The famous confectioner Oleg Ilyin discusses the dependence of the male character on food preferences.
– Greetings to the lovely ladies. My name is Oleg Ilyin. I am a chef with 17 years of experience, winner of the title of “Best Moscow pastry chef”, author of dessert menus of the most famous restaurants in the capital, owner of two popular pastry shops and a little TV presenter.
I understand food, I can talk a lot and for a long time about it, since my entire adult life has been devoted to creating dishes and developing recipes.
Today I would like to speculate on a very amusing topic: is it possible to determine the character of a man by the dishes he orders in a restaurant? Join us, let’s think together!
Honestly, watching the young ladies eating in their dessert restaurants is much more pleasant for me than for the men. Nevertheless, there is such an experience (and where to go). And here’s what I noted.
Is it possible to instill a taste for food
To begin with, taste lends itself to development no worse than, say, hearing, especially if you do this from early childhood. It is not for nothing that the French, the world legislators of high gastronomic fashion, regularly hold a Week of Taste in their country.
However, with all this, a huge number of normal men love traditional cuisine without unnecessary pathos – here, you know, how a mother or grandmother fed in childhood: borsch, mashed potatoes with a cutlet, fried potatoes with onions and mushrooms, and so on. And if on the first date in a restaurant the chosen one does not start throwing words like “casule”, “tartiflette” or, say, “clafouti” at the waiter, this does not mean at all that he is unfashionable and non-stylish. This may well mean that he is just a normal testerone alpha male who respects simple and rough male food without any escaping (my personal opinion: a man is not a man without meat. You can be a vegetarian as much as you want, trying to replenish proteins with peas and beans, however testosterone loves meat – period!).
Therefore, the main task to begin with is to charm a friend (even in spite of the ordered banal “mashed potatoes with a Kiev cutlet”), and only then (when you have not only joint trips to restaurants, but also the kitchen in the apartment) instill in him the correct and exquisite gastronomic taste for beautiful food.
By the way, that’s what I remembered!
Do you know that if you put two glasses of the same orange juice in front of a man and ask him to rate their quality, the one with the brighter color will seem tastier to him? This is because men “eat with their eyes” and are attracted by richer and brighter colors, which, in the opinion of most of the stronger sex, give food bоgreater “usefulness”.
– Whatever one may say, if a man loves meat, then this is a good sign for you. Ordered a Medium or Medium Well steak? Wonderful! Opposite you is a realist with a reliable masculine character, most likely. Hunter. Just feed such a representative on time with homemade sausages or homemade boiled pork – and you will be happy.
Most likely, such a man also knows how to make money: marbled beef is not a cheap pleasure.
By the way, lard and bacon are held in high esteem by jealous people, distrustful and restless. I did not observe this myself, I once read it in a clever book. And I agree, by the way. I checked some friends – it fits!
Passion for kebabs speaks of romance, exuberant imagination and a thirst for travel. I know from myself – the truth is the verb! Kebabs are generally held in high esteem.
A British marketing company conducted a survey and found that three out of five men are under no circumstances able to deny themselves a chocolate. At the same time, no more than 50% of women are obsessed with such a passion. It really looks like the truth. There are a lot of men among my regular clients – you should have seen how they sometimes stretch the pleasure by spooning off a delicious dessert after a hearty business lunch. Perhaps women talk more about sweets, and men just … eat them?
In general, he noted that men with a sweet tooth are people, as a rule, of a fine mental organization, prone to philosophical knowledge of themselves and even somewhere self-delusion. They are often impulsive, prone to sudden mood swings and a little neurosis.
Want a tip test to test a guy’s temperament in bed? Just give him a tasty candy (well, just good, dear – some kind of Brussels truffle, say) and watch him. If the chosen one nervously or quickly (or even carelessly) rips off the wrapper and immediately throws it away – perhaps our guy loves quick sex, with foreplay he is a little tight.
If he looks at the wrapper or (what good!) Folds different figures out of it, then a friend in bed is most likely creative and inventive. Feel free to surrender yourself into his hands.
But the one who stretches a piece of paper in different directions, as if trying to determine how elastic it is, is not sure of himself – this is what psychologists assure. I can’t say for myself – I eat my own handmade sweets. No candy wrappers!
