Rick Stein Tonight.

[Caran]

He used the word faddy which took me back a long time ago.
What is your meaning of the word faddy?

[Mamyalynne]

To me it's picky,fussy,pernickety.

[anneasquith]

Think the word may have come from fastidious, faddy to me would be a faddy - (fussy) eater .

[Caran]

I agree it just took me back. Not heard it in years.

[Mick-the-Miller]

Yes, it means fussy or pernickety but more than that it implies being trendy or 'on message' as well.

[Eleena]

I only knew this word as meaning picky ..

[NoMercy]

My father in law is a faddy so and so. He'll eat no vegetables apart from sprouts and processed peas. He's never eaten cheese, rice, pasta, anything containing tomatoes and if he goes out to eat he'll only eat a burger or steak and chips. Cooking for him is a challenge indeed

[Cloverjo]

I think of faddy as meaning the latest trend in food, such as avocados on toast were recently.

Fussy eaters aren't necessarily faddy. They're a pain, if you have to cook for them. I'll keep making very hot chilli and curry or something else they won't eat, until they get the hint and sort their own food out.

[HansUrbancka]

https://www.freethesaurus.com/faddy