Feminine Women Can Cook: Difference between revisions

 

{{quote|'''[[Batman|Robin]]''': ''Isn't it nice that Raven made us breakfast?''

 

By feminine we mean traditional [[Housewife|domestically-focused wife-like roles]]. Being [[The Vamp|sexy]] isn't enough to qualify. You can also lose femininity by becoming [[Kawaiiko|overly childish and cute]]. We are talking a traditionalist grown woman femininity here, The Wife of [[The Three Faces of Eve]]. But how do you [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolize]] an internal trait like femininity? Easy! Use cooking ability as a substitute.

* [[Cordon Bleugh Chef|Orihime Inoue]] from ''[[Bleach]]'' has both tomboyish and girlish traits and can cook... supposedly. Being a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] ''and'' an [[Extreme Omnivore]], her meals consist of so many strange combinations, nobody is really willing to ''try'' her food to actually find if its good or not.

** According to Tessai and Matsumoto, she's a good cook. According to Hitsugaya, Matsumoto's just as bad for basically the same reason.

* In ''[[Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer]]'', the anime in particular, cute lead character Misaki is an excellent cook and is told that she'll make a good bride someday. Her tomboyish and violent best friend, Kizaki Tamayo, begins to get jealous of her ability when it looks like Misaki will win the boy they both like, Koutarou: he loves Misaki's food, but Tamayo can't even crack an egg right. In an odd twist, this is expanded upon ''much'' more in the version in which Tamayo [[Victorious Childhood Friend|*does* win]], and barely glossed over in the one where she [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|loses]].

** Although her [[Love Interest]] Simon genuinely likes her cooking, even if no one else does.

*** In one of the spin off manga, it's shown Kamina would have loved her food too. So who knows, maybe its food fit for only the manliest of men/women.

* Rosetta Passel from ''[[Kaleido Star]]'' is shown as an absolute disaster at the kitchen and housekeeping, since she's practically lived on tour her whole life and has rarely had the chance to experience what a true home life is. She gets a bit better with Sora's help. On the other hand, the initially very childish and immature May Wong is an excellent chef.

* Subverted with Tokine from ''[[Kekkaishi]]''. Despite her being publicly known as a [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] and having a mother who knows how to cook well, her attempts at cooking have all ended in failure.