Inspired by recent posts at RoK, I figured we could talk a minute about what constitutes "good cooking". Sandwiches are great and all but let's not kid ourselves; it's not cooking. We can all go on for days about all the shitty stuff we've seen girls cook, so let's hear the other side.
For me, every single girl has been a shit cook except the current Filipina. Her Sinigang, Caldereta, and Adobo isn't just the best Filipino cooking I've had, it's some of the best home-cooked food I've had period.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinigang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaldereta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_adobo
Good home cooking to me typically has a few things in common: It takes time and patience, somewhat of a tall order these days. There's nothing better than long-cooked food, whether it's French Coq au Vin or Pot-au-Feau, Vietnamese broth for pho, Filipino stews, Mexican Carnitas or tamales that take all day to fold, Italian Bollito, Bulgarian Sarmi, or stuffed cabbage (My Bulgarian grandma's cabbage rolls were phenomenal)
Good home cooked food is seasoned perfectly. When I'm talking seasoning, I'm talking salt. The salt should just bring out enough of the natural flavor of the ingredients, but by the time you're done eating you shouldn't have that slight burn on your tongue from too much salt. It takes years to understand how much to salt food.
You know good home cooking when you walk in the front door; there's the inevitable aroma of long-and-slow cooked onions and garlic, meat broth, tomato paste, fresh herbs, butter. There's nothing better than the smell of a roast in the oven, and it's a luxury that most of us have forgotten.
Good home cooking is perfectly cooked starches. I know that sounds ridiculous but for asians, there is nothing, NOTHING better than perfectly cooked rice. It's something that I've picked up and obsess about. It's rare to find in restaurants. Or perfectly cooked pasta, or smashed potatoes with plenty of butter and a little cream.
The ultimate test for a cook is a properly made sauce. This is what separates the good cook from the amazing cook. A 7 hour bolognese sauce. A perfect tomato sauce, simmered with love. A butter sauce to go with fish or milanesa, a perfect Thanksgiving gravy.
Good cooking is a meditative process. The emphasis should not be on "how do I do this faster", but "how much attention can I give this?". It is is a mode of being that is lost on most women. Think about a man tinkering on an engine, or building a model, or re-wiring a circuit board. That same level of intent and concentration is required for good home cooking.
Modern American girls are so far behind in all categories, they have no idea how much catching up they have to do. If you're a man set on heading a family, it's your responsibility to ensure your wife has the above mentioned competence in the culinary arts, or at least she should be working towards proficiency. Otherwise, pump n dump.
Let's hear some other examples of good home cooking made by the girl you were with.
For me, every single girl has been a shit cook except the current Filipina. Her Sinigang, Caldereta, and Adobo isn't just the best Filipino cooking I've had, it's some of the best home-cooked food I've had period.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinigang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaldereta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_adobo
Good home cooking to me typically has a few things in common: It takes time and patience, somewhat of a tall order these days. There's nothing better than long-cooked food, whether it's French Coq au Vin or Pot-au-Feau, Vietnamese broth for pho, Filipino stews, Mexican Carnitas or tamales that take all day to fold, Italian Bollito, Bulgarian Sarmi, or stuffed cabbage (My Bulgarian grandma's cabbage rolls were phenomenal)
Good home cooked food is seasoned perfectly. When I'm talking seasoning, I'm talking salt. The salt should just bring out enough of the natural flavor of the ingredients, but by the time you're done eating you shouldn't have that slight burn on your tongue from too much salt. It takes years to understand how much to salt food.
You know good home cooking when you walk in the front door; there's the inevitable aroma of long-and-slow cooked onions and garlic, meat broth, tomato paste, fresh herbs, butter. There's nothing better than the smell of a roast in the oven, and it's a luxury that most of us have forgotten.
Good home cooking is perfectly cooked starches. I know that sounds ridiculous but for asians, there is nothing, NOTHING better than perfectly cooked rice. It's something that I've picked up and obsess about. It's rare to find in restaurants. Or perfectly cooked pasta, or smashed potatoes with plenty of butter and a little cream.
The ultimate test for a cook is a properly made sauce. This is what separates the good cook from the amazing cook. A 7 hour bolognese sauce. A perfect tomato sauce, simmered with love. A butter sauce to go with fish or milanesa, a perfect Thanksgiving gravy.
Good cooking is a meditative process. The emphasis should not be on "how do I do this faster", but "how much attention can I give this?". It is is a mode of being that is lost on most women. Think about a man tinkering on an engine, or building a model, or re-wiring a circuit board. That same level of intent and concentration is required for good home cooking.
Modern American girls are so far behind in all categories, they have no idea how much catching up they have to do. If you're a man set on heading a family, it's your responsibility to ensure your wife has the above mentioned competence in the culinary arts, or at least she should be working towards proficiency. Otherwise, pump n dump.
Let's hear some other examples of good home cooking made by the girl you were with.
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