Comments on: Asian Female Food Bloggers: Nature or Nurture? http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/ Bringing the world's cuisines to your table Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Veronica http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-23606 Veronica Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:08:25 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-23606 I wonder these same things myself, now somebody just needs to do some empirical research to get the real answer. I wonder these same things myself, now somebody just needs to do some empirical research to get the real answer.

]]> By: Calvin http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-23588 Calvin Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:04:41 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-23588 This is a great post! I've been asking the same question (http://plaidbag.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/why-are-so-many-asian-food-bloggers-women/), and the more people I ask the more I get the impression that it's not really about numbers. If somehow it would be possible to get data on every single food blogger on the English-language Internet, you might find Asian women to be overrepresented in relation to their numbers in the population as a whole, but it probably wouldn't be a majority, and probably even less likely if you were to restrict it to popular or influential blogs. I think the question we ought to be asking is what meaning food, blogging, and photography have for Asian women, and how and why these all came together at this point in time. This is a great post! I’ve been asking the same question (http://plaidbag.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/why-are-so-many-asian-food-bloggers-women/), and the more people I ask the more I get the impression that it’s not really about numbers. If somehow it would be possible to get data on every single food blogger on the English-language Internet, you might find Asian women to be overrepresented in relation to their numbers in the population as a whole, but it probably wouldn’t be a majority, and probably even less likely if you were to restrict it to popular or influential blogs.

I think the question we ought to be asking is what meaning food, blogging, and photography have for Asian women, and how and why these all came together at this point in time.

]]> By: Betty Ann Q. http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-14125 Betty Ann Q. Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:36:49 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-14125 Veronica, thank you again for another fabulous post! I love this one. As you know, I am Asian, and I am Woman. Like most Asian women, I learned how to cook from my Mom, who in turn learned from hers. Our culture is a matriarchal society and women are the heart of the home. I guess that explains a lot. Veronica, thank you again for another fabulous post! I love this one. As you know, I am Asian, and I am Woman. Like most Asian women, I learned how to cook from my Mom, who in turn learned from hers. Our culture is a matriarchal society and women are the heart of the home. I guess that explains a lot.

]]> By: JO http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 JO Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:39:52 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-1865 It's not only food bloggers. It seems that a large percentage of people interested in exploring eating are Asian and female. Right up there with them is Jewish and male. No wonder there are so many relationships that combine the two. Even I have not been immune. For Asians, I agree in that I think it has to do with a culture of eating everything. Nothing is really off limits. Other cultures are limited by sin or etiquette rules and deeming things improper quickly. East Asians tend to have such a vast repertoire of dishes that other foods from far away lands don't seem like that much of a stretch. As for Jews, especially the male variety, I think it has to do with a general curiosity of the world. oh, and I bought lunch every day at school. It’s not only food bloggers. It seems that a large percentage of people interested in exploring eating are Asian and female. Right up there with them is Jewish and male. No wonder there are so many relationships that combine the two. Even I have not been immune.

For Asians, I agree in that I think it has to do with a culture of eating everything. Nothing is really off limits. Other cultures are limited by sin or etiquette rules and deeming things improper quickly. East Asians tend to have such a vast repertoire of dishes that other foods from far away lands don’t seem like that much of a stretch.

As for Jews, especially the male variety, I think it has to do with a general curiosity of the world.

oh, and I bought lunch every day at school.

]]> By: Veronica http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 Veronica Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:31:38 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-1105 I love that your father influenced your love for food, thanks for sharing :) I love that your father influenced your love for food, thanks for sharing :)

]]> By: Nicholas http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Nicholas Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:59:27 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-1095 Well, I am Asian, but I'm not female. I guess the reason I took to blogging is because I realized the ratio is severely in my favor at blogger events. No, I'm not being serious :). I did thoroughly enjoy the post though, and the Asian culture thing is probably spot on in my case. Well, I am Asian, but I’m not female. I guess the reason I took to blogging is because I realized the ratio is severely in my favor at blogger events.

No, I’m not being serious :) . I did thoroughly enjoy the post though, and the Asian culture thing is probably spot on in my case.

]]> By: Veronica http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Veronica Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:05:17 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-882 Thanks, Helen, glad I could include you in my list. Represent! Thanks, Helen, glad I could include you in my list. Represent!

]]> By: Divina http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Divina Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:50:18 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-831 I started blogging when my friend encourage me to start one to write my kitchen experiments. I like the idea because I wanted to do something for myself after taking care of my father for almost 4 years before he passed away. I grew up with my father's cooking. I was also teased for having an appetite for 3 people. And also the Philippines is also a melting pot of different cuisines so trying new flavors comes naturally to us. I started blogging when my friend encourage me to start one to write my kitchen experiments. I like the idea because I wanted to do something for myself after taking care of my father for almost 4 years before he passed away. I grew up with my father’s cooking. I was also teased for having an appetite for 3 people. And also the Philippines is also a melting pot of different cuisines so trying new flavors comes naturally to us.

]]> By: Helen (grabyourfork) http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Helen (grabyourfork) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:43:37 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-830 An interesting and thought-provoking piece. I think that food plays a pivotal part of the lives of many Asians. It's not just culture, it's how we appreciate life, how we relate to others and how we communicate joy and love. Why so many females? Is it because we're socially conditioned to share? Because we enjoy articulating our experiences? Because we relish that connection with community? I started my blog because I love to write, and I love my food. It's been a means of honing my writing skills, of connecting with others and, most importantly, it's given me the best excuse to eat more, in the name of selfless research of course! Thanks for the shout-out too :) An interesting and thought-provoking piece. I think that food plays a pivotal part of the lives of many Asians. It’s not just culture, it’s how we appreciate life, how we relate to others and how we communicate joy and love. Why so many females? Is it because we’re socially conditioned to share? Because we enjoy articulating our experiences? Because we relish that connection with community? I started my blog because I love to write, and I love my food. It’s been a means of honing my writing skills, of connecting with others and, most importantly, it’s given me the best excuse to eat more, in the name of selfless research of course!

Thanks for the shout-out too :)

]]> By: Veronica http://worldtotable.com/2010/02/15/asian-female-food-bloggers-nature-or-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Veronica Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:03:56 +0000 http://www.worldtotable.com/?p=795#comment-773 Truth! I love your post on sweet potato "tong yuen" — it combines two of my favorite things. but i've always been confused about whether they're purple sweet potatoes or purple yams.. or are there two types of purple tubers out there? Truth! I love your post on sweet potato “tong yuen” — it combines two of my favorite things. but i’ve always been confused about whether they’re purple sweet potatoes or purple yams.. or are there two types of purple tubers out there?

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