# Are "foodies" usually white people? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952 "2013-03-14T21:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/22 "2013-03-15T01:59:07Z")
> [@Mark\_Bristol](#): > > Why did you feel the need to tell us that? > How can we be sure that you have no intention to bash foodies, white people or non-white people? I was still offended personally. I love to bash foodies as I know the term plus white people. ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/23 "2013-03-15T02:26:54Z")
I am a “foodie” in that I love cooking, love food and have made my career as a food scientist. I do agree that there is a certain subset of affluent people who only enjoy “the best” of everything and only the best. Generally though, I find that most self described " foodies" want to explore, eat tripe and ,other offal find new flavors, get a sous vide contraption, embrace other cultures daily food. It is cross cultural for me. ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/24 "2013-03-15T02:33:16Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I was still offended personally. I love to bash foodies as I know the term plus white people. How do you feel about someone ordering a glass of milk in a bar? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/25 "2013-03-15T12:42:06Z")
**From Stuff White people Like Website:** #1 Coffee #5 Farmer’s Markets #6 Organic Food #13 Tea #23 Microbreweries #24 Wine #36 Breakfast Places #42 Sushi #45 Asian Fusion Food #48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops #54 Kitchen Gadgets #63 Expensive Sandwiches #90 Dinner Parties #119 Sea Salt #132 Picking Their Own Fruit And of course we all know that [Stuffwhtepeoplelik.com](http://Stuffwhtepeoplelik.com) is the absolue authorit on all things white people. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/26 "2013-03-15T12:51:32Z")
In my experience the Asian’s have been ‘foodies’, for ages and ages before some white guy coined the phrase. They just don’t self identify as such. But they definitely perfected it, before we ever took it up. Just ask a Singaporean what they think of Indonesian food, or a Malay what they think of the food in Hong Kong. That picky, fussy, foodie, annoying friend of yours, will suddenly seem a lot more reasonable! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/27 "2013-03-15T12:55:55Z")
It can’t be a good sign that people are now happily describing themselves with a term bragging that they enjoy the consumption and ingestion of food. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/28 "2013-03-15T13:35:53Z")
Why? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/29 "2013-03-15T14:05:45Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Why? I’m confused too. Maybe **RickJay** thinks Foodies are synonymous with the folks who like to hang out at Golden Corral and stuff their gullets full of crap food? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/30 "2013-03-15T17:13:35Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > I’m confused too. Maybe **RickJay** thinks Foodies are synonymous with the folks who like to hang out at Golden Corral and stuff their gullets full of crap food? For what it’s worth, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fat “foodie”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/31 "2013-03-15T17:22:24Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > “Foodie” conjures up a certain subculture. Like, someone who describes themselves as a foodie wouldn’t be into plain mayonnaise, but rather wasabi-and-chives spread made with extra extra virgin olive oil, imported from some obscure Mediterranean island, for $8.99 a jar. 😕 $8.99 a jar? Where are you finding a bargain like that?? ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/32 "2013-03-15T17:26:54Z")
I’m a foodie with low standards. I’m Chinese though and so are all my foodie friends. Then again, pretty much all my friends are asian (sorry, I DON’T have a black friend) ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/33 "2013-03-15T19:27:11Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Some of you clearly have a different understanding of the term than I do. The people I know that I’d think of as foodies (or connoisseurs, above) certainly don’t do it _to impress people_. > > It’s not about money. It’s not about ‘trying things,’ necessarily; some foodies are pretty firmly locked into specific cuisines. > > It’s about _caring_, and paying attention, and appreciating. Word. And thank you. Some of these posts have me going :dubious: I’m a foodie because I never would have thought to put chocolate and basil together, but it is _delicious_ and I want to shake the hand of the guy who came up with that. I also have a great appreciation for whole foods cooking, not because I want to impress anyone, but because I think it’s healthier, makes it easier to maintain a good weight, and tastes better. I’m not a foodie because I’m rich. I’m a foodie. I’m most definitely not rich. And actually, being a foodie has helped immensely in this regard, too – in addition to being healthier and tasting better, cooking is a lot cheaper than buying and nuking processed foods. I miss having someone else cook for me – too broke to eat out, and I’m a decent but not-awesome cook – but this doesn’t somehow make me appreciate food and flavor less. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952/34 "2013-03-16T02:21:57Z")
A lot of Koreans like to think of themselves as “foodies,” but personally I think most Korean so-called foodies care more about the ambiance and presentation of food than how it actually tastes. Koreans are incredibly sensitive to trends, and a few foodie bloggers can make or break the reputation of a restaurant. I’ve been to a few of the foodie-approved restaurants in Seoul and quite honestly most of them are overpriced and not very good. A lot of these trendy restaurants serve foreign food and I wonder if it’s just that most Koreans don’t know what the food is supposed to taste like. It’s definitely improved over the years though. The first time I moved here (1995) we couldn’t even get a decent pizza. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foodies-usually-white-people/652952.md?page=1)