I'm not a huge fan of 'locavore' either -- I find it a bit precious -- but I do use it. It's a handy shorthand for 'someone who tries to eat locally-produced foods as much as possible.' Which I find a bit unwieldy in use.
Linking to this post from cincinnati locavore
Hmmm...let's see, carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat herbaceous things, and locavores eat locals.
The problem with the "locavore" concept is that it's difficult to apply in many geographic areas, unless you plan on living off of your root cellar all winter. And, if you really want to embrace the concept whole-hog, in the US you'll have to give up a whole lot of spices, not to mention tropical fruits. No more bananas, pineapple or coffee. Not much tea, except herbal stuff.
I have a feeling that the locavore movement may be a bit of a fad that fades away when people begin to look at what sorts of things aren't grown in their neighborhoods. Then the word can fade away, too.
Once again we'll have to agree to agree, LunaPierCook. I did understand.
But since noodle fondling is what one chooses to make of it I pretended to not understand.
Stiff upper lip and all, you know. Carry on, carry on.
Locavore. As anyone can see there's another problem with the word - it is not anywhere as much fun to make fun of as foodie.
Karen ... you misunderstood ... see, there's just something about fondling someone's noodle ...
Never mind, I'm just gonna let it go now. ;-)
These are important words, LunaPierCook. Identity politics and all being important nowadays and the stuff that huge sites like Gawker are made of.
I've never been a foodie though I may have been a locavore by sheer luck of the draw without even knowing it once in a while. I could stand being called a locavore if it were said in an Italian accent but not as the word stands at present. The word needs guts and style. I won't let a word join me without guts and style held within it. Right now it yawns. The photo of the original locavore woman (I just erased "girl" which I originally wrote and thought) that Adam posted shows her as very Nice.
Meow.
Also I could stand being called a foodle for it sounds rather adorable. Foodie of course, merely sounds like a drool.
"Foodle ... It's a combination of fondle and noodle."
@Karen, it seems ... aww, Hell no, I ain't goin' there again ... ;-)
Setting aside locavore for the moment (and also setting aside any memories of the contestants on "America's Next Top Model" trying to do TV ads in Italian last night for it is the stuff nightmares are made of) I'd like to go back to "foodie" for I have a suggestion for its replacement.
Foodle.
It's a combination of fondle and noodle.
P.S., @srhcb... I for one am DEFINITELY a LoCoVore...
;-)
Okay. I'm finished. Damn that extra cup of coffee...
BTW, on topic, I don't like locavore, either. I do love made-up words, but I'm not overly fond of labels. But WTF do I know?
Carry on.
Oh, Adam... just last night I sent an email to one of our fellow Serious Eaters going on about how I'm such an alliteration addict (Lime Love thread, anyone?)... I was informing her that her Thai Pork Burrito recipe had been rechristened Bangkok Burritos
It's SO nice to know I'm not totally weird. Well. Strike that. Weird, definitely. But, at least I'm not alone!
;-)
I kinda like vicinivore. But I just dig alliteration in general, as hokey a literary device as it is.
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