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A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming good food and drink. ''Gourmand'' originally referred to a person who was "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively;gourmand
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File:Henri Brispot Gourmand.jpg, Henri Brispot's ''A gourmand''
A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming good food and drink. ''Gourmand'' originally referred to a person who was "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively;/ref> this usage is now rare.
Description
The word (fromFrench
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
) has different connotations from the similar word gourmet, which emphasises an individual with a discerning palate, and is more often applied to the preparer than the consumer of the food. But in practice, the two terms are closely linked, as both imply the enjoyment of good food.
An alternative and older usage of the word is to describe a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink, as a glutton or a trencherman
A trencher (from Old French ''tranchier'' 'to cut') is a type of tableware, commonly used in medieval cuisine. A trencher was originally a flat round of (usually stale) bread used as a plate, upon which the food could be placed to eat. At the en ...
.
Regarding the latter usage of the term, there is a parallel concern among the French that their word for the appreciation of gourmet cuisine () is historically included in the French Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
list of the seven deadly sins. With the evolution in the meaning of (and ) away from gluttony and towards the connoisseur appreciation of good food, French culinary proponents are advocating that the Catholic Church update said list to refer to rather than .
Another alternative use has gained popularity among perfume and cologne designers. In this field, ''gourmand'' refers not to a person but to a category of scents related to foods, such as cocoa, apple, and plum.
See also
* Ligue des Gourmands, founded by Auguste Escoffier in 1912 *Epicure (gourmet)
Gourmet (, ) is a cultural idea associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterized by refined, even elaborate preparations and presentations of aesthetically balanced meals of several contrasting, of ...
, a person interested in food, sometimes with overtones of excessive refinement
*An epicure
Epicureanism is a system of philosophy developed by Epicurus ca. 300 BCE.
Epicurean or epicure may also refer to:
*Epicure (gourmet), a person interested in food, sometimes with overtones of excessive refinement
*'' The Epicurean'', 1827 novel w ...
or epicurean (lower-case) is one who pursues fine food and other pleasures sometimes with overtones of excessive refinement; an Epicurean (capitalized) is one who follows Epicureanism
Epicureanism is a system of philosophy founded around 307 BC based upon the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus. Epicureanism was originally a challenge to Platonism. Later its main opponent became Stoicism.
Few writings by Epi ...
, a system of philosophy developed by Epicurus .
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* *{{Wiktionary-inline Food and drink appreciation