Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between culture and food.It is often thought erroneously that the term gastronomy refers exclusively to the art of cooking, but this is only a small part of this discipline. Gastronomy studies various cultural components with food as its central axis. Thus it is related to the Fine Arts and Social Sciences, and even to the Natural Sciences in terms of the digestive system of the human body.Etymologically, the word "gastronomy" is derived from Ancient Greek gastros "stomach", and nomos "knowledge" or "law".
Everything about the previous paragraph is just tosh, plain ol' tosh. For a simple, bordering on ignorant, person like moi, all of those very technical stuff is very off-putting. I have been a foodie all my life (very obvious rotund-ish figure), ate gourmet food, drank wine, etc etc; I have never described them in technical terms. Basically, my eyes just go bigger and rounder than usual (see dilated pupils), do a bit of a wiggle on my seat and then go for a second (,third, fourth, fifth) serving. Whenever I taste (or chug) wine, I don't go all "peach bouquet, smooth finish". If I like the taste, I go for another half-glass and then find something that could go perfectly with it.
Food is very vital (duh....), and good food? Good food is the balm for the weary souls, wounded hearts, very much scattered brains, and hungry stomachs. I often eat out (and basically live in the car) so my range of taste is a bit broader than the usual simpleton. Hence, the birth of this blog.
I am not attempting to imitate Chez Pim in any way (God bless her.... she's everything I fantasize a foodie should be!) I don't have an SLR camera either, and I fried my digital camera, so pardon my humble N95 camera phone for the images I will upload. Sometimes, I won't even bother to upload photos together with the post! Feel free to comment, share recipes, and chastize me!
XOXO,
Eira
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