Ever worry that you are perceived as a food snob? Well, now’s the time to remove all doubt and take the Foodie Test and see how you rate on the scale.
I’m an obsessive compulsive 32 points.
Apparently, I’m a :
Blossoming Bon Vivant (28 to 31 points)
The Blossoming Bon Vivant has an adventurous spirit and an insatiable hunger for all things gourmet. You are likely to try new and exotic things when you spot it on a menu and tend to be skilled in the kitchen. You’re armed with enough knowledge to be a food snob, but are more likely to share their knowledge than flaunt it. Often dreaming of taking cooking classes abroad, you are well on your way to becoming an expert foodie, or perhaps even a chef.
With 29 points, althought Iprefer the term chowhound. Foodies are so damn trendy. Chowhounds eat for the sake of rough enjoyment, be it white truffle oil pizza or a really good hot dog.
I got 20. Some of the ones I got right cuz I actually knew, others I just guessed. But the Occasional Omnivore definately describes me.
I got a 30!
Missed the coconut milk question, the French Laundry question, and apparently I use the wrong things to clean my pots and pans.
(Plus, I agree with False_God…call me a chowhound, please.)
I only got Debonair Diner. Bah. But I take exception to some of those question - particularly “What color is coconut milk.” I’ve made coconut milk from scratch, and I’ve bought cans of it. It’s WHITE, if prepared correctly. It’s only CLEAR (which they thought was the correct answer) if it’s prepared incorrectly, or if they’re talking about the watery stuff inside the coconut, which is rarely used in cooking at all.
I got a 38, for real. I do have nothing better to do, however, than obsess over this stuff.
My score was 13, which makes me an occasional omnivore:
The Occasional Omnivore almost knows enough to be dangerous in the kitchen, but has a tendency to stick with tried-and-true favorites rather than go out on a dining limb. Simultaneously the Occasional Omnivore possesses enough of a culinary curiosity that a little nudge would easily cast them into culinary exploration. But even if you continue enjoying your classic favorites, there’s no doubt that you love great food.
I think that’s about right. I’m too lazy and to unadventurous to be a true foodie. I do love to eat, though, no doubt!
Oh, and I swore coconut milk was white too, Athena! Maybe true food snobs don’t used the canned stuff. Although, if you’ve made it yourself…
…color me confused (which I think is a light shade of puce, for clarity’s sake).
I got a 15 and about half of them were lucky guesses.
- I’m a debonair diner. A debonair freakin’ diner! I think I’ll have some more Thunderbird and another Spam sandwich.
Yep, they’re wrong on that one. The stuff inside the coconut is coconut * water*, which usually gets drunk off directly. Coconut milk is indeed white.
I wasn’t too chuffed with some of the questions either, but seeing as it’s gray and nasty, and I’m home with a cold, it provided a diversion.
Are eny other Dopers over at the Chowhound boards, or is it just pug and me? Good discussions and dining tips, and they’re usually pretty knowledgeable.
I got 28, and feel I’m being unfairly persecuted for being a home-based foodie rather than a restaurant foodie. I scored poorly on all of the restaurant questions and got everything else except the cleaning of pots question correct.
So someone tell me, what is Barkeeper’s Friend, then?
“Foodie”? What a stupid word. What’s wrong with “gourmet”, “epicure” or “connoisseur”? Are we going to start calling bibliophiles “bookies”? (I guess not; that already has a different meaning.)
Barkeeper’s Friend is a powdered cleaning product; haven’t used it, myself.
Barkeeper’s Friend is a scouring powder.
I got a 28, which is about right, I’d say. I don’t make too many exotic foods, but I do love reading about food!
Well, I got 13, Occasional Omnivore. Still weigh to much though…
scout1222’s got it right. “Dangerous in the kitchen” fits me well. Got scars to prove it too! 
Same here, jacquilynne, but it’s an internet test and they always have holes in them. I myself get much greater enjoyment out of making my own dinner than eating out (put my roast in the oven an hour ago, in fact)…
Me too. The reason I cook so much is that as much as I’d like I can’t afford to eat out like other folks (probably the “foodies” that poll is thinking of). And “epicure” beats “foodie,” any day.
I am an occasional omnivore.
They’re right. The rest of the time I am an air fern and just absorb my nutrition from my surroundings.
I got a 35. I’m an Expert Foodie.
I’m scary. I missed the beet.
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