When was the word "foodie" invented? It seems to have slipped into common usage in the last 20 years or so and replaced "gourmand". It implies to me a more down-to-earth interest in food and a concentration on the sourcing of high quality ingredients rather than on an intricate recipe or difficult-to-execute dish. In my mind, gourmands were bloated old fogeys in butter stained waistcoats and foodies are healthy, ageless, linen-wearers carrying baskets of organic asparagus and field mushrooms. Whatever the definition, Bodrum is definitely becoming a haven for foodies. This weekend saw portable kitchens set up in the harbour square and chefs from a multitude of hotels competing to produce the best dishes in Bodrum's Taste Festival.
Is there a collective noun for chefs? A chiffonade of chefs or a catering of cooks? There was more than a soupçon of chefs around the centre of town today.
Despite all the enticing smells coming from the kitchen section, I was drawn to this stand. As someone who can just about turn out a ghoulish candle holder at Halloween, I was blown away by these sculpted pumpkins, water melons and vegetable flowers. Probably not in the best of taste, but quite an amazing display.
Recep, from Green Beach Resort, with his creations
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