So you came to a restaurant, and the delight of your eyes, your potential Big Boss, takes and orders … pickles and sauerkraut with an unwavering hand! Or some sour meat (hodgepodge, sauerkraut cabbage soup, pickle, tomato soup well, or sorrel cabbage soup!).
So that’s it. Watch out, ladies! The fact is that men who prefer over-fermented, salted or sour can potentially turn out to be tyrants or despots. So, if the gentleman made a choice in favor of bigus or sorbet made from sour berries, then you will not be spoiled with it.
Perhaps our subject on the first date will show a clear love for dairy products:, say, he will order a plate of cheese himself and wrap it up, he will ask for a cheese pan with sour cream, and some ravioli with some ricotta. Well. And there are some observations here!
As a rule, these are very caring men. No bread, let me take care of someone. And if he also cooks fermented baked milk or yogurt in the morning, it means that he is also gentle, loves children and animals.
And this type, most likely, will not show off in terms of your culinary abilities – they bungled him milk soup with noodles for breakfast and made the guy happy for the whole day!
Dumbfounded you by the fact that he is a vegetarian? Well … It happens. Sometimes it’s not like that.
I expressed my opinion about men without meat above. But I have no right to be categorical! My opinion is exclusively my opinion. And observations are already statistics. And statistics is a science, whatever one may say.
So, vegetables are chosen by energetic and hardworking people who monitor their health and have a reasoned point of view on everything. Do you even know how? I would call them pedants (oh, sorry, I would call them!): These men are distinguished by a serious, thoughtful approach to life and, as I have noticed, are scrupulous about their precious body (“temple of the soul” and all that).
Oh, such men love themselves, honestly. It happens that in my restaurant I see the following picture: the young lady is the nicest, you can see right from her that with pleasure I would now order my signature milfey of veal with eggplant. But no! Opposite sits “Mister Ideal Figure” and tells her something about the balance of carbohydrates and fats in the body. Heard with my ears!
It seems to me that these guys somehow latently think that the world revolves around them. They are persistent, purposeful and usually solve matters only peacefully. Without “meat” aggression, you know.
And finally, seafood lovers.
If your man loves fish, then he is a reliable, even and calm person. Probably not even too sociable, I dare say. Ordered carp in white wine? Most likely, a conservative – both in family life and in bed.
Some of my male guests sometimes order salmon fillets with mashed potatoes. For me, this is the choice of people with a certain emotional detachment from the events taking place around them – they are often “on their own wave”, have excellent analytical skills.
In appearance, lovers of pike perch and shrimp are quite cold, as they are not used to showing violent emotions in public. Such a man does not like to be a source of trouble and avoids causing inconvenience to others.
Dear girls, if your chosen one has a “press”, it means that your uncle loves to eat a lot, overeats, dabbles in fast food and does not take particular care of himself. And you, therefore, will not be watched (guilt will gnaw at you).
I suspect that Don Juanism in bed will not have to wait there either, since fast food has an extremely negative effect on the ability of a mature organism to produce offspring. Yes Yes! The reproductive system of the male half of humanity is worst affected by french fries and traditional hamburgers, in other words, those foods that are high in saturated unhealthy fats. So pay attention to this fact if you are planning to acquire kids.
In general, I will say this: a real man is not obliged to eat pieces of meat torn from enemies and uncut parts of a mammoth covered with wool! Well, today he wanted cabbage, tomorrow – fish, the day after tomorrow – meat, and on the weekend – a charlotte or a branded honey cake “from Ilyin.” Yes, that’s all okay! The main thing is IN MEASURE! If a man looks after his health, then he will take care of yours. And he will not forget about the health of the children!
And if he eats in spite of his belly, then it means that he is a glutton. And this is already a problem. For excessive food intake stimulates the development of various diseases of the digestive, cardiovascular, excretory and musculoskeletal systems. Recent studies have shown a compelling link between overnutrition and reduced human life expectancy.
So measure, my dear ladies. Measure and balance in everything!
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In the comments, write what type of eater your chosen one belongs to and whether my observations are similar to his character. It will be interesting for me to study your opinion.