Did you know that there is only one female Hibachi chef in Texas? I didn’t. Reflecting back, I have only seen men in this job so it makes sense. This past Sunday, I was able to witness the one female cook for us.
She was clearly fairly new to the business, because she didn’t have the performance aspect down yet, so she just cooked the food. She was so new, that the owner approached my dad and I to check to see if it was ok if she cooked for us. Considering it was just the two of us, it was a good place for her to start.
I have to say, the food tasted better than I ever remember it tasting. She has the cooking down and she is so friendly. Once she learns all the spatula and egg tricks, she will be wanted all over Texas.
The gender gap still remains in the workplace, but I assumed there wasn’t a job a woman didn’t have yet. I had always figured that it was just a overly male-dominated job. Culturally it makes sense, Asian cultures do favor men. I just didn’t realize it would carry this far and to this extent.
I should have known better.
My father and I gave her great reviews. Her food was phenomenal, and we were too engrossed in concentration to have noticed the show, anyways. Even if we had had a man, we wouldn’t have watched; we have seen it so many times that we don’t need to.
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