美食家 (měi shí) — gourmet, food connoisseur

Definition

Examples

• 他是一位真正的美食家，对各地美食了如指掌。
  Tā shì yí wèi zhēn zhèng de měi shí, duì gè dì měi shí liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng.
  He is a true gourmet, knows all kinds of regional cuisines like the back of his hand.
• 这位美食家写了一本关于中国菜的书。
  Zhè wèi měi shí xiě le yì běn guān yú zhōng guó cài de shū.
  This gourmet wrote a book about Chinese cuisine.
• 成为美食家需要多年的品尝经验。
  Chéng wéi měi shí xū yào duō nián de pǐn cháng jīng yàn.
  Becoming a gourmet requires many years of tasting experience.