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Sharing is a gesture of love. We love to talk about food and we love to talk about sex. There has always been a very strong connection between food
and sex. One of our more recent obsessions has been ‘food porn’, and the Korean internet sensation of mukbang whereby millions tune into YouTube videos to watch others
eat. Is mukbang a sign that we have forgotten what food is all about, the coming together of people? In Japanese culture nyotaimori, which dates back to the Edo period with
popularity in the Geisha houses, is the practice of serving food exquisitely displayed on top of a naked woman’s body. While this is not palatable in the #MeToo culture of today,
it demonstrates human’s desire to link food with beauty, indulgence and sensuality. The house is your most sacred temple and the kitchen is your altar.
