently by Karl Friedrich Burdach (1800), Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (Biologie oder, geology Geology is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structure, physical properties, dynamics, and history of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed. The field is a major academic discipline, and is also, agronomy Agronomy is the science and technology of using plants for food, fuel, feed, and fiber. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology, chemistry, ecology, earth science, and genetics. Agronomists today are involved, and also anthropology Anthropology is the general and comparative study of humans behaviour about the existing in groups of few or many individuals.. It is the comprehensive study of human beings and of their interactions with each other and the environment. The term "anthropology", pronounced /ænθrɵˈpɒlədʒi/, is from the Greek ἄνθρωπος, anthr, history History is the study of the human past, with special attention to the written record. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it often attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events, philosophy Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning subjects such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language, psychology Psychology is an academic and applied discipline which involves the scientific study of human or animal mental functions and behaviors. In the field of psychology, a professional researcher or practitioner is called a psychologist. In addition or opposition to employing scientific methods, psychologists often rely upon symbolic interpretation and, and sociology Sociology is the study of human societies. It is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge and theory about human social activity, often with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare. Subject matter ranges from the micro level of. The application of scientific knowledge to cooking and gastronomy has become known as molecular gastronomy Molecular gastronomy is a scientific discipline that studies the physical and chemical processes that occur while cooking. Molecular gastronomy seeks to investigate and explain the chemical reasons behind the transformation of ingredients, as well as the social, artistic and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena in general.
The first formal study of gastronomy is probably The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer and politician, and gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brillat-Savarin. Between them, two writers effectively founded the whole genre of the gastronomic essay." (early 19th century). As opposed to the traditional cooking recipe books, it studies the relationship between the senses Senses are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology , and philosophy of perception. The nervous system has a specific sensory system, or organ, dedicated to each sense and food, treating enjoyment at the table as a science. Most recently, in 2004, the founders of the Slow Food The Slow Food movement was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy to combat fast food. It claims to preserve the cultural cuisine and the associated food plants and seeds, domestic animals, and farming within an ecoregion. It was the first established part of the broader Slow movement. The movement has since expanded globally to over 100,000 members in movement founded the University of Gastronomic Sciences University of Gastronomic Science is an academic institution that has two campuses in Northern Italy. The main campus is home to the three year undergraduate program and is located in Bra, a city in the north-west region of Piedmont. The other campus is in Colorno, a small town outside of Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region and hosts the Italian in Bra Bra is a town and comune of the Cuneo province in the north-west Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated 50 km south of Turin and 50 km north-east of Cuneo in the area known as Roero, Italy, devoted to the principles of gastronomy.[1] Other centres for the study of gastronomy include the School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to "SOAS", pronounced ['səuæs] or ['səuæz] (so az)) is a constituent college of the University of London, specialising in languages, humanities, economics, law and politics concerning Asia, Africa and the Middle East. SOAS currently offers over 300 undergraduate of the University of London London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest and most populous metropolitan area and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures through its Food Studies Centre, the University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia. It has produced five Nobel laureates, 101 Rhodes scholars and is a member of the Group of Eight, as well as the Sandstone universities through its Master of Arts in Gastronomy program run in cooperation with Le Cordon Bleu Le Cordon Bleu is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with 29 schools in five continents serving 20,000 students annually. Its primary education focus is on hospitality management and the culinary arts, New York University New York University is a private, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. Founded in 1831, NYU is the largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the United States, with an enrollment of more than 50,000 students's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development is one of 14 divisions within New York University and is the oldest professional school of education in the United States through its Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, the Universities of Barcelona The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group and Joan Lluís Vives Institute, Bologna The University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating degree-granting university in Europe, the word 'university' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088. Since 2000, the University's motto has been Alma mater studiorum (Latin for &, and of François Rabelais François Rabelais University , is a public university in Tours, France. The university is named after the French writer François Rabelais, and was founded in 1969 in Tours through their Master in the History History is the study of the human past, with special attention to the written record. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it often attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events and Culture of Food, and Boston University Boston University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 32,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers through its Master of Liberal Arts The arts is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art," which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompasses visual arts, literature and the performing arts - music, drama, dance and film, among others. This list is by no means in Gastronomy program.
Etymologically, the word "gastronomy" is derived from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning the Archaic , Classical (c. 5th–4th centuries BC), and Hellenistic (c. 3rd century BC–6th century AD) periods of ancient Greece and the ancient world. It is predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek. Its Hellenistic phase is known as Koine (" γαστήρ (gastér) "stomach", and νόμος (nómos) "knowledge" or "law".
See also
- Cuisine Cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. It is often named after the region or place where its underlining culture is present. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. Religious food laws can also exercise a strong influence on
- Gastronomic hierarchy
- Gastropub A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking-establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises in countries and regions of British influence. Although the terms are increasingly used to refer to the same thing, there is a definitive difference between pubs, bars, inns, taverns and lounges where alcohol is
- Culinary art Culinary art is the art of cooking. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking or kitchens. A culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists are responsible for skillfully preparing meals that are as
- Food Studies
- Gourmet Library and museum
- Club des Cent
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- Cilantro Culinary Academy
- University of Gastronomic Sciences
- Le Cordon Bleu Gastronomy at the University of Adelaide
- School of Oriental and African Studies Food Studies Centre
- New York University Steinhard School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
- Boston University Masters of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy
- Biennial Masters in the History and Culture of Diet at the University of Barcelona
- History and Culture of Nutrition at the University of Bologna
- Network of European Alimentary Culture
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Q. Why French cuisine/gastronomy is more famous than British ?
Asked by Super sapien - Fri Jan 9 11:57:54 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. From the era when French was the diplomatic language of the world and from their excessive use of spices (to hide the fact that the food was rotting/spoiled in pre-refrigeration days)...it just hung on. Blind taste tests of french cuisine on Americans proved disasterous. The vast majority of dishes were rejected as foul tasting...until the participant was told that it was a french dish (and it's name)...then the people tried to backpedal and such cause they were afraid they'd look backwards or foolish. Frankly, Spanish, Italian, Egyptian and Greek cuisine is far superior to French.
Answered by Bob M - Fri Jan 9 12:15:42 2009
