A new generation of men who see cooking more as a hobby than a household chore, and use their cooking skills to impress friends and potential partners. They are gastrosexuals.
某些新一代的男士,他們沉迷烹飪勝過做家庭瑣事,他們用高超的烹飪方法震撼了朋友及潛在的顧客。他們就是性感美食家。
Gastrosexuality is a neologism derived1 from gastronomy2 and sexuality. It can be used as a noun, and also can be used as an adjective.
性感美食家是一個由gastronomy(腹區、胃)和sexuality(性的)延伸出的新詞。它既可作為名詞,又可作為形容詞。
The rise of the word is related to the rise of iconic celebrity3 chefs like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay whose British TV series are hugely popular and inspirational for a growing number of men to see cooking as a great hobby, making Oliver and Ramsay great role models for gastrosexuals.
這個詞的興起與英國的國際名廚奧利弗和高登蘭西在英國電視廚藝節目的廣泛時尚有關,在這種節目的啟發和影響下,愈加多的男士把烹飪當作其最大的興趣喜好,而奧利弗和蘭西也成為了性感美食家的代表。