What is a snob Food or otherwise

Snobs are people who judge others or things on inappropriate criteria. Basing the judgement on settings or conditions that don't really have to do with the central question.

It can be seen as a variant on bigotry where entire groups are judged on faulty criteria. "All black are..." " or Jews aren't good at..." or "Italians always ..." fill in the blank.

Snobs, however, generally attach great importance to wealth, position, popularity, presumed (or buttumed) quality, etc. and generally show contempt for anything they feel isn't up to those (usually synthetic) standards. They also generally like to make a show of only having buttociations with upscale people, things and settings. They are frauds, often trying to imitate the people they think are better than they are.

I think snobbery is a fearful state to live in. Always afraid that some little crack will show in the carefully arranged facade. People who try to make their judgements of what foods are good and bad stand as valid measure. As though somehow there's a moral judgement to attach to which foods we like. People who insist that some foods are somehow *always* to be eschewed while some food is the *only thing to ever use* are snobs who've never enjoyed or understood the value of appreciating things for themselves.

Different circumstances dictate different solutions to different questions. For a Saturday afternoon football extravaganza with the guys featuring a vast tray of nachos with melty cheese, salsa and great gobs of sour cream, the setting demands Velveeta for all its properties. For a setting where the food is the center of events, an aged, artisanal cheddar might be appropriate. But neither is good or bad, absolutely, and ascribing rightness or wrongness to either is snobbery. Choosing what to eat or not eat is a matter of personal preference, and de gustibus est non disputandum.

There's no disputing about taste. Agree or disagree, there's no inherent quality to anything.

Pastorio