gluttony; greed for food
Refers to a strong, often excessive desire to eat; can imply selfishness or lack of restraint around food.
彼の食い意地には呆れるよ。
I'm amazed at his gluttony.
食い意地が張っている人は、食べ物を独り占めしがちだ。
People with strong greed for food tend to monopolize the food.
Compound of 食い (kui, 'eating') and 意地 (iji, 'disposition' or 'willfulness'), literally 'eating disposition'.