Food Porn
With a rather receptive and inquisitive to boot 4 year old in the house, it has become quite impossible to watch any meaningful prime time television. The spouse and I was hooked to Dexter but was forced to rethink our priorities when the 4 yr old threatened to cut us up into little pieces if we didn't comply with any of his requests! The mister was a huge fan of Two and a Half Men but safe to say, that too had to be ended when my son insisted on frenching any random person he met. Racking our brains and faced with the prospect of having to make meaningful conversation with each other to polish off the day, we chanced upon MasterChef and therein lay the solution to all our problems!
Me and spouse love food. And this is not jut to admit to gluttony but we actually appreciate gourmet food and all the pizzazz that goes with it. I am too lazy to cook on a regular basis and our ever expanding girth ensures that we are constantly on some diet or the other. MasterChef solves so many problems in our life!. And I believe that watching beautifully photographed and choreographed cookery shows is no less than food porn. You salivate, your heart beats faster, you lust for the roast rack of lamb that is "wonderfully caramelized on the outside but nice and juicy inside"..The kid is exposed to art and hey..everyone is happy at the end of the day. Plus, for foodies like us it's a guilt free trip..we can feast with our eyes without it showing on the waistline..win-win for all..
But like all porn, food porn is addictive as well. So while before, I would love to dig into my favorite plate of chicken fried rice and chilli chicken after a long and hard day, now I have to get my fix of cooking shows! MasterChef Australia has drawn to a close but you have MasterChef USA to follow..TLC has Nigella..how can anyone say no to Nigella?..channel surfing after that you get to some random housewife on Doordarshan making something quite unpalatable and calling it health food...ah well! sometimes that will have to do and like all porn addicts who needs a fix, I persist and amuse the health food lady. Half an hour goes by and the lady departs...I miss her already!!and that is when I realize..after 3 hours of non-stop cooking TV that:
1. I haven't moved my behind and cooked anything during the last one week.
2. I have stopped batting my eyelids and have become almost zombie like staring at the food.
3. I seriously need another hobby!
Me and spouse love food. And this is not jut to admit to gluttony but we actually appreciate gourmet food and all the pizzazz that goes with it. I am too lazy to cook on a regular basis and our ever expanding girth ensures that we are constantly on some diet or the other. MasterChef solves so many problems in our life!. And I believe that watching beautifully photographed and choreographed cookery shows is no less than food porn. You salivate, your heart beats faster, you lust for the roast rack of lamb that is "wonderfully caramelized on the outside but nice and juicy inside"..The kid is exposed to art and hey..everyone is happy at the end of the day. Plus, for foodies like us it's a guilt free trip..we can feast with our eyes without it showing on the waistline..win-win for all..
But like all porn, food porn is addictive as well. So while before, I would love to dig into my favorite plate of chicken fried rice and chilli chicken after a long and hard day, now I have to get my fix of cooking shows! MasterChef Australia has drawn to a close but you have MasterChef USA to follow..TLC has Nigella..how can anyone say no to Nigella?..channel surfing after that you get to some random housewife on Doordarshan making something quite unpalatable and calling it health food...ah well! sometimes that will have to do and like all porn addicts who needs a fix, I persist and amuse the health food lady. Half an hour goes by and the lady departs...I miss her already!!and that is when I realize..after 3 hours of non-stop cooking TV that:
1. I haven't moved my behind and cooked anything during the last one week.
2. I have stopped batting my eyelids and have become almost zombie like staring at the food.
3. I seriously need another hobby!
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About Me
- Aswathy Nair-Govind
- I am a regular person. I love to talk, to hear the sound of my own voice. I love to paint and clay model with my son. I love to crash on the couch and watch TV unto the late hours with my soul mate. I hate exercise and I love food; so that explains pretty much the way I am. I love to read but I love to watch movies and to discuss and debate them more. I am one of the laziest people in the world you will meet and a glutton to boot but if I am your friend, rest assured you are going to fare all right through any of life's problems.
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