Do you consider yourself a foodie?
While it’s not uncommon to enjoy food and be on the hunt for the best local restaurants, a foodie is generally considered to be on a whole other level than just your average Google Local Guide. It’s one thing to take a photo of your food, post it, and then write a review about the restaurant (even though Google makes you feel really special about it), but it’s a totally different story if dining isn’t just about the act of eating good food, but rather the whole experience of it, down to the taste, texture, smell, and presentation.
It doesn’t end there, though – a foodie will be knowledgeable about the quality and origin of the food they consume, as well as the chef that prepared it. They’re the type of person who understands cooking styles and current trends in the industry.
That’s why foodies love the Food Dudes and their award-winning restaurants, top-tier catering, and trend-setting food trucks. They provide meals developed by expert chefs and created with locally-sourced ingredients, prepared to perfection and with the dynamic needs of their clients in mind.
When Can You Call Yourself a Foodie?
Obviously there isn’t a “foodie” police that will come by and bust your door down because you claim to be a foodie on your Instagram account (even though you’re just someone who enjoys food). But if you’re curious about whether or not you actually meet the cut, here are some signs that mean you are probably a foodie:
- You consider food and cooking a hobby, to the point where you will spend half a day at the local farmer’s market wondering what you’re going to cook for dinner.
- The kitchen is your favourite place in your home.
- Your vacations are planned around which restaurants you want to visit.
- You love reading cooking-related publications and take note of the latest news from top chefs, like what their favourite recipes are or what cooking utensils they recommend.
- The terms chiffonade and julienne mean something to you, and you know when and how to use them.
- Instead of just describing something as “tasty” you meticulously detail the various sensory experiences triggered while consuming food.
- Bonus points if you can identify flavour chords and which wines pair well with them.
If you said “yes” to a majority of these statements, then you are probably a foodie and can boastfully claim to be one on your social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. If your answers were mostly “no” then don’t fret – maybe just consider calling yourself a “food lover” instead.
How Many Cooking Appliances Do You Own?
Although not all foodies are chefs, you can always tell when someone really cares about food by the appliances they own. We’ve all been to that one friend’s house with the gorgeous kitchen. As soon as you step into it, you immediately think “They must be an excellent chef”!
The same is true for backyard BBQ enthusiast. If you see a Masterbuild Smoker in someone’s backyard, you can bet they know what they’re doing when it comes to BBQing (check out this review of the Masterbuild 40” Smoker to see how awesome they truly are!). Naturally, the same assumption can be said about knives and other kitchen and cooking appliances.
Everyone has their own hobbies, passions, and interests, but to call yourself a foodie means to bestow yourself with some kind of responsibility to the people who trust your recommendations. A foodie won’t just say, “this place is great,” but will actually back up why and how it is in detail. That’s why there are some people who feel prickly about sharing the title of “foodie” – not just out of elitism, but because there’s a certain social responsibility that comes with the title.
