"I enjoy cooking a lot!"
About 30 students busily and enthusiastically make piecrust in a baking class at the Women Center of Busan at Daeyeon-dong. Among the students, one can easily spot a tall male who also makes his crust in front of his cooking board. A handsome 33 year-old Mr. Choi started the class last month.
Choi's church is operating a confectionery plant to produce goods for donation. Choi wants to volunteer at the factory to help, and if possible he wishes to get a license as well. He also dreams of presenting his own, one of a kind cake to his girl friend in the future.
Mr. Lee (46)is a salary-man who reserved his precious weekend to learn Korean cuisine. Lee's joy is to see his children cheering for his meal. He said, "I could only cook once or twice a year at home, but now I enjoy cooking and at the same time, I can practice many dishes at home. Most of all, it makes me so happy to see my wife and children enjoying my food."
Including Choi and Lee, nine male students are enrolled in cooking classes at the Women Center of Busan. Having fun and just enjoying cooking is common ground for those enrolled in the cooking classes, regardless of age and professions. The enrollment for cooking classes is evidence to show that the traditional image of strict and quiet men are changing these days. Some men are courageously throwing social expectations to pursue their own individual desires, not as the way society trained them to be.
The director of the Women Center of Busan said, “We see a popular male chef from a cable television program and many ‘cooking men’s book’ are being published.” She added, “We also anticipate an increase of men in our enrollment.” By miso@busanilbo.com
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