We are still food snobs-
@PatZAnthony (14749)
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 19, 2017 12:32pm CST
We are self-proclaimed food snobs. For us, this means we will not eat what we don't like.
Life is too short to eat what others think is food if it is something you do not want or like.
As a vegan/vegetarian household, we don't cook meat of any sort. For us, making food at home is usually our choice. We know how to cook everything we want and like, so that is not an issue.
It seems anyone can be a food snob. This does not mean being a picky eater, it means you have decided what food if the best choice to satisfy you.
Are you a food snob too?
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
19 Jan 17
And that is exactly it. The choice is there for many of us.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 17
I don't call it being a food snob but just eating favorites and what you like.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
19 Jan 17
We are snobs in that we won't eat what some others do. Just our choice of words.
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@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
19 Jan 17
I also don't eat meat but my vegan cooking still needs some work. I have not made a successful meatloaf yet.
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@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
20 Jan 17
@bunnybon7 - It's what I mean, of course. Some people make really good ones with lentils and such but I haven't gotten the knack.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Jan 17
@suziecat7 i know. just kidding you dear. sorry. bad joke on my part. hope you find a good recipe soon.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Jan 17
maybe you should not worry about it. after all it is called "meat" loaf you know. maybe try just making "veggie" loaf? 
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
20 Jan 17
You could be right. Liking caviar and dark chocolate sort of tags a person being sophisticated. (lol)
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jan 17
Bleck to the caviar, but dark chocolate can be good if it is the right kind. See? My snobby self won't eat all chocolate, just the ones w/o milk.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
20 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony I have yet to get a taste for the dark chocolate and so I am not sophisticated (lol)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Jan 17
I am a food snob but totally opposite of you. We enjoy cooking at home and we enjoy eating out and we love our beef and chicken.....to each his or her own right. As long as I don't preach to anyone and no one preaches to me...a lot of that goes on at Facebook and I have unfriended some.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
19 Jan 17
Some are shocked that we don't care what others eat. Yes, we find their menus offensive and would not eat what they do, but that is their business.
One funny thing to me is how often we are preached to about how you can't be healthy (or live long) eating how we do. Can people be that uninformed? Many in the world never eat animal products and are just fine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony I am healthy and fine and eat what I want so I am not worried.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jan 17
We do too, just limit ourselves to what we like. The list is long, but not what some others might like. Guessing this makes us snobs.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
26 Jan 17
I don't think I would call myself a food snob. I will admit that I won't eat it if I don't like it.
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
1 Feb 17
@PatZAnthony LOL I guess this is true. Your dish looks so good. Making me hungry for stir-fry.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
30 Jan 17
That might just make you a food snob. Life is short-why eat what you don't like if you don't have to!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 17
Yes and no. My dad always told us be able to eat anything in front of you - that there are people out there who don't even have a choice - not even to eat. I have mostly agreed, and I think I am an adventurous eater and would eat anything that is available. But the problem is so much is available - we CAN pick and choose what we want to eat. I will try most things, but may not want to eat them regularly, so I don't.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
19 Jan 17
It is nice that we do have a choice now. As children we were taught the same way-eat what is served. Someone is missing a meal, be happy you have one.
Now that we can pick what we like, we like veggies, fruits, beans. So many options!
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@toniganzon (77320)
• Philippines
19 Jan 17
I don't think I am since I love to explore.
But I have friends who choose not to eat seafood. And I respect that.
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@toniganzon (77320)
• Philippines
21 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony That's understandable coz you're a vegetarian. Dragon fruits aren't expensive here. Whenever i visit different countries, I do try to explore their food.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
30 Jan 17
@toniganzon Some of the foods we find from other countries in local markets are not only expensive, people are not sure how to fix these items.
A quick look online solves this for me.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jan 17
We explore new veggies and fruits. We saw our FIRST Dragon Fruit in a store here last year. It was okay, but pricey.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
31 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony Actually I have read that if you eat just those veggies, you will not feel as strong as when you eat those protein giving foods like lean meats .
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
30 Jan 17
We don't eat all veggies, just the ones we like. So, guess we are vegan/vegetarian food snobs!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD Thirty years without meat and counting. Much published information about meat must be wrong, b/c here I stand!
And I do stand all day. Have a standing desk so as not to become one of those who sit all day!
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
28 Jan 17
I guess we are food snobs. I look at all the food commercials on TV for various eating places and they hardly ever make me hungry. I think it's much safer to prepare healthy food at home -- especially during flu season when servers and cooks may be coming to work sick and passing their germs on to customers.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
31 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony I like my cooking better, too, but I wish someone else were doing it sometimes.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
30 Jan 17
We think our cooking is better than we can buy at a restaurant. Maybe it just is.
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@jstory07 (148777)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 Feb 17
@PatZAnthony Yes there are a few foods that I think stink like broccoli, cauliflower and I will not eat those two no matter what.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jan 17
Aren't there some foods you like to avoid? Most have a few things they are not going to eat, no matter what.
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@Juliaacv (56410)
• Canada
21 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony That's the same thing hear, and I think that its okay to toot our own horn if we are a good cook then we should say it!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
30 Jan 17
@Juliaacv Yes, we should be saying we are good cooks if we are!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jan 17
We think we are excellent cooks (don't we have a lot of nerve?) but only cook what we like. It is fun.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Jan 17
Eating what we like certainly makes life more enjoyable.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 Jan 17
yes, there are lots of foods, mostly vegetables I won't eat short of starving otherwise
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Jan 17
And we enjoy tons of veggies here. You would be hungry with our group.
@epiffanie (11336)
• Australia
24 Jan 17
Yes, I could say I am a food snob .. I don't eat a lot things even though they are delicious to eat ..
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Jan 17
What is delicious for some is not so much for another. It is good that we have choices.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
21 Jan 17
Probably when you explain it that way, although I've never thought of myself in that way before. I don't know of too many people that will allow themselves to be coerced into eating what they don't enjoy no matter who is suggesting it. So probably the majority of the human population would fit into this category.
Although I do eat meat, I don't have it every day nor every week for that matter. The food in your wok looks yummy. Is that sesame seeds on top of the veggies?
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
26 Jan 17
Yes, there are sesame seeds there.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
21 Jan 17
I am, but I also eat meat. My husband the chef is the one who prepares it...I love every thing he puts in front of me for dinner....
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
21 Jan 17
Anyone can be a food snob! Just turning our noses up at what someone offers us as food would make us one, it seems to me.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Jan 17
Oh, it would be nice to turn down all the things that are not good for us, fattening, etc.
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@AliCanary (4459)
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21 Jan 17
Nope, I'm a food proletarian. My general rule is "When all else fails, lower your standards." That broccoli stir-fry looks yummy!
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