Foodians Unite

Am I the only one who is a professed foodian? Foodian is a term often used by Ghanaians and perhaps other Africans to characterize a lover of food. It is sometimes used negatively but I am here to say that it can be positive...all foodians unite!!! There is power is numbers, so if you are a foodian be sure to leave your mark on this blog.

Ok, so here are some signs that you might be a foodian:

1. Good food give you tunnel vision until you have gotten your fill.
2. You get angry when someone interrupts you in the middle of a good meal.
3. You love food but not just any type of food, you are choosy and insist on exactly what you might be craving at any time (t)--if you went to school in Ghana, time (t) is a familiar concept.
4. You know how to cook because you refuse to depend on someone's good graces when you are ready to eat.
5. Many of your pictures include food as props.
6. Everyone who know you is aware that when you are hungry, you are to be fed or left alone until fed.
7. Thanksgiving is your favorite holiday--not because of the camaraderie and family.
8. Your first question when invited to a function is, "will there be food?"
9. You are a professional "takeaway" artist.
10. You love Costco

I think you are getting the idea that a foodian is...a connoisseur of food. It is an art actually, because one has to balance his/her love of food with the desire to wear skinny jeans, a tank top or leggings. Ok, I don't necessarily rock any of those with much frequency, but you get the point.

So I am guilty of some of the items listed but I am DEFINITELY guilty of #10. I love Costco. Where else can you get plantains, tomato sauce (for stew), chicken for nkrakra (soup), avocado for your ampesi, cornmeal for your kenkey, corned beef for your jollof, bread for your Milo, ginger for your sheto, and much more. Ahhh, then when your finish you can get gas for cheap. Costco is definitely a foodian's paradise!

So are you a foodian? Raise your fork or your fingers with pride!

P.S. check out the food footage while you salivate.

P.S.S I snuck a picture of Boris Kodjoe into the slideshow...I know he is not technically food but he is half-Ghanaian and he is " a tasty" as my sister would say so there you go.