1) Eating 2) Eating party 3) Feeding 4) French cuisine 5) Relishing 6) Savoring 7) Savouring 8) Tasting 1) Relishing 2) Savoring 3) Savouring 
eating in a series of small portions
• (n.) Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs.
(de″gәs-ta´shәn) the act or function of tasting.
Deg`us·ta'tion noun [ Latin degustatio : confer French dégustation .] (Physiol.) Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs. Bp. Hall. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′gŭs-tā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act of tasting. 2. The sense of taste.