English Explanatory Dictionary

molecular gastronomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of scientific principles and practices in cooking and food preparation.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

molecular gastronomy

Etymology

Coined in 1988 by Oxford physicist Nicholas Kurti and INRA chemist Hervé This. Publicly disseminated by Elizabeth Cawdry Thomas and Nicholas Kurti in 1992.

Related words

modernist cuisine modernist cooking modernist
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