At present, the most common and widely recognized explanation is that it refers specifically to people who can eat very well and love to eat.

The semantic color is neutral, with a slightly positive connotation under normal usage (depending on the specific context).

Mostly refers to people who like to eat all kinds of food, tasteful food lovers, gourmets, and gourmets.

Interpretation of word splitting: In traditional use, the word "huo" itself has the function of replacing a person's address.

But it is generally a derogatory term for a person (mostly slang or a joke) [person used as a term of revile with an abusive prefix].

Such as: idiot; treasure; goods head (goods, things. It is mostly used as a contemptuous term for people). Foodie has various interpretations in the tradition and at present, depending on the history, culture and speech pronunciation of various places.

But mainly since 2009, with the influence of TV food programs on the Internet and the application of new words created by Internet culture, foodies now refer more specifically to food lovers than to general eaters.

Detailed example: Professionals in the field of calligraphy are generally called calligraphers.

Quality people in the field of food are generally called ‘foodies’.

With the popularity of Weibo in recent years.

The word "foodie" is widely spread by food lovers and is used to refer to themselves and each other.

In 2012, with the launch of the food documentary "A Bite of China" by CCTV Record Channel.

The spread and application of the word reached a high point.

Among them, food lovers who are the most voracious and picky about food generally call themselves the biggest foodies.