Meaning & use

gastronomical

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Relating to the art or science of good eating and food preparation.

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The chef's tasting menu was a gastronomical adventure through regional cuisine.

The festival celebrated the city's gastronomical traditions with dozens of food stalls.

A note on using this word

"Gastronomical" and "gastronomic" are interchangeable, though "gastronomic" is slightly more common in edited writing.

Words with a similar meaning

culinarygastronomic

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