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There's a whole range of possible symptomatic 'quirks' autistic people have. I wouldn't go trying to determine "how autistic" you are in such a way.
If you go out of your way to try new foods, but settle in on the one thing you like and keep getting it, to me that would seem a little obsessive from both sides.
"I must try everything so I know the best one."
Most people would go "Hmm, what do I want tonight?" That's the 'normal'.
Me, I was very picky as a kid. Then I opened up my palate and tried a bunch of new things, surprising relatives who had known me my whole life.
Then I discovered I have serious sensitivities, which is probably why as a kid I stuck with just a few foods.
But in the end I don't know I am autistic. I'd just be surprised if I wasn't.