Editor’s Note: This story complements the Culinary Journeys TV series, airing monthly on CNN International. See more of the show here: www.cnn.com/journeys. Share photos of your own Culinary Journeys on Instagram with the hashtag #CNNFood for a chance to be featured on CNN.
Made it your mission to dine at all the Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe?
Simply can’t resist posting a shot of every single meal you eat on Instagram?
We asked CNN readers on our social media accounts to finish the following sentence: “You know you’re a foodie when…”
Much like the scent of a wheel of Stilton blue cheese, the volume of responses we received was strong.
Clearly, you guys are serious about food.
Here are 21 signs that you’re definitely a foodie, chosen by you.
1. You plan your vacations around meals, not sights
“When all your holiday planning is about what the local specialties are and where to get them!”
– marika237, via Instagram
“You know you’re a foodie when you start planning your travels primarily around food and wine and visits to museums are to take a break between meals.”
– Kathy Leiva, via Facebook
“You know you’re a foodie when you quit your job and travel thousands of miles to try a snack…”
– Shankar Sharma, via Facebook
“When you’re more excited to eat local food than see tourist spots in other countries.”
– jammaicatok, via Instagram
2. You firmly believe beautiful food is to be appreciated …
“You whip out your camera when your food arrives, share it to the world on Instagram, then dive in and later check all the “likes” & comments.”
– emkae11, via Instagram
3. … but you’re not afraid of the ugly stuff, either
“You know you’re a foodie when you are willing to eat balut at least once.”
– Constance Lastly, via Facebook
4. You know food is the key to a great party
5. In fact you’ll ditch the party if there’s no food
“You know you’re a foodie when you leave an important state function to address your stomach.”
– Rotich Tobias, via Facebook
6. You’re so excited to eat you forget to take a photo of your meal
7. Food permeates your sleep
“You know you’re a foodie when you sleepwalk to your patio grill and fire up burgers in a snowstorm at 3 a.m. to satisfy a craving.”
– Kerri Blum, via Facebook
“You know you’re a foodie when your favorite friend is the refrigerator and you dream about her.”
– John Shelnut, via Facebook
8. Not even the miracle of life can curb your appetite
“You know you’re a foodie when you’re ferociously browsing through a gourmet magazine between labor contractions!”
– Ayoosh Muhammed, via Facebook
9. You want your kids to grow up and cook for you
“You know you’re a foodie when you would rather your one-year-old son go to culinary school in the future rather than attend college.”
– Yau-Ru Chen Patz, via Facebook
10. Junk food has lost its luster
“You know you’re a foodie when you’ll find a way to pay extra for something delicious and locally made, vs. something just okay and made in a factory simply because it’s cheap.”
– sueboral, via Instagram
11. Food comes before fashion
“When you have more kitchen supplies than clothes.”
– amantedeleite, via Instagram
“When you look like a rag at work because you’d rather buy a piece of white truffle for your grilled cheese sandwich and saffron for bouillabaisse instead of buying decent attire for your day job.”
– maiadonkitchen, via Instagram
12. Your culinary knowledge starts to divide you from society
“You know you’re a foodie when your taste bud can distinguish white, black, green, yellow, red pepper.”
– Ida Galdiano, via Facebook
13. You laugh in the face of anaphylaxis
“You try a dish even when you risk an allergy from it.”
– bu_hanad93, via Instagram
14. Canada’s most delicious dish is no mystery to you
15. Even your media consumption is centered on food
“You read recipes as a means of entertainment.”
– jyldelag, via Instagram
“You know you’re a foodie when you’ve seen every Anthony Bourdain episode.”
– Robert Keereweer, via Facebook
“You know you’re a foodie when you buy cookbooks as souvenirs on all of your vacations.”
– Valerie Russell, via Facebook
16. Restaurant visits require pre-planning
“When you preview the menu and choose what you’re ordering before going to the restaurant.”
– ecmirkin, via Instagram.
17. You carry your own utensils just in case
18. You develop a reputation
“When friends, family, & co-workers ask you for lists of places to eat no matter the city.”
– lynnd86, via Instagram
19. It’s not just about eating
20. Eating just makes things worse
“You know you’re a foodie when you are planning your next meal before you finish the one on your plate.”
– Michael Caudill, via Facebook
“You know you’re a foodie when the food you ordered just arrived but when you still looking whats on the menu.”
– Mweru Gospherus Agassizi Darrow, via Facebook
21. You can’t even handle being asked about food
“You know you’re a foodie when you can’t finish the sentence because you’re too busy eating.”
– Rozman Mashor, via Facebook
“You know you’re a foodie when you start salivating reading that question…”
– Jeffrey Wahl, via Facebook