Alan Davidson

Gourmand

Appears in
Oxford Companion to Food
Oxford Companion to Food

By Alan Davidson

Published 2014

  • About

Gourmand a term of French origin which usually indicates a person who is overfond of eating; greedy, a glutton. However, it is sometimes used in a milder sense, simply designating someone who loves good food (like gourmet).

In France the term has parallel meanings, but generally with fewer censorious overtones.

© the Estate of Alan Davidson 1999, 2006, 2014 © in the Editor’s contribution to the second and third editions, Oxford University Press 2006, 2014.