Hello, My Name Is Barbara And I'm A Foodie

Affogato  at Fratelli Paradiso , Sydney

When Clotilde, a blogger I admire and who was the inspiration for my own entry into the food blogging world posted her opposition to the word foodie I decided it was time to stand up and be counted.

Oxford Dictionary  definition of  a foodie -  a person with a strong interest in food; a gourmet.

From  Wikipedia - foodie is an informal term for a particular class of aficionado of food and drink. The word was coined in 1984 by Paul Levy and Ann Barr for their book, The Official Foodie Handbook

Rather than re invent the wheel I rather like this explanation I came across in my research into the term foodie. It has been written by Heather Irwin at Metroactive.

This is a small excerpt from her essay:

Foodies of the true calling, dear friends, are forever. They are not groupies. They are true eaters who have a passion for food. Identified by their clean plates and round bellies, they tend to carry around mental lists of the best places to find not just foie gras, but pork skins, Spanish cheese and tikka masala. They know where to find fish roe at 8am. They tend to congregate and talk a lot about food--yes, maybe sometimes to a fault.

Yet the foodie clearly appreciates the wonders of a fresh peach just as much as a dinner at the Farmhouse Inn. The catch: they'll probably want to tell you at which food stand they got it (if you promise not to tell anyone else!) and why it's better than the stand they used to frequent. So indulge them a little.

You can read the full essay here.

So my name is Barbara and I'm a foodie.....and proud of it.