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“The OP just quoted a Wiki definition , but basically the issue was if one can declare himself a Ba’al Tavah”
Exactly. The opposite asked about a “foodie” provided a definition, in case there would be confusion.
But a bunch of posters chose to redefine it with another definition. “making such enjoyment a priority to the extent that it defines the person and his purpose in life.”
Which of course is fine, just be clear you are discussing a new definition of “foodie” that most of us aren’t familiar with.
I have met several people who call themselves foodies none of them define it as “their purpose in life” it is a honey like writing or stamp collecting. You maintain it’s worse than those fine. But they are without question erlich, perhaps not the biggest baalei madreiga like we are
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