The Food For Thought: Cooking & Genders (Istanbul)

Now before I start the thread's main topic, I'd like to clarify (for those who may assume otherwise) that this is not a sexist post, though merely a curiosity of mine (see disclaimer).

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So last week, some friends and I were at dinner chez another friend's house who made us Raclette (a la Swiss style). He has all the cooking equipment one would ever need and he even has as a meat slicer and the actual Raclette machine itself

"Impressive" I thought.... I mean I love cooking (see footnote 1) though unfortunately I don't have the time, means, space or ability to buy all the cooking machinery I would like (see footnote 2).

Anyway, apart of making the foodies on this site completely jealous, I will get back to the point of this thread (after all that's why you are here no?):

So, it came to my attention and I brought up the matter that I had never dated a woman who could cook (See foot note 3). Our hosting mutual friend confessed to the same thing (See foot note 4) and then I actually realized I only know of about three women (in my age group) who can (apparently). - I am including family members here too.

All the friends who can cook are male. A female (my sister, but I am sure she would kill me if I mentioned her in this thread : Protected content dinner then said "Why should women cook, that's such a sexist point of view!!! Besides, all the best cooks in the world are male. Men are better at cooking" Which in itself is a sexist comment and also an oxymoron.

Now why is this tragedy occurring? Why does it seem that the modern day woman has no interest in cooking? Is cooking is a dying art amongst women?! Who is to blame!?!?!

Or do I just need to change the demographics of my friends and those who are a bit more? :)

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Footnotes:

Footnote 1: I like having dinner parties, hosting or being invited to. My sisters for example keep inviting me around for dinner at their homes for dinner, where I am the chef. Though I am not a dial-a-chef nor will I do it constantly if it's a one way love affair.

Footnote 2: I am a male after all and someone needs to balance a cooking, drinking and male gadget lifestyle and everything that comes in between.

Footnote 3: I literally mean could not cook at all.

Foot note 4: We were not referring to someone who can rustle up a pasta or who knows how to cook an egg. Someone who has Protected content on their cooking finger scale.

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Disclaimer: Kerim & Co accept no responsibility for those who may deem this as a purely rude or sexist thread. The term "cook" and "cooking" has no reference to or association to women who lack in the ability to iron or clean as well.

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