Do you know how to cook?

[iris]

Do you know how to cook? How did you learn? What kind of cuisine can you make? "Your" own or some other kind?

My parents are really great cooks and I remember helping my mother out in the kitchen when I was really young, making dumplings and whatnot. I have baby pictures of me sitting in a high chair - shirtless (why mom why?) and covered in flour with my own little rolling pin. I can make Chinese, some Japanese, most Western, some European foods. I'd like to learn Indian. I'm thinking of signing up for classes at the Culinary Institute in NYC.

[tapestrybabe]

on an everyday basis... i dont like cooking... altho i like cooking on special occasions... like holidays... and when i do make a special meal... i like using a cookbooks... and like, when it comes to making something new... i always have to follow the directions EXACTLY how its written in the book...

anyways... cooking can be fun...
i took a korean cooking class in ny once...
and i thought that was interesting...

[lethal]

I love to cook. Its really my own creations and a few things my mom taught me. Plus I try new recepies all the time.

[AliBabaIncorporated]

i love cooking. my relatives taught me malaysian and some indian-malaysian stuff. but i never ate chinese growing up, so I can't cook it too correctly. except for jiaozi, which i got good at.

[BaiginLong]

wish I could
need to learn as soon as possible heh

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by iris@Feb 8 2003, 10:06 PM
Do you know how to cook? How did you learn? What kind of cuisine can you make? "Your" own or some other kind?

My parents are really great cooks and I remember helping my mother out in the kitchen when I was really young, making dumplings and whatnot. I have baby pictures of me sitting in a high chair - shirtless (why mom why?) and covered in flour with my own little rolling pin. I can make Chinese, some Japanese, most Western, some European foods. I'd like to learn Indian. I'm thinking of signing up for classes at the Culinary Institute in NYC.
My favorite, most efficient, and only cooking method has proven successful in the area of culinary preparation all through my years at college:

Push 'Time'
Push in amount of time needed/wanted.
Hit 'Start'.
Finally, you wait (this is the hardest part)

[BaiginLong]

Originally posted by FrozenPizza@Feb 9 2003, 01:21 PM
Originally posted by iris@Feb 8 2003, 10:06 PM
Do you know how to cook? How did you learn? What kind of cuisine can you make? "Your" own or some other kind?

My parents are really great cooks and I remember helping my mother out in the kitchen when I was really young, making dumplings and whatnot. I have baby pictures of me sitting in a high chair - shirtless (why mom why?) and covered in flour with my own little rolling pin. I can make Chinese, some Japanese, most Western, some European foods. I'd like to learn Indian. I'm thinking of signing up for classes at the Culinary Institute in NYC.
My favorite, most efficient, and only cooking method has proven successful in the area of culinary preparation all through my years at college:

Push 'Time'
Push in amount of time needed/wanted.
Hit 'Start'.
Finally, you wait (this is the hardest part)
besides microwavology
I also know how to bake cookies
hehe and that's about it

actually I know enough to survive if necessary but I don't consider it cooking unless I can actually make something fairly impressive

[teaz0r]

the way into a man's pants is to feed him
till he has to unbutton his pants to breathe.
therefore i cook.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by pipSy@Feb 9 2003, 12:57 PM
the way into a man's pants is to feed him
till he has to unbutton his pants to breathe.
therefore i cook.
Prevention is better than cure. I always unbutton my pants before I eat.

[jimbo]

I'm a self taught cook, And I also watch a lot of cookery programmes on t.v.

My speciality is probably a chicken and pumpkin stew.

[kimpossible]

Scary, I had ordered the admission forms to CIA. Still got the video intro to the school they sent me in a closet. I swear I've been cloned and improved. Iris is like the younger, perfected 2nd generation model and I'm the faulty, obsolete prototype.

But onto food. I can make most of your basic Japanese foods. Noodle salads, tenpura, varied types of sushi, okonomiyaki, miso, kimpira sauteed veggies, I don't need the prepared kanpyo I can make it myself, etc. I don't make sukiyaki because it never comes out like my grandmother's so why bother.

Don't do a lot of Western cooking these days but I think my dessert making ability far exceeeds my savory cooking, though I'm familiar with the traditional culinary methods as my Western 'cookbooks' are actually culinary textbook. It's more along the lines of method over specific recipe. My knife skills aren't too shabby and I'm pretty snobby when it comes to cutlery. Henckels Five Star is a standby but I've had my eye on this fabu solid steel Wusthof set.

