During the forenoon time, we asked our respondent to share their view on

Gastro sexuality and culinary expectations that related to our topic. She
gladly greeted our team members and accepted to be the co-researcher. Her
name is V. Abisha, now (2022-2025). She is currently studying 3 rd year of a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree at the Gandhigram Rural
Institute -Chinnalapatti, Dindigul district. She has to plan higher studies and
some other ideas for her future plans. One clear insight from her is that she
does not want to rely on others for the future after a certain age; she must
want to stand on her own legs. When we look at her family, his father is a
former military person, his mother is a housewife and one elder brother. We
give a small Introduction to the purpose Of our study, the reason for
choosing the respondent because she is a convenient person for one of our
group members so after the Introduction of the chosen topic, start to ask
them directly you experienced the person as the Genz in this context we
some set of questions to draw an outline that represents the Genz, basically
is the pragmatic person that Shows from his answers, she not laid with a
unnecessary believe, expectations and the adaptive nature also reflected she
as the Genz. They use She Uses Platforms, Like YouTube, as a protective way.
Hear The audio content in the form of podcasts and voiceovers. This girl uses
technology For educational purposes, rather than preferring physical
materials like printed books, she believes the online version has a current
Trend of updated knowledge and also experiences Online shopping. From
various platforms, the notable thing she’s not experienced is ordering food
from online apps. One of the Gen-Z TrenTrend updated on the current line of
fashion and other things to show up t as the Z but this girl not has adopted
some of the things to show her up the Gen-Z In the context of a relationship,
she wants to maintain the friends in the offline mode only she believes it has
some of the meanings of maintaining a relationship in the offline. While
texting and chatting she prefers to use short Texts like “IDK” (I don’t know)
and Emojis. During the conversation, I asked you to believe that you were
Genz, and she smiled with disapproval and said I consider Genz to be a 50%
ratio.

We asked about the shifting gender roles, so we discussed how you see the
difference between yofather’sher and grandfather’s generation ? she
mentioned if men do the cooking means no need to consider them special,
because this is a Basic skill when we coit to cooking there is no gender to do
specifically for the cooking not needed special treatment for involving the
person, and other observable think is Freedom In that generation have many
restrictions to the women’s now that restrictions come from the gents are
gradually reduced apart from this no other changes have the noticed. She
related the view of cooking and gender: “Cooking is a basic skill. There are
no stereotypes about cooking by a specific Gender. When it comes to the
period of evolution, automatically, this will be broken. Before this time, these
stereotypes were created. She totally disapproves of the belief that cooking
is also the advantage of the patriarchy. In This scenario, she has
opportunities to buy a product for cooking and she had a 3 options

Purchase lonely

Purchase with a family member or partner

Purchase made by partner

She chose the second option because she mentioned her partner As a
supportive person and many of the products we discussed before making the
purchase. “ She expressed with a smile”, “ To be honest, avoid boredom” It
clearly shows she respected her partner’s decisions as well as the shared
decisions to make a good understanding among them, so he opted for this
option. We asked about the male cooking may be an advantage or pride, an
escape From the other workers’ reason to deviate or it may be showing their
Masculinity she again strongly rejected this opinion and said there is no need
to show masculinity at this place of all kinds of the show the ing love they
cooked for their beloved one’s it is just a normal think. Her opinion on
cooking dinner dating expectations is no, but it will happen, which means it
is fine to be good for helping the Fundamentals of a relationship.

In the context of the implications of changing gender dynamics in culinary

expectations
We discussed some of the aspects here. The following answers from the co-
researcher While the Assistant for the kitchen you pick which gender person
to be your cook maid, she replied without any lagging this question, she said
I prefer the women because they have Natural responsibility in the cooking
well and also they handleability to the kitchen. It notifies the Female cook to
easily rectify the error while dishes also from her words. And the image of a
chef from his gaze, “a person who made a cuisine in a grand manner as well
as the food plating to give a visual treat of food,” she is considered a chef,
and also, in her point of view, the word chef suddenly appears the image of
the chef as male. She is not interested in watching cooking shows, but on
social media platforms, she watches the men’s cooking videos. We asked
This channel if men do this for economic opportunities to do Cooking ? she
validated a point: There are not only men who generate income through
cooking. Some females also like these niches for their lives. Again, we ask
one before the reception of their life partner type. If she is the sole
breadwinner and her partner is the househusband, she will accept it! She
gladly says I would accept. This shows that she is an open-minded person
and wants a change from her normal lifestyle. When it came to household
responsibilities in her house, their father and mother both shared equal
responsibility for all the domestic chores. Before the technical inventions of
modern culinary equipments, all the processes could be made manually so it
Took a long time to do cooking nowadays that is easy to make so you believe
this can be the path To increase the participation of men in cooking, she
disagrees with this thinks and has a new ideology she sathey st generations
have male-only the breadwinner, so,, of course, women in the houses only so
now we both sharing the work as well as the earing so the cooking also to be
shared in that compulsions ha they have to start to coo k.the context of the
sociocultural and digital influence of Gen-z girls perception we discussed
some of the questions and hypothetical situations toward our respondent,
first hypothetical scenario was told to our respondent “While the discussion
in the home concept about the cooking, family members said cooking as the
work of female in that place what will be your response to this you will
support or oppose “ during like this conversations she said answer will be in
the mode Of actions because the debate is useless they already have that
mindset so I decided to challenge the family members to cook or I will not
cooking for you after this words from you. We asked that before you discuss
this concept of metrosexuality. She says I shared my expectations Of culinary
d ga metrosexual peer groups, And she mostly wants equal shared
responsibility in the cooking, eating and other work. Automatically, it should
be shared, so there is no need to give much priority to serious discussion
about this topic. Now, the current generation of Gen-Z is inborn; they have
practised cooking as male also in their home. So they Automatically changed
to the current situations and expectations. We Put a question about the
cinemas that can influence the expectations of Gen Z girls like you. She tells
her opinion honestly “It seems like beautiful on the screen and cinematic
experiences are ok, but we apply to real Life don’t put those expectations
and even it may happen that will give a short time happiness that will not
make long time happiness so I don’t want to apply in my real life. When we
discussed how cooking skills Can be related to gender equality and the
feminist ideology, she casually said no because she already said this is a
Basic skill That has to be known by all the members rather than males or
females. That is an important topic to compare with feminism. The
preparation of ingredients before the period of technological development
can be done manually by the use of available tools like mortar to grind the
spices, for the curries So it seems a look of cooking associated with a
particular Person those who have in the home, nowadays of this
development cooking types of equipment hat making make an easy process
To cook the food, this allows the men to involve cooking for the convenient
modern development that makes them to do this. So we put this to our co-
researcher, and she exclaimed, “ I do not agree with that Because in the past
generation, males only predominantly go to work, so of course, the females
are mostly in the home, but now the period is we share the work! Share the
earnings! Cooking is also should be shared. One so in that compulsions make
A man to involve in the cooking I think So”. In the house, our co-researcher
domestic chores are shared by both of our parents, and th are also shared
mutually. We question whether this makes gender equality. She says that will
be the starting step, not fully that can be achieved, but that will be the
stepping stone. You believe men’s participation in cooking is also a Normal
household responsibility. She says yes in a single word.

