When it comes to food, should we tell the chef/cook what we really think?

If I were a guest I would never criticise the food. I think it would be quite rude to do so. It's different in a restaurant if you are served a bad meal.

I don`t really like saying negative things to a chef not unless they asked me but I can`t pretend liking something I don`t like . If I like they see that I`ll finish up the food but if not then I don`t and leave it there

I think until and unless the dish has really come out bad, then only we should inform the host about it, else we should appreciate his/her efforts.

The same is true in other aspects of our lives. I recall a tale of a friend in the church choir being asked by another choir member how she did during a performance. My friend could honestly say that "it was one of your best performances that I have heard"! In cases like these, I personally think that a "little white lie" is understandable to spare a person's feelings.

This reminds me of my dad . . . he was brutally honest with my mom's cooking - and this seemed to be every night. Everything was too salty, too burned, too whatever. He saw it as constructive criticism, but really he never had anything positive to say about her cooking - I know it hurt my mom, but she was the type to never fight back.

For me my answer would be different for a restaurant verses a home cook/friend. If a restaurant asks me, what do I think? I'll give an honest answer. They could be testing a new food and really need the truthful insight. If they didn't ask? If it was awful just because it was cooked normal and not my fancy? No comment. I just wont order it again. If its something I had before and its clearly been messed up/cooked wrong, then I'd comment and point out the issue. I am paying for this meal and I don't want to pay for a mistake. If its a home cook/friend... and they ask, I'd be honest but polite. "like, its a little salty compared to what I usually eat..." something nice, and trying not to be rude. If they don't ask for an opinion? I'm not offering one unless its really good and I loved it!

I'm honest with everything, but especially food. Though, I don't eat anyones cooking besides mine, my moms, and resturants now, because of not liking anything others have ever made. But I agree, we have to say it in the nicest way possible. And then the chef /cook has to remember that everyones taste is different so just because one may not like something, doesn't mean it's necessarily bad.

Yes we need to be honest and say or tell everything to help the cook or chief to cook the dish better. I also want my family and friends to tell me honestly what they think how my cooking was, for me to perfect the taste of that certain dish.

If we say negatively it affects us only if they hurt and mix up more spices to the dish loljust kidding .jokes a part.i personally don't like to give any negative comments to them it is not home to ask what we want.they cook for lots of people sometimes mistake may happen. We go For one time dinner they work there only by giving negative comments they job may gone.they will be hurt with feelings.so better to not tell anything