Chinese Food. Well, I learn from two sources. Mainly I learn from older Chinese moms which I think is better than any book. Nothing fancy, no measuring, just solid food. Off the top of my head without any recipe I can make most breads, prepare seafood, a lot of soups, pai gu, most veggies, dumpling things like jiao zi or guo tie. I think the most complex things I've made are longevity peach dou sa bao and a vegetarian chicken roll made from dou fu pi (tofu skins). The most time consuming is zhong zi. I can make my own tofu and dou jiang pretty easily. I honestly don't go for fancy or complex, my priority is taste and ingredient quality. Whenever possible I try to make it myself to ensure food quality, like making my own jiao zu pi (dumpling skins). I do have some recipe books and prefer the series offered by Wei Chuan. It has Chinese and English for all recipes so if I don't understand the English I can look at the Chinese and if I don't understand the Chinese I can look at the English.

Cooking can be a chore for me since I have to do it all the time, but for the most part I really enjoy it, especially when I have time and tackle a complex dish or master a sauce or technique.

[BaiginLong]

oh man zhong zi rule

[AznYam]

All i cook is steak with A1, pasta wiht alfredo or marinara, rice, chicken with garlic sauce and then i rotate between these meals every meal and i've been doing this since the beginning of the year and it's killing me. Man cannot live on pasta and rice alone! Man need woman cook or else man die because man is never grateful that have something to eat because man is never hungry. Hunger is the best spice. I feel dizzy.

[lethal]

Cooking was a great way to impress girls in college. I learned just to get women...it was almost a survival technique for me.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Feb 9 2003, 08:43 PM
Cooking was a great way to impress girls in college. I learned just to get women...it was almost a survival technique for me.
Really? Maybe I should learn how to cook. So far I've been getting by with offering to write their papers.... :frown: :unsure: :P

[Chris]

Hmm where to start with me.

I can cook most Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Thai dishes.

I make killer dessert for people.

My specialty is Asian Fusion. I tend to "fuse" a lot of Asian ingrediants to everyday dishes. (Ming Tsai is my mentor on TV

Also do a lot of Neuvo Latin food. :)

[applehead]

Originally posted by FrozenPizza@Feb 9 2003, 01:16 PM
Originally posted by pipSy@Feb 9 2003, 12:57 PM
the way into a man's pants is to feed him
till he has to unbutton his pants to breathe.
therefore i cook.
Prevention is better than cure. I always unbutton my pants before I eat.
:lol: :lol:


i used to love cooking.
then i became forced to do it.
i guess i would love it if it's not a chore.
maybe that's why i love baking much more.
because you don't really need to have
cake and cookies.
i'm more into baking.
oh yes, i bake a mean cheesecake.

has anyone else noticed, that the food you cook
doesn't taste as good compared to the food
someone else makes for you?
even if it's the same recipe?
i think cooking makes me lose my appetite.

[LoneSwordsman]

yes i can
not too well though
because i might forget an ingredient
:ph34r:

[Hanuman]

I love to cook. I can only cook western food though, the extent of my Thai cooking is rice with hot dogs, or rice and canned sardines in tomato sauce.

Cooking for girls is smooth, you're already at your house only a few scant feet away from the bedroom, you can both get sloshed, since no ones driving she's impressed that you're going through the effort of cooking, you control the atmosphere, you're golden.

[teaz0r]

Originally posted by Tawee@Feb 10 2003, 06:38 PM
I love to cook. I can only cook western food though, the extent of my Thai cooking is rice with hot dogs, or rice and canned sardines in tomato sauce.

Cooking for girls is smooth, you're already at your house only a few scant feet away from the bedroom, you can both get sloshed, since no ones driving she's impressed that you're going through the effort of cooking, you control the atmosphere, you're golden.
p'Tawee bah!

ahahhahah

plaa ka-pong! sardines on rice -_-
you're soooo thai. and rice&hotdog
ahahahhaha

tu-rade!

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by pipSy@Feb 10 2003, 07:13 AM
Originally posted by Tawee@Feb 10 2003, 06:38 PM
I love to cook.  I can only cook western food though, the extent of my Thai cooking is rice with hot dogs, or rice and canned sardines in tomato sauce.

Cooking for girls is smooth, you're already at your house only a few scant feet away from the bedroom,  you can both get sloshed, since no ones driving she's impressed that you're going through the effort of cooking, you control the atmosphere, you're golden.
p'Tawee bah!

ahahhahah

plaa ka-pong! sardines on rice -_-
you're soooo thai. and rice&hotdog
ahahahhaha

tu-rade!
Hahaha,

nong pip dong sawn se. Teach me! I'd love to expand my thai cooking skills, and I mean beyond Mama noodles or kow tom (soupy rice) and moo yong!

