The Art of Gastronomy

The Art of Gastronomy

Food is a basic necessity in our daily life. It is one of the 3 components of survival living standards, which are: clothes to wear, a place to stay, and food (also drink) to consume. We eat food to survive and stay alive, that’s how many people would reappraised, but not to everyone. Some people actually takes food for a deeper meaning. Take (late) Anthony Bourdain as an example, he was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture and cuisine. His love from food came from the first time he tried his first oyster on a fisherman’s boat on a family vacation in France. Since a lot of people are getting more and more curious and interested on food and it’s innovations in term of joy, the study of gastronomy appeared.

The first question that pops into our heads must be what exactly is the correlation between food and gastronomy? Well, culinary as we know, is the act of cooking, while gastronomy is the art of good food. It can also be concluded as observing, loving and connoisseuing good food. The concept of gastronomy is not only by instinct or palette, since each individual’s taste senses are different based on their own preferences and history towards certain food context. Gastronomy can be observed or done by the studies between the food and it’s culture. It can be traced back to the combination of the food’s color, smell, texture and of course the taste. 

There are 5 types of gastronomy. The first one is practical gastronomy, it deals with the practice and study of the preparation, production and presentation of food and beverages from various countries throughout the world. The second one is theoritic gastronomy, it supports practical gastronomy by studying the processes, systems, recipes, cookbooks and other writings. Next we have technical gastronomy, it reviews systematic evaluations of anything in the gastronomic field that requires assessment / measurement. After that we have food gastronomy, it is related to food, drinks and their making. Lastly we have Molecular gastronomy, it is is a scientific study of gastronomy that studies physiochemical transformations of food ingredients during the cooking process and sensory phenomena when they are consumed. 

As we can see, gastronomy is a really interesting field to enjoy or even study. Not only that, it is also a promising career and business opportunity to pursue in. Everyone must be introduced and included in the world of gastronomy.

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