Tue 1 Dec 2009 12:24 am
I probably am a foodie, by any definition of the word, but I’ve always hated that term. I wrote here in today’s Christian Science Monitor about whether I’m alone, and whether there might be a better word to use. Nominations?
Posted by Rebekah Denn under Uncategorized
I HATE the word and feel only irritation when friends call me a foodie. We already have perfectly good words for people who have a gift for appreciating food. There is “gourmet” for the French Laundry set and “gourmand” for those of us who are not above frays to the local taco truck.
I’m certainly partial to gourmand. I, too, recoil at being called a “foodie” although I recognize the fact that I surely fit the profile.
I’m ok with it most of the time, but eater is good too.
I vote for eater or fatso.
Yup…not a fan of it either. I think it smacks of elitism and exclusion. I love to find and explore new foods and cuisines and want to be as inclusive as possible in that pursuit. It’s part of why I resist referring to people as a “Foodista,” the made up name of our website. Personally, I like being called “Omnivore.”
Absolutely; it is a strange category. Does being a foodie mean that you enjoy and take time to eat good things? If so, does that mean that a non-foodie doesn’t care what goes in the mouth? I got called a foodie on a neighborhood forum once for posting a recipe for white fish with lemon butter sauce. And I always thought zapping fish with butter and lemon was just a normal thing to do.
I dislike the term because, as someone metioned above, it denotes exclusivity, a category. We ALL eat. We are all foodies.