Who cooks better in your family? Is it your Dad, your Mom, or you?

Quezon, Philippines
October 7, 2010 12:01pm CST
Or is it your other siblings? My mom is the best cook! We all love her most in-demand dish which is in local term "laing"[b][/b], but of course there are other varities especially on occassions like birthdays or New years eve! I try to imitate her cooking though I know have my own style and preference too.. How about in your family, who do you think is the best cook?
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@Ysabel (1201)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
My mom is a full-time careeer woman. I could not remember her cooking for us even when we were still young. We have lots of housemaids at home way back then that did the cooking for us. My dad however, during his rest days, was a home body and he has plenty of time to be in the kitchen! So my vote would go for him!
• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
Its nice to know that Ysabel! By the way, do you cook also? Do you have a passion for cooking?
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
really! and what is your specialty dish or dishes? do you have varities? or just stick to one favorite dish?
@Ysabel (1201)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
Hmmm.. in my younger years, yes. I was the only one among the 5 sisters in the family that knows how to cook. But honestly, I have not been in the kitchen for such a long time now that I am not sure if I still do know how to cook a good one! he he. But I am a good critic!
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
7 Oct 10
Not me, for sure ! I am the worst cook in the family ! Ha ha ! The best I can do is boil water. Even that, people don't have confidence on me. So, I have to go out to restaurants for lunch and dinner. Or, just be satisfied with those microwaveable packages.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
hi greenline! they say its never too late to learn a craft. as long as you have the passion for it, you'll learn in due time.
@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Oct 10
I do like my mom's cooking, and I like her all dishes . . . but she's not all about variety like I am. I like my cooking - but I wish I had the time to cook more specialty dishes (it's hard with 2 little kids) - so I hope to go back into it in the near future. I like cooking all sorts of stuff - of different cultures - and not cook them all the time so as not to get bored. My dad - ha - I laugh because he boasts that he can cook anything - yet he never cooks. When my mom went to the hospital for a few days one year when we were kids, he cooked the same friggin thing every night - hmmmm - hee hee.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
Hello much2say, wow! you say you can cook with variety? where did you learn to cook, if i may ask?
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@unique16 (1531)
• United States
7 Oct 10
Hello, I would say it was my Dad when he does cook. I am in 40 and cook for my children adn they are better than there grandmother on ex side of the family. Thanks and have a great day! Sincerley Unique16
• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
hi unique16, thanks for sharing! do you cook variety of dishes? and what is your specialty?
7 Oct 10
What about grandmother, grandfather or brothers and sisters? I think in my family grandmother is the best cook.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
Thanks for sharing, Demodulator! I don't have my grandparents with me in our house, its nice to know your grandmother cooks best!
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@elmsquie (78)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
my mom cooks all the time & I guess we're used to her menus. But my dad rarely cooks & but he does it best. =)
• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
thanks for sharing, elmsquie!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
I like that "laing" and my mom also is one of the best person i know who can cook laing so delicious. But,during our family reunion,me and my siblings cooks each special dishes. It's always good that we know how to cook,then everyone has something to cook.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
hello jaiho! nothing beats |laing| for me... really love this dish! .... what's your specialty then during your family reunion? do you usually share or contribute a dish? and what is it in particular?
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
My speciality goes with pasta ( linguine,fettuccine,spaghetti,baked and salads) With vegetables,my mom loves the way i cook "chopsuey " uhmnnn..i feels hungry now
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
wow! and i feel hungry too! i am not really a very "pasta" person, but i like white sauce than red sauce... and chopsuey is very healthy, I love it too!
@amanca (91)
• Italy
8 Oct 10
Without dout: my mother! She's the best. My father is also good, but she has that magic "something" with a very original mind that can create a good dinner even with the simplest ingredients ever. I simply can't cook. I suck at it: I just use the microwave...lol
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@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
7 Oct 10
My mom certainly, because she is the one who cooks every day. My father and my brother don't really cook, and I can only cook a few things, and I do this only when my mother is not home. She can cook everything, and I never met a person who didn't like what my mother did. So in our family my mom is the best cook, and I can say the only cook. She got her talent from my grandma, who also cooks very well.
• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
so its runs in your family, i guess! you can also learn and it takes time though. thanks for sharing!
@skylark35 (384)
• United States
8 Oct 10
My mom always cook the san 5 things I like to cooking new kinds of thing.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
you could search here in the internet, there are plenty of dishes that are easy to prepare and cook. look for simple ones that will definitely suit your taste and your cooking time. give it a try, skylark!
• Philippines
7 Oct 10
We all know how to cook at home.. I am a good imitator and I cook best among them all...lol..
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• Quezon, Philippines
7 Oct 10
ha ha ha... really clash! its nice to know that!
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• Philippines
7 Oct 10
I know how to cook but my hubby is the best !i only know little recipe , he only teach me how to cook. But my mother is the best cook . She knows a lot of recipe to be cook. I love her when she cooks the old way!
• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
great! that is so nice to hear from you yeyefrv! welcome to mylot and enjoy your stay here! keep posting!
• India
7 Oct 10
Its my dad who cooks better than my mom but he cooks only occasionally, like on brithdays or festival or holidays, once in a month sometimes. I feel my mom food is just the same all days, no difference. I am quite bored eating food cooked by her. I do cook myself sometimes but I suck at it. My sister also cooks good...mostly its my dad then my sister and my mom...
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
hi rainbowinthesky! certainly one could cook better than the other one! are you trying to learn to know how to cook also? or would you rather eat those cooked my your family members?
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@paige4evr (118)
• Estonia
7 Oct 10
My Mom by far. She's great at cooking. Maybe I will be too someday. But as for now I cannot cook at all! I've tried sometimes but it just never works out when I attempt to cook something. So now I haven't even tried to for a long time. But I guess someday I will have to learn to cook better.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
Yes, you will learn someday. It takes some time. Its a learning process, like a trial and error thing. You cannot do it good just by trying to do it once. Its a process.
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
7 Oct 10
My father was never the cook of the family. his talents were at the barbecue grill. i would never say that i was a better cook than my mother. my mother was always the cook at our house.
• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
hello sender621, you should love your mother for that, ha ha!
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
8 Oct 10
I my family I think my mom cooking better. Because they always made good dishes and also they make tasty foods always. So my all family members like this food. I am also like to cook but I am not good in cooking. Because I need some experiment in cooking. So when nobody will be at home then I try to doing some experience in cooking. And I hope I will be cooking well something.
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@liza21 (180)
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
My dad for me is the best chef... I love his dishes... He's really the one cooking at home and my mom really don't know how to cook. I missed his dishes since he passed away 4 years ago.
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
i'm sorry to hear about the passing away of your father, liza. i'm sure you do miss him! don't worry, if it runs in the genes, you will learn to be a good cook also! its a trial and error thing. just be patient!
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
Hmm.. our cook in the family is my mom. She cooks a lot of delicious foods. Very yummy hehehe... ^.^
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
hello annemellanie, that makes me miss my mom some more! she cooks the best!
• Philippines
8 Oct 10
my mom is the best cook for me! :) i love almost all of her dishes.from pinoy food to italian and callos is her in demand dish :) i love her so much! :)
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• Quezon, Philippines
8 Oct 10
wow! plenty of dishes to choose from! .. you should ask your mom to teach you! if i'm on your shoes, I would surely have gained weight for I love eating!
@soholino (56)
• Bulgaria
8 Oct 10
I believe in my family it's my mother. Because the only one who uses to cook in my family is me and the only meal I can prepare is a pizza.
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