グルメ
ぐるめ
noun / na-adjective
gourmet, foodie, fine food
1.
gourmet, foodie, connoisseur of food
A person who appreciates and seeks out high-quality or delicious food.
彼はグルメだ。
He's a foodie.
グルメな友達にお店を教えてもらった。
A foodie friend recommended a restaurant to me.
彼女はグルメで、いつもおいしいお店を知っている。
She's a gourmet who always knows about delicious restaurants.
2.
gourmet food, fine cuisine
High-quality or specialty food and dining. Often used as a modifier to describe food-related things.
グルメ番組を見る。
I watch gourmet TV shows.
この街はグルメスポットが多い。
This town has a lot of gourmet spots.
地元のグルメを楽しむために旅行する人が増えている。
More and more people are traveling to enjoy local cuisine.
グルメ comes from French "gourmet" and is used both as a noun (a food lover) and as a na-adjective/modifier (gourmet, food-related).
USAGE:
- グルメな + noun: a gourmet ~, food-loving ~
- グルメ + noun (compound): gourmet ~, food ~
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- グルメ番組: food/gourmet TV show
- グルメサイト: restaurant review site
- グルメスポット: gourmet spot, foodie destination
- B級グルメ: budget gourmet, cheap but delicious food
- ご当地グルメ: local specialty cuisine
NOTE:
In Japanese, グルメ is used much more broadly than in English. It refers not just to a connoisseur but also casually to anyone who enjoys good food, similar to "foodie." B級グルメ in particular refers to inexpensive local comfort food, not fine dining.