My definition of foodie as I was employing it is essentially "one who appreciates food." Believe it or not, not everybody does. There are a lot of people that will eat a bologna sandwich and never appreciate how amazing it is, or conversely there are people that will eat a well-prepared meal and also never appreciate it. Whether I'm drinking a beer or a fine bottle of wine, I try and appreciate its qualities. I can see where you are coming from though, there are people that use the term tondescribe themselves that I would rather not spend my time with. Food is amazing and it's most amazing when you can share it with others. I wish the #recipe tag on Hubski got more use. I think it's time I start posting some more. Anybody else in?
I've been thinking about using that tag for a little while myself. It's on my "to do" list. Edit: I didn't mean to imply that you're like what I was describing. I agree that appreciating food includes appreciating food for what it is, not for the cachet of luxury ingredients. In my mind, a "real" foodie can understand and enjoy nacho cheez with the same facility they can understand and enjoy Serrano ham, without any apologies.
Also, I think #recipes with an S is the tag I would use. Forgot about that
100% agreement. In fact, nacho cheese versus just about anything and there isn't a contest. I grew up skiing on an old trash heap converted into a hill called Mount Brighton. They had the best nacho cheese ever. So much of food is nostalgia for me.