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My name is Lizzy Pennock and I’m a food porn addict. Before you back away disgusted, imagining various disturbing scenes involving chocolate sauce and mince pies, hear me out. I love food; I love cooking food, thinking about food, buying food and of course, eating food. But most of all I love looking at food, describing it, and drooling over it.
I’m not alone either. Food blogs are now the fastest rising type of blog on the Internet, with people from all around the world posting pictures of their favourite creations, discussing and comparing recipes and generally feasting on delicious food porn with their eyes. So much to taste and so little time.
Succulent. Juicy. Creamy. Satisfying.
It is no coincidence that many of the words used to describe food have sexual connotations, food having been long associated with carnal acts and desires. Just like sex, food is necessary to our survival but can be so much more than a necessity, can become a want, a pleasure and a source of joy. Why do you think TV advertising executives use a half-naked male model to try to sell us Aero chocolate bars? We’re far more likely to want to lick melted chocolate off his sculpted body than listen to the spiel about 5% fat or the bubbles.
5 signs you’re a food porn addict -
1. You take a genuine interest in what your friends have for dinner and press them for details until they cry, exasperated beyond belief, “What do you want, a picture?!” Yes, please.
2. Recipe books without pictures are one of life’s biggest disappointments.
3. You are perfectly happy to stand outside a restaurant, drool over the menu descriptions, choose your dream meal then move along to the next one.
4. Lying in bed at night thinking about tomorrow’s meal becomes a regular and normal occurrence.
5. You frighten your friends and family by making loud noises of contentment as you watch cookery programme after cookery programme. Especially Nigella. Yum.
In today’s society of self-improvement, will power, exercise and skinny toned supermodels who look as if they would fall over in a breeze, it is easy to resent food, to see it as a nuisance and a waste of time and money. I say enjoy food, indulge in it, revel in it, rejoice in every hot buttery bite of that Cornish pasty and be grateful that we live in a world where you can enjoy food from every culture, from France to Thailand, Argentina to Morocco. Go on, let your inner food pervert loose.
If you would like to satisfy your cravings a little more, here are two of my favourite food blogs -
http://epicute.tumblr.com/ - painstakingly crafted little cakes, sweets and other items.
http://twohungrydudes.com/ - for all the savoury and hearty food fans out there.
I love this article! Made me laugh!
"1. You take a genuine interest in what your friends have for dinner and press them for details until they cry, exasperated beyond belief, “What do you want, a picture?!” Yes, please."
I *so* know what you mean! I do that to my housemates whenever they cook, even if it's meat (I'm veggie). I just love to see what creativity people put into food!
You are literally soooo attractive right now.
Oh my god, I love this article. It's really well-written and very close to home! Haha, I am a self-proclaiming food porn addict. I have an obsession with planning meals weeks in advance and most of my leisure time is taken up with searching for recipes on the internet or poring through cookbooks. So glad I'm not the only one!
IM SO HUNGRY NOW
www.tastespotting.com
That is all.
How could I have forgotten www.pimpthatsnack.com? That is the ultimate in food porn.
Very reassuring to see that there are food perverts out there apart from myself. Brilliant article.
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