It's true. I am a foodie. If you aren't familiar with this term then you probably shouldn't even be reading this blog, but I'll tell you anyway. A foodie is someone who has a passion or interest in food. This doesn't just mean that you are a chef and I think that's what I love about this word. A foodie covers many different people. People who cook, people who like to eat, people interested in food history, and on and on. If you have any interest in food, you can call yourself a foodie.
Me, well, I fit into several of these categories. To begin with, I love to eat and I always have. This is evident if you look back at photographs of me as a child and early teenager. There were definite physical attributes that could tell you I enjoyed my meals. Food is something that we need to sustain our lives, so why not make it interesting and tasty. I do love my family, but my parents are so vanilla when it comes to food (no pun intended). Do not dare suggest we have Chinese for dinner or anything with any spice or heat! They are so afraid to try new flavors and I wish they could open up their mouths and let all of the wonderful flavors fill their mouths.
Not only do I like to eat, but I love to cook. I am not the best cook in the world and I have never claimed to be but I love being in the kitchen. I can't get enough of Food Network. I love all of the cooking gadgets and supplies at stores like Le Gourmet Chef. AND...I even enjoy going grocery shopping. I get as much satisfaction out of cooking a delicious meal as I do making an A on a biology exam.
Lastly (and if the fact that I like grocery shopping didn't make me sound like enough of a nerd...) I love the biology behind how and why we taste things. Did you know that our ability to taste different flavors such as sweet vs. bitter is because of evolution? Now I know if you read my previous blogs you will find how opposed I am to the idea that we all evolved from a single species, but this is different. Humans have evolved. Not only in appearance, but in taste, too. Sweet flavors meant that the food was full of energy and bitter flavors meant that the food could be toxic. Individuals who couldn't taste harmful substances didn't make it very far in life. Now we have extremely intricate palettes that can detect multiple flavors. When the chemical compounds in the food we consume touch the papillae on our tongue, signals our sent to our brain telling us what kind of flavor it is!
So, I really am a foodie. Maybe you now realize that you're a foodie, too! Foodie or not, next time you sit down to a nice meal, try to enjoy what you are having.
"Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it" Proverbs 15:17
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