[teaz0r]

make curry si kha.

it's so easy to make, buy the curry paste, check it online here (http://importfood.com/chilipaste_cookingsauces.html),
i recommend the mae ploy and lobo brands, the rest kinda
taste like shit.

curry + coconut milk (Kati) + meat and a dash of nam plaa.
and you're set. that's what alllllll the thai restaurants use in the states.
nobody really makes their own curry paste from scratch, too many ingredients.

Mae Ploy brand is great for green, red curry paste.

and Lobo is great for rice, prik thai gratiem, and panang.


yah man panang is good shit.

or Khao Nah Gai... you know that? Rice Face Chicken?
:>

[Hanuman]

Bwhahahahaha!!! Nong Pip!!! You're killing me. I'm sitting here stuffing my face with animal crackers and reading this crap. I laughed so hard I spit up a blob of animal paste!!! Talok mag!

Chicken face rice! Hahahahaha
When we were kids my brother and I would laugh hysterically at Lard Nah - In your face! Hahahaha. Thanks for the recipe, kup kun kha! I betcha it's aroi mag!

[teaz0r]

Originally posted by Tawee@Feb 10 2003, 08:00 PM
Bwhahahahaha!!! Nong Pip!!! You're killing me. I'm sitting here stuffing my face with animal crackers and reading this crap. I laughed so hard I spit up a blob of animal paste!!! Talok mag!

Chicken face rice! Hahahahaha
When we were kids my brother and I would laugh hysterically at Lard Nah - In your face! Hahahaha. Thanks for the recipe, kup kun kha! I betcha it's aroi mag!
animal paste. AHAHAHAHHAHAHA.


and you got the "kha" down :>
verrrrry cute :)

[moschikat]

*giggles*

i almost thought we had a Thai thread going there for a bit?

ngong maak. ma jer e-pip and Tawee karoke-Thai typing, at least i can kao jai :P

Mnfngh. After this weekend . . . . yeah, I can cook again. But I think I enjoy tenderizing meat/chicken/poultry (anything moving when i'm in a bad mood) <_< - stress relief with a meat cleaver. yeah.

And baking. Baking is soothing, and it smells nicer :) From scratch of course! (peeling garlic too, is also soothing, this - i have no idea why . . . )

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by moschikat@Feb 10 2003, 11:57 AM
*giggles*

i almost thought we had a Thai thread going there for a bit?

ngong maak. ma jer e-pip and Tawee karoke-Thai typing, at least i can kao jai :P

Mnfngh. After this weekend . . . . yeah, I can cook again. But I think I enjoy tenderizing meat/chicken/poultry (anything moving when i'm in a bad mood) <_< - stress relief with a meat cleaver. yeah.

And baking. Baking is soothing, and it smells nicer :) From scratch of course! (peeling garlic too, is also soothing, this - i have no idea why . . . )
Baking? Nah lak jiang ler Kha!

Tam pur Tawee doai na kha! Especially if your making chocolate chip cookies!

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by pipSy@Feb 10 2003, 08:15 AM
Originally posted by Tawee@Feb 10 2003, 08:00 PM
Bwhahahahaha!!! &nbsp;Nong Pip!!! &nbsp;You're killing me. &nbsp;I'm sitting here stuffing my face with animal crackers and reading this crap. &nbsp;I laughed so hard I spit up a blob of animal paste!!! &nbsp;Talok mag! &nbsp;

Chicken face rice! &nbsp;Hahahahaha
When we were kids my brother and I would laugh hysterically at Lard Nah - In your face! &nbsp;Hahahaha. &nbsp;Thanks for the recipe, kup kun kha! &nbsp;I betcha it's aroi mag!
animal paste. AHAHAHAHHAHAHA.


and you got the "kha" down :>
verrrrry cute :)
I had a great teacher! :P

Kap khun kha!

By the way, that girl I was telling you about laughs when I say that, she says it sounds weird when I say it? Oh well. It's ok, it's a good thing that I'm laaw mag
:dance:

[amietron]

Originally posted by lethalweapon@Feb 9 2003, 08:43 PM
Cooking was a great way to impress girls in college. I learned just to get women...it was almost a survival technique for me.
I think hearing that would make Nick happy.

[Rogmok]

actually.. most of the guys i know, can cook better than the girls i know... oh, how the times have changed

[537]

I can cook a mean piece of toast.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

If I'm lucky, I boil a mean pot of water.

[Adaon]

:huh: I can pop a mean bag of popcorn? :o

[kimpossible]

If I'm lucky, I boil a mean pot of water.

