You know you’re a foodie when…

Disclaimer: I absolutely hate the term “foodie” which sounds like a total cop out description and extremely childish to boot, but I’m stuck with what people have chosen to use.

We recently read this article and had a good laugh. I think we definitely fit into the “Europhile” category. “Nuuuutella”. Enough said.

Here’s my own list of the signs you might be a foodies:

• When your kids play with toy cars and trains, they always are “going out to get groceries”
• The kids get Valrhona chocolate nibs in their Advent calender (which you buy in 3 kg bags at the local chocolate shop every 6 months)
•  You have Nutella and Dutch toast sprinkles in the cupboard for the kid’s birthday breakfast
• You spend twice as long planning a meal as you do eating it
• You have an emergency stash of thyme and Italian parsley in the fridge, just in case. And maybe an eggplant.
• You get angry when you can’t find fresh basil
• You have over 20 cookbooks in your bookshelf
• You buy a cookbook or cooking tool for your significant other’s Christmas gift (this year: Mastering the Art of French Cooking)
• You’ve made a boquet garni at least once. Using a leek layer, not a muslin.
• When you re-visit a city on a trip, the second trip is ALL about the food
• Foie gras or cured duck is a welcome addition to any special meal
• You have eaten a pound of steamed mussels at a restaurant once
• You have at least 4 kinds of vinegar at home including the “good” and “cooking” balsamic vinegar.

Totally ridiculous and 100% true.