For me, cooking is not only a means to an end but a way of realizing creative ideas and creating something new. Once you reach a certain age and have gained all the basic knowledge you need to cook a proper meal, a wonderful new period of life starts. It is a time of trying out new recipes and unusual combinations in order to develop you own unique taste. The wonderful thing about cooking is that there is an infinite number of variations and yet every one of these meals is slightly different. There are no two meals that taste exactly the same due to the fact that by adding just a pinch of a certain spice or another ingredient you can change the taste of something completely. That is why preparing food never gets boring to me and the final outcome is always a surprise. As not only the process of cooking but also the tasting are special experiences, inviting friends to come and eat with you can be a wonderful opportunity to spend time together. In short, cooking is much more than just a tedious chore, provided you take your time to explore and create something that has the potential to make people happy.
I just stumbled across these pictures on derStandard.at and thought they excelently fit the cooking-topic :-) A New York artist and a photographer created a food map of different countries and continents - if you ask me, they were more than successful!!
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