Padma Lakshmi Discovers Foot Fetishists on WikiFeet Love Her Hulu Show ‘Taste The Nation’

By Michael Haskoor @Tweetskoor
Published May 20, 2023, 9:23 a.m. ET

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If you’re a fan of cooking competition shows, you likely know Padma Lakshmi as the current host and one of the judges on Bravo‘s Top Chef. Her rise to fame secured her a show on Hulu titled Taste The Nation, which is now in Season 2.

On her show, Lakshmi travels around the United States immersing herself in various cultures while tasting and discussing some of the cuisine.

The Indian-American writer, food critic and television personality certainly has her fans as the show was renewed for a second season in August 2020. According to one of her recent social media posts, however, it would seem that fans are interested in more than just her culinary knowledge.

Lakshmi has discovered that her feet, of all things, have been highlighted on WikiFeet (a database of famous feet for fetishists). Not only was the TV star delighted that the website says she has “beautiful feet,” she has even requested that her foot size be updated on the page from a 10 to an 8.5 (her actual size).

Whether or not you’re a fan of Lakshmi’s feet, we recommend you take the time to stream Taste The Nation. In Season 2 she visits San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Nigerian community in Houston, the Afghan enclave in Washington, DC, New York’s diverse Brighton Beach, the Arab-American “bubble” in Dearborn, Michigan during Ramadan, and more.

While Decider’s Joel Keller notes that the only thing sexy about the show is how Lakshmi and others get “semi-orgasmic” while tasting new food, we still think all viewers can enjoy this immersion into the cultures of some unexpected American communities.

You can read our full review here.