Baking always produces a delightful result if done properly, whereas cooking was an art and required more intuition than she possessed.
Mom cooks, and so does Gran (mom's mom XD). They use the same ingredients to cook the same dish but they never taste the same! In fact, they taste distinctly different. Even the rice taste different (Gran prefers softer rice while Mom's rice is harder because she uses less water)
But yes, I agree that cooking is very much instinct, but even if you weren't born with it, practice does make perfect.
(am lucky because I've yet to have to cook a meal for myself. instant noodles are great)
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Date: 2004-07-14 10:49 pm (UTC)Baking always produces a delightful result if done properly, whereas cooking was an art and required more intuition than she possessed.
Mom cooks, and so does Gran (mom's mom XD). They use the same ingredients to cook the same dish but they never taste the same! In fact, they taste distinctly different. Even the rice taste different (Gran prefers softer rice while Mom's rice is harder because she uses less water)
But yes, I agree that cooking is very much instinct, but even if you weren't born with it, practice does make perfect.
(am lucky because I've yet to have to cook a meal for myself. instant noodles are great)