There's a new word on the block that we want you to know about. A British paper had the scoop, and then Canada's Calgary Herald took it over. The headline read Stovetop Seduction — and the story reads that there is a growing brotherhood of men who use their cooking skills for seductive purposes. Sound familiar? If the shoe fits, then you are a gastrosexual.

Now the proper definition, culled from Urban Dictionary.com is "Men who use their culinary skills to impress their friends and potential love interests." That may be proper, but we think it a tad sexist.

There is statistical evidence to support the idea that women find gastrosexuals more attractive. A food company in England did a study that revealed 48% of those surveyed found that slick cooking skills made a person more attractive. 23% of men aged 18 to 34 years said they cook to "potentially seduce a partner."

This is not news... men have been onto this since Caesar flambeed an asp for Cleopatra, but now we've got a name for it!

In the spirit of supporting anything that gets people to enjoy cooking, we are launching a "Gastrosexual of the Month" from now until July.

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