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Foodie is a relatively recent addition to our language (dating from the early 1980s), but it derives from a much older word, food, which has been with us for as long as there has been anything that could be called English. Food can be traced back through Middle English to the Old English form fōda, which is itself related to Old High German fuotar, meaning "food" or "fodder," and Latin panis, meaning "bread." Panis is the source for empanada (a turnover with a sweet or savory filling), panatela (a type of cigar), panettone (a kind of bread containing raisins and candied fruit), and pantry (a room used for the storage of provisions).
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
There’s a whole subset of foodies who are into the regenerative, change-making capacity that food has over the flashy, fleeting, quick-and-easy aspects of the factory farmed food scene that has defined a whole half century of food in America.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2024
The central Vietnam city of Da Nang is a culinary powerhouse with an array of palate-pleasing delights and is one of the best group vacation spots for foodies.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
The local foodies who jump onto social media soon after a restaurant opening were wild about the Kale Caesar ($18), new to RH menus.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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“Foodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foodie. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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