#idk. i just have not heard about others having this sort of dichotomy and i'd like to know if this is a thing

[asgardian--angels]

it's kind of funny to me, albeit very interesting, that I'm a very picky eater and yet have also become a locavore and something of a 'foodie' per se, I really enjoy food (and cooking!), and going to unique and sometimes upscale restaurants serving ~local ingredients~ and I really value a quality dining experience and learning the character of new places through their food. yet I got a 29 on that picky eater test lol

#is this a contradiction? like im just wondering if there's other picky eaters out there who also are really into food #picky eaters get stereotyped into 'so you only eat chicken nuggets and french fries' #but I almost never go out to eat unless i'm traveling #I cook all my meals and I love discovering new combinations of foods and flavors I like and I eat quite healthy #(I don't really like fried foods or fast food so like. what foods one is picky about varies way more than is commonly realized) #like an average dinner for me is wild-caught salmon with garlic-sauteed swiss chard and wild rice #but the number of foods i do not like is. through the roof according to mainstream society or smth. #and it's true i dislike a Lot of vegetables and fruits. but the things i do like I try to eat a lot of #there's a pretty small sliver of flavors and ingredients i enjoy from the total global pool of foods. but within it i try to be creative #and i love food and cooking more than anything #food is one of the greatest joys of life for me #idk. i just have not heard about others having this sort of dichotomy and i'd like to know if this is a thing #maybe bc i'm an ecologist? like all my coworkers are either vegans or hunters or locavores #i'll eat p much any game or fish #my desire to eat local is an ideological one as much as a flavor and nutritional one #and because of my ulcerative colitis i have additional restrictions (not enforced. but Recommended) on my diet #such as reducing processed sugar for unrefined sugars and using gluten alternatives when i bake etc #it's just an interesting mix of things imo and it seems inexplicable to people i try to explain it to irl