Just recently I was called to account for my status as a "Foodie" for offering a suggestion using a less-than-authentic ingredient as a means of cutting the cost of a dish. Obviously a sin in someone's eyes.
I had never been called a "Foodie" before, and certainly never referred to myself as one, so that experience started me thinking about the definition of the term, "Foodie" and whether it applied to me.
While I enjoy using top-of-the-line tools and ingredients, I've never held back making a dish simply because I used a supermarket discounted house brand ingredient. Nor has the fact that I don't use an expensive knife set ever kept me from filleting a fish, or trimming a roast. I'll even admit to occasionally eating at restaurants that are considered "fast food take-out."
Do all of these offenses mean I would have to turn in my "Foodie Membership Card"... if I had one? Maybe I could repent my multitude of transgressions if I knew exactly what a "Foodie" was. Do you have any idea?
I had never been called a "Foodie" before, and certainly never referred to myself as one, so that experience started me thinking about the definition of the term, "Foodie" and whether it applied to me.
While I enjoy using top-of-the-line tools and ingredients, I've never held back making a dish simply because I used a supermarket discounted house brand ingredient. Nor has the fact that I don't use an expensive knife set ever kept me from filleting a fish, or trimming a roast. I'll even admit to occasionally eating at restaurants that are considered "fast food take-out."
Do all of these offenses mean I would have to turn in my "Foodie Membership Card"... if I had one? Maybe I could repent my multitude of transgressions if I knew exactly what a "Foodie" was. Do you have any idea?