Ah...The kitchen!
This is the Shangri-La of chefs, foodies, and all people who love to eat worldwide. It is the place where the food transforms itself into a wonderful, aromatic creation. You have the aromas of spices, the smells of cooking food, and the whiffs of the most delicious desserts permeating the air. A Shangri-La, is associated with immortals, it is a place, where there is eternal bliss. But the kitchen is no ordinary Shangri-La, my friends.
This should be the only place of eternal bliss on earth, which has its own woes when you work in it! Here is a list of the most common kitchen woes, that any cook would face:
Woe No. 1:
Too many cooks, seriously spoil the broth!
It is seriously annoying, to have people randomly stride into the kitchen, and taste what you cook, and pass comments like: "Can be cooked some more," when you have perfectly cooked food, or "Needs salt!", when you know you've added enough! No, you may think, and say that the person is just passing an opinion. Oh no! This is totally different! It's annoying when one says this, and the other finds too much salt, and so on, and so forth. Wouldn't you agree?
Woe No. 2:
Loss of attention due to random or not-so-random things.
Oh my God! This is one of the worst ones yet. You lose a whole lot of previously good food to an ongoing TV show or just an "unexpected phenomenon" that causes a perfectly cooking dish to spoil. It's like this - assume you have a perfect pot of cooking rice on the stove. You turn away for 'just a second', and then you find that the rice has burnt to a crisp from the bottom. Now look at it this way. You have your favorite TV show going on, and you have a bowl of something in in your hand. One moment, you turn to look at the telly, and the next moment, you've dropped the bowl. Why do these seriously addicting and engaging dramas like Bigg Boss even air on TV?
Woe No. 3:
Cleaning the kitchen after you cook.
OK, this one may not sound like a woe, but it seriously is one. Cooking is a lovely activity for the mind as well as the soul! It is way to subtly show-off, it is also a way to rest after a long day. It is a way to alleviate the feelings of anger and sadness, and is time where you put all your concentration on the food. Anger, sadness and all negative emotions are removed when you know you are a good cook and you eat your own food after a long day. But wait! They all come back when you see that you've left the kitchen in a bad mess and have to clean it all up. After a long day, you still have work to do. No wonder moms complain all the time!
Woe No. 4:
"The recipe was not what I thought it to be!"
This one's a real incident. It was a fine day when the (worst) idea of making ice-cream struck me. I had seen a lovely recipe of pomegranate ice-cream in the divine Nigella's cookbook. It seemed like a simple one, until the final stage, where the ice-cream was harder than rock itself. The first thing, was that it asked for a large amount of full-fat cream. Fine, not a problem. The second step was to mix a certain amount of pomegranate juice, and whisk the cream. The cream looked more white than pink, not as shown the frightfully delicious-looking picture. The third, and final step was to pop it in the freezer, in a tray. The final product turned out to be rock-hard ice-cream, and I had to chuck the lot into the bin, including the tray. Since then, I have had to check recipes over and over again, before trying it out.
Woe no. 5:
Trying out food.
This one is very, very dangerous. You're a good cook, and you want to taste a little of your dish to see for errors. Fine. That one little bite is so good, that you keep on trying it out, for a various number of errors. That tasting spoon keeps going out of the dis, and in your mouth, until you find that there is hardly anything left for the eternally hungry diners. Let's look at the positive side. The things you gain, are more weight, and more embarrassment.
These are some very common ones, and I bet you, that there will be a thousand more, and that too, per person. Beware! This quote by Mason Cooley is so true:
"No Chaos, No creation. Evidence: The kitchen at mealtime."
This is the Shangri-La of chefs, foodies, and all people who love to eat worldwide. It is the place where the food transforms itself into a wonderful, aromatic creation. You have the aromas of spices, the smells of cooking food, and the whiffs of the most delicious desserts permeating the air. A Shangri-La, is associated with immortals, it is a place, where there is eternal bliss. But the kitchen is no ordinary Shangri-La, my friends.
This should be the only place of eternal bliss on earth, which has its own woes when you work in it! Here is a list of the most common kitchen woes, that any cook would face:
Woe No. 1:
Too many cooks, seriously spoil the broth!
It is seriously annoying, to have people randomly stride into the kitchen, and taste what you cook, and pass comments like: "Can be cooked some more," when you have perfectly cooked food, or "Needs salt!", when you know you've added enough! No, you may think, and say that the person is just passing an opinion. Oh no! This is totally different! It's annoying when one says this, and the other finds too much salt, and so on, and so forth. Wouldn't you agree?
Woe No. 2:
Loss of attention due to random or not-so-random things.
Oh my God! This is one of the worst ones yet. You lose a whole lot of previously good food to an ongoing TV show or just an "unexpected phenomenon" that causes a perfectly cooking dish to spoil. It's like this - assume you have a perfect pot of cooking rice on the stove. You turn away for 'just a second', and then you find that the rice has burnt to a crisp from the bottom. Now look at it this way. You have your favorite TV show going on, and you have a bowl of something in in your hand. One moment, you turn to look at the telly, and the next moment, you've dropped the bowl. Why do these seriously addicting and engaging dramas like Bigg Boss even air on TV?
Woe No. 3:
Cleaning the kitchen after you cook.
OK, this one may not sound like a woe, but it seriously is one. Cooking is a lovely activity for the mind as well as the soul! It is way to subtly show-off, it is also a way to rest after a long day. It is a way to alleviate the feelings of anger and sadness, and is time where you put all your concentration on the food. Anger, sadness and all negative emotions are removed when you know you are a good cook and you eat your own food after a long day. But wait! They all come back when you see that you've left the kitchen in a bad mess and have to clean it all up. After a long day, you still have work to do. No wonder moms complain all the time!
Woe No. 4:
"The recipe was not what I thought it to be!"
This one's a real incident. It was a fine day when the (worst) idea of making ice-cream struck me. I had seen a lovely recipe of pomegranate ice-cream in the divine Nigella's cookbook. It seemed like a simple one, until the final stage, where the ice-cream was harder than rock itself. The first thing, was that it asked for a large amount of full-fat cream. Fine, not a problem. The second step was to mix a certain amount of pomegranate juice, and whisk the cream. The cream looked more white than pink, not as shown the frightfully delicious-looking picture. The third, and final step was to pop it in the freezer, in a tray. The final product turned out to be rock-hard ice-cream, and I had to chuck the lot into the bin, including the tray. Since then, I have had to check recipes over and over again, before trying it out.
Woe no. 5:
Trying out food.
This one is very, very dangerous. You're a good cook, and you want to taste a little of your dish to see for errors. Fine. That one little bite is so good, that you keep on trying it out, for a various number of errors. That tasting spoon keeps going out of the dis, and in your mouth, until you find that there is hardly anything left for the eternally hungry diners. Let's look at the positive side. The things you gain, are more weight, and more embarrassment.
These are some very common ones, and I bet you, that there will be a thousand more, and that too, per person. Beware! This quote by Mason Cooley is so true:
"No Chaos, No creation. Evidence: The kitchen at mealtime."
So true.Written from heart and practical experience:)
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