Are You a Foodie; Here’s 20 Signs to Look for!

I apparently have been a foodie my entire life, yet only just discovered that I fit under this umbrella of so many. What is a foodie and how do you know if you may be one? Let's set the table and see what we can dish up about this topic.

A foodie is someone who truly appreciates food. Someone who goes beyond just enjoying a good steak or winter squash. A foodie has passion for food like some have passion for Nascar.

You Know You're a Foodie if:

1. You take pictures of your food in restaurants and post to Facebook before eating.
2. You have more than two types of vinegar in your cupboard.
3. You include possible food options when planning a vacation.
4. You think about what you'll cook for dinner tomorrow night while eating dinner tonight.
5. You record one or more food shows.
6. You start conversations with strangers about a great meal or ingredient in the grocery store.
7. You won't use plain white common mushrooms in your recipes.
8. You go online and review a menu before going to a new restaurant.
9. You have fish sauce in your cupboard.
10. You are offended when someone orders their steak medium-well.
11. You tell everyone about the new infused olive oil store in town and describe the entire layout of the business with details of what flavors you'll buy next time.
12. You're not afraid to try new foods.
13. You could spend all day at the cheese counter.
14. You spend more than an hour each week looking for new recipes online.
15. You can't just open a can of something when its late and you're hungry.
16. You could spend hours in the kitchen gadget section.
17. You have fine and coarse salt on the dinner table.
18. You can open your produce drawers and find a fresh lemon, a ginger root and a wilting bunch of cilantro.
19. You have written your script for your "Next Food Network Star" audition tape.
20. And you can turn left overs into a completely different gourmet meal tomorrow night.

If you knew you were a foodie before this list, I hope this helps confirm you belong and if you were a doubting Thomas and thought there was no way you were, welcome! Being a foodie is fun and delicious. Now go share some recipes with a co-worker.