-mē, -mi noun
( -es )
Etymology: French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomia, title given to a 4th century B.C. poem also called Gastrologia, from gastro- belly + -nomia -nomy — more at gastrology , gastr-
1. : the art or science of good eating : epicurism
2. : culinary customs or style (as of a particular region)
why not introduce oriental gastronomy to the Western menu — Norbert Mühlen