I can pop a mean bag of popcorn? &nbsp;

I can cook a mean piece of toast.

Between FrozenPizza, Adaon and 537, they could make a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Feb 11 2003, 08:28 PM





Between FrozenPizza, Adaon and 537, they could make a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast.
No problem, just lemme bring the microwave.

[contra_diction]

oh ye! cooking is hella fun, i'd do it all the time if i could.. i just wish i was better at it. usually, my cooking's so bad that when they finish the appetizer and see and/ or smell the main dish (i cook), they're "full"
LIARS!
however, i did pass the filipino test.

[AltimaGTR]

I dont cook much, but I do sum simple fried rice, breakfast stuff, and BBQ whenever I feel like it. Oh, and I'm no stranger to the oven, either :D

[Fireblade]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Feb 11 2003, 08:28 PM





Between FrozenPizza, Adaon and 537, they could make a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast.
I can order a mean slice of pizza! :rolleyes:

[kimpossible]

Originally posted by Fireblade@Feb 11 2003, 10:26 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Feb 11 2003, 08:28 PM





Between FrozenPizza, Adaon and 537, they could make a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast.
I can order a mean slice of pizza! :rolleyes:
But the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner was popcorn and toast. Snoopy had to serve them all. That's speciesist.

[Fireblade]

Yes. Yes it is. We can't let dogs of the world, serve us dinner....

... :blink:

But that'd be pretty damn cool, if I had a dog that could bring me my beer.

"Hey Lassie. Hey girl! Be a good girl, and bring me a cold bottle of brew! GOOD GIRL!"

[Napoleon Chynamite]

I think I need to develop the habit of just simply answering the original question(s) at the beginning of each thread instead of driving each one completely off track.

so...

'Do you know how to cook?'

Answer: No, haha.

[537]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Feb 11 2003, 08:28 PM
Between FrozenPizza, Adaon and 537, they could make a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast.
LOL.

Actually I can cook. Just last night I made a mean bowl of Udon in soup with sukiyaki and bok choy.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by 537@Feb 12 2003, 02:03 PM
LOL.

Actually I can cook. Just last night I made a mean bowl of Udon in soup with sukiyaki and bok choy.
You traitor!!! Get out of our club, you disgust me.... :gross: :unsure: :cry:

[537]

I thought the club was whatever you cook, it just has to be MEAN?

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by 537@Feb 12 2003, 03:05 PM
I thought the club was whatever you cook, it just has to be MEAN?
Hmm...I will have to take your case to the board in order to discuss whether or not you will be dismissed...*goes back to eating cheap-ass TV dinner, adds more ketchup to fake eggs*

[Adaon]

Originally posted by FrozenPizza@Feb 12 2003, 03:19 PM
Hmm...I will have to take your case to the board in order to discuss whether or not you will be dismissed...*goes back to eating cheap-ass TV dinner, adds more ketchup to fake eggs*
-nods sagely while continuing to order his pizza over the phone-
true that, Hubies. Les, we're watching you cook/eat (Can I have some?:)) :ph34r:

[Miss_Apes]

I :luv: to cook! I learned from my mom, grandma, dad, aunt, and by reading recipe books.

[yoMAMA]

I know how to cook Ramon noodles!

That's about yet :lol:

[tvbdude]

I bet I will be a great cook if I watch my parents cook. alot of the stuff seems easy though

[Napoleon Chynamite]

Originally posted by Adaon@Feb 12 2003, 09:33 PM
-nods sagely while continuing to order his pizza over the phone-
true that, Hubies. Les, we're watching you cook/eat (Can I have some?:)) :ph34r:
Adaon, ur avatar is hypnotizing, I can't stop staring at it, it's like watching me... :P

[kangal]

i tried to use the wok once, but that damn oil popping on my arms and hands got fricking annoying...i never complained about mom's cooking after i realized how freaking PAINFUL it is to cook....

[purezero]

After watching FoodNetwork, I've always wanted to cook. I remember when I used to watch Julia Child or that one French guy (I can't remember his name) and I would just be amazed. And I remember helping around the kitchen, using the tips I picked up from the TV to correct my mom or whoever. Dumplings were fun to make, too!

But really, the only things I can really do without a cookbook or anything are:
- bread
- scrambled eggs
- spaghetti
- vegetable soup
- burgers
- ham (you know, the ones you see around Christmas or Thanksgiving)

And that's not including:
- canned soup
- ramen
- cup-o-noodles

I'm sure there's more, but I just can't think of anything.