What calssifies something as gourmet?
▐▀▀✿▀▀▌ LIL BEAR ▐▄▄✿▄▄▌ asked:
Or is that just a term added to a food item so it’s more likely to sell? Would you rather have a chocolate chip cookie or a gourmet chocolate chip cookie? See what I mean? Someone clarify…
Julia
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Or is that just a term added to a food item so it’s more likely to sell? Would you rather have a chocolate chip cookie or a gourmet chocolate chip cookie? See what I mean? Someone clarify…
Julia
September 4th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Liam
There’s no specific criteria that would make one food more gourmet than another. Traditionally, a gourmet is just a person who has refined tastes and a passion for food. That’s generally still true, but the term has been heavily abused by marketing departments, so if you see it on food packaging, it almost definitely has no meaning whatsoever.
September 5th, 2010 at 5:21 am
Bryan
Gourmet or home style cooking… Synonyms???
My idea of gourmet food is– my home style cooking being served on my plate.