Hunky TV chef sends the internet wild with delight as he hosts cookery show wearing only pants
A MALE model dubbed ‘The Naked Chef’ for cooking up tasty dishes in his underwear has become a viral success online.
The latest video by Peruvian Franco Noriega, 27, notched up millions of hits worldwide as he told his fans how to cook a trendy chia seed pudding.
Franco, who has been voted the world's sexiest chef, moved to New York in 2007 hoping to become an actor, and was signed up as a model after being spotted by the famous photographer Mario Testino, who is also from Peru and who specialises in fashion.
And since he moved into cooking, Franco has become an Internet star with more than 164,000 followers on social media where he usually posts his risque cooking tips.
His latest video went viral fast, showing him almost naked and with only boxer shorts on, leaving little to the imagination, as he explains how to cook a chia seed pudding.
He explains: "This is the perfect recipe for those who want something sweet or if you are on a diet."
He said that the ingredients include: "Almond butter, coconut, the fruit you want to put on it, such as strawberries, blueberries, a cup of chia, cinnamon, brown sugar or honey and almond milk.
"Basically we are going to put all the ingredients inside a beater and mix them. First of all, we are going to put two spoonfuls of almond butter, a cup of almond milk, three spoonfuls of sugar, a bit of cinnamon and a piece of coconut and mix it in with the beater."
He is then seen tasting his mixture and saying that you only need to add the chia and gelatine to cook the pudding.
Then, he explains how to mix in the chia with the shake and add in the gelatine, decorating it with the chosen fruit. He ends the demonstration by saying that "this is the best dessert you can taste".
During the clip, he is seen wearing boxers and a silver necklace and most of those commenting on the clip seem to be focused on his looks rather than his cooking skills.
In fact, internet user ‘Alejandro Manrique’ said: "Oh, my love, I think nobody looked at the beater when you are putting the ingredients inside. Who has time hahahah to look at that."
Noriega has opened a restaurant in the Big Apple, a Peruvian rotisserie on the Lower East Side called Baby Brasa, specialising in "clean" food and he is also still working as a model too.
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