In the context of romantic expectations, we started to discuss that, we put

this upcoming concept to her.

What you expect from your partner’s culinary skills “ that will help to the
basic lifestyle is not be in the form of extraordinary dishes to do, but have
the tendency to learning capacity they must have. This sounds I eresting her
partner has a learning capacity automatic automatically features Her partner
learn gradually learn the new dishes to apply it on the upcoming cherish
years of their life. How you look if you partner also have a skill of kitchen
management “ that will be the added-advantage to we. If you have to
Encourage your partners cooking skill she mentioned definitely I will
encourage My partner. What you think about your partner’s cooking skill as
helping Assistance to you ! this can be make you as a comfort or discomfort
have you ever thought of this make any sense of domination. “ she tells this
make only comfort to me this make a reduce of my work. Other scenario was
tell to our co-researcher. In your house your father’s is cooking the meal
while the time suddenly the guest will visit your home in that time so of the
homes the father’s will stop the cooking work and try to be a dominate the
others in home, to make orders to others ! But this same father will prepare
a tea even a normal days in that situation only he suddenly change . How
you look at this and if you that situation what you will do ? That will cause by
Generation Gap no need to blame Our parents now the current environment
they have to do works but other have to look about this as to think
misinterpreted or fault means that cause by the generational gap. If suppose
the 2 to 3 generations will passed after this think as to be look like a casual,
and cooking in front Of others also be a normalised think. In this generation
this will possible to happen, but the same time we not blame that generation
no mistakes to that peoples also because their environment is like that , in
the past environment to they have born and grow to do this much work is
better as well as appreciated one . From your point of what Is culinary skill as
we asked she mentioned as I already basic Normal routine leading skill in the
cooking is culinary skill from my opinion. Another one perception the We put
to our co-researcher in the context their partner is much better than she
means what kind they have to feel Like , from heartfelt she gladly Say I so
much happy to feel Incase they have the good In mastery of cooking I tent to
happily learning from my partner. In your home who want to decide The
authority of which meals have to do cooking like you prefer who’s choice on
this she told in the decision making of food shared decisions and Availability
of resources That may choose the decisions of meal preparation. We ask
after this, in some of the houses The Breadwinner can dominate in the
selection of meal preparation she disagrees with is wrong practices and tells
this is not a right practice to do because He shares the Economic and she
shares the work for Him so actually this is equal participation, so in the
consumption of food context you have to do this or this not you have to do
like behavior is totally unnecessary and I won’t appreciate.

And make other idea she influenced by which factor to take the preference of

the food in this shows her as the Healthy consciousness That took place to

decide what I have consume for my preference. After This we start about the
food explore behavior we ask you love to try Multicultural Cuisine apart from

our country’s own. She says yes I want to try but the occasionally ,

occasional means in our house we have the rest of the time in that time we

have To try that dishes at our home to try apart From this I am not interested

in that much to try for this dishes. And she prefer the healthy meal

preparation for the health consciousness behaviour apart from the junk food

she knows that junk is unnecessary so why we know ate after knowing the

bad effects and incase the situation to try means that time also I consuming

in the limited amount of that food and constantly we ask if you go along with

your partner to Restaurant He give a food offerings that you much love loved

in that situation what would you have to feel she expressed we go to the

Restaurant In that place what kind of bond that may have be chance to

create? There is no connectivity with A bond and dishes. She was shy to tell

me that may have to change when me and my partner are alone at that

time. Would You think from the cooking that may impress you she tells not

that only impress this may chance to create a comfort feel to Me or feel good

, impressing is short term so that won’t help. Food offerings in unique

environment that have which kind of emotions yo you, I will be feel to be

special feeling and bond will be create like If our mother cooked special food

for our happiness only means we feel special , like that increasing the bond

between us so that like it may create Some of the special emotional bond. If

you want to provide any Assistance while your partner is cooking she

expressed Gladly in that I’ll Do big Help for him is don’t disturb while he in
cooking and we Try to maximum sharing like while he is on cooking I will

chop the vegetables. You feel which factor that will lead your partner as to

cook a special food for you means special occasions Like birthday, wedding

anniversary