20 Things that prove you are a certified Foodie!!!
1. You plan your itinerary of a trip around best places to eat at in that location:
When
your friends and you decide to take a trip somewhere in your own
country or outside you find yourself googling 'best places to eat at so
and so', 'most unique cuisine of so and so', 'best desserts in town
of...', etc . you know what we mean. For you every trip is more of a
gastronomical trip and you make sure you explore the place by exploring
its delicious cuisines and come back home with a lot of stories to tell
about food.
2.You plan your 'things to eat' even when you are going to see someone in a hospital:
Yes, I know you relate to this. If you have go see someone at a hospital that is in a different vicinity, you plan your after-hospital food trips to places or local joints which are popular in that vicinity. Similarly when you have to go to funerals, you are more interested in the food around that area than paying homage to the dead (This point is only valid for distant relatives and people you don't know so closely. We are not trying to say you are insensitive)
3.You are an expert at 'foodstalking' :
Foodstalking is a term used when you look at food on other people's tables in a restaurant until your food is served. You also ask the waiter about what is table no 1 eating and what is the lady on table no 4 drinking. Ogling at food excites you a lot more than ogling at people.
4.You know the whole world of gourmet food in and out:
You dont have a problem in explaining aubergine, caviar, balsamic vinegar, valrhona dark chocolate, etc etc to your friends. You just dont know the words but you also know a little story behind it and can explain it to your friends with elan.
5. You hate it when people say you eat a lot or you go out very often:
You love food and anything against it is outright offensive. You go out not to while time but to enrich your knowledge about food, to tantalize your taste buds, to understand the current markets in the food industry.. In short you love eating and you can come up various such innovative excuses.
6. You prefer food porn than real porn:
Errr... May be this is taking it way too far but trust me I personally know so many people who love ogling at some awesome food pictures on yummly all the time and it seems that they are definitely experiencing foodgasm.
7.You love watching cookery shows:
No we are not talking about the typical Tarla Dalal kinda shows but something like Chakh-le India where he travels the nooks and crannies of the country to get to the origin of an old recipe or a Nigella Lawson, Masterchef Australia, Cupcake wars, Most bizarre foods of the world kinda shows.
8. You love sampling new eateries in your city:
Your idea of a great evening is good food, good company and good conversations over clubbing and dancing all night. You are absolutely updated on the food scene of your city. You know which new eatery popped up, which has shut down, some might be under renovation, whats the most popular dish of a particular bistro or where do you get the best burgers in the city. You are updated about all the information.
9. Free Food excites you a lot more than cheap clothes:
The sign FREE FOOD is a lot more exciting than FLAT 50% OFF for you. Without a blink you would select free food.
10.
You love weddings just for free food:
You go to weddings just because they have lots of free food. Your friends know that they can always find you in the food section.
11. You know all the street food vendors of your city:
Ok I dont mean literally ALL but ya most of them and you know what are they popular for. You know who sells the best pani puri in town or who makes the most awesome grilled sandwich. You are also aware of the most innovative food vendor who makes fusion food and makes it taste so good. Yummmmmm
12. You know that cheese is the secret ingredient of any recipe:
You love cheese. Period.
13. At the end of the month,you realise that you have eaten most of your salary:
We mean you have spent most of your money in trying new places and its awesome food and reviewed them on zomato and your blog, or you brought home some dips and chips and chocolates and all the wow things from the shelf of a supermarket. You realise that most of your money is gone into food than clothes or shoes or bags.
14. Presentation does not matter as much as taste:
Yes you do give importance to food presentation but if the food tastes yummmy than you almost forgive the maker for bad presentation. Good food just makes up for everything.
15. You know the staple food of a lot of countries:
Your were strong at geography back in your school days and now you what is the staple food of various countries and ofcourse you are all excited to try that once you visit that country and at times you just want to visit that country because of its amazing food.
16. Your friends seek your advice when it comes to going out on dates :
You suddenly feel like an event manager when your friend asks you where should he take his girlfriend for a great dinner. You list out some exotic places to him with details like what should you order and what you should not. You also go the extra mile and make reservations for them and also ask the manager to make it special. You gain immense happiness in doing this.
17. You keep a tab on food fests happening around the city:
You know that the food you get to sample in food fests, you dont get it anywhere else and the food at these fests is heavenly. Hence you keep a tab on all these food fests happening around your city and make sure you attend them with a bunch of your foodie friends.
18. You feel nostalgic around food related matters:
You will not miss your school as much as you miss your school canteen, or you walk in to your ex office and go with that awesome meal at the cafeteria which you have been missing all the while. You of course the cafeteria guy and the school canteen guy so well till now.
19. Food is your best friend:
You believe nothing can lighten you up as much as good food.
You are depressed you resort to eating, you are happy you go out and eat, you are sad you binge eat, you broke up with your girlfriend you binge eat. Food just solves all the problems no matter what. Food doesn't ask questions, food understands.
20. You made it till here:
You read all these points and related to them. You made all the way till down here. There's no better way and no other way to prove that you are a foodie!!!