Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

gastronomía

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English meaning: Gastronomy / Spanish cuisine

Spanish Definition

(Español)

El arte y la cultura de la comida y la cocina. La gastronomía española es una de las más innovadoras del mundo.

English Definition

The art and culture of food and cooking. Spanish gastronomy is one of the world's most innovative — with Ferran Adrià's elBulli restaurant (Roses, Catalonia) pioneering molecular gastronomy. Regional cuisines (Basque pintxos, Catalan cooking, Andalusian tapas, Valencian paella) make Spain a global culinary destination. Spain has more Michelin-starred restaurants per capita than almost any other country.

Example

España tiene más restaurantes con estrella Michelin per cápita que casi cualquier otro país del mundo.

In English: Spain has more Michelin-starred restaurants per capita than almost any other country in the world.

Synonyms

  • cocina española
  • culinaria

Literary Heritage

El que lee mucho y anda mucho, ve mucho y sabe mucho.

He who reads much and walks much, sees much and knows much.

Miguel de Cervantes · Novelist · Early 17th century

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha (1615), Part 2, Ch. 25

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