Is cooking an art?

We can make cooking an art, as we have all these colorful vegetables and fruits and we can arrange them in so many ways. What if all food were the same color and taste? We would survive, but the eating would not be the same pleasure. Or if we human beings had planned a fruit factory? It would probably cause a lot of pollution and smell terrible and make a lot of noise... Instead, we have great fruit "factories" - trees - who clean the air, produce delicious fruits that have the nourishment we need and makes us healthy and add colors and beauty to our meals and smell good too. Our Creator, who made all these beautiful things that grow silently, not making any noise, and add pleasure to our life, is the greatest artist. We can see His works of art everywhere if we meditate on them. Yes, we have been created with the ability to be creative and artistic. That would not be necessary if we had evolved, would it? So the thanks should go to the Creator who planned it all so wonderfully.. Let's enjoy the beauty in our food!!

Hi,marguicha First, I must tell you I agree to you opinion that the cooking is an art. When I was a boy, I'd like all food that my mother cooked. One reason is our family very poor when I was a little boy, another reason is my mother has good cooking skill. Now, I marriaged, I am able to cook myself for our family and I like cooking very much. Let's talk about Chinese food. We knew, it has different tastes when we cut the vegetables into different types, for example, dices, quarters, gores, slices, cubes,and so on. And different people make different dinners when they use the same food ingredients and the same cooking pan. Different pan , different fire, different water, and different mood all effects the quality of the food. So I think, cooking is absolutely an art! If someone has different opinions, we can discuss this topic. Ulanhad, from China.

hi marguicha, yes you are right, cooking also art,but i do not say it is art other than gods gift, all does not cook good food, the tastes differ from hand to hand and according to the mixing of the items, the same food made by different people may have different tastes,that's why hotel people are paying high salaries for their best cooks,have a nice day.

A lot of people consider food to be an art me? All I can do is try but I love it when I cook something and the plate I make for my husband comes out really pretty and he has a great big smile on his face l.o.l. But true And I like to make the salad all pretty and if I make tacos I love to try and get them to look like the ones from the restaraunt

I think cooking is really an art. It will need someone's crative mind to make new dishes and make the plating more palatable to the eaters. When there are occassions in out house, I try my best to make the design good.

If you saw (or maybe have seen ?) the movie named Ratatouille , then you know food is really an art. When You taste the food , you can feel the flavors of the ingredients , you also feel special flavors that comes from the way the food was prepared. Making food takes some creativity if you make something new or innovative, especially in the high levels like in "master chef" TV program. You get some ingredients and you need to make a good meal that will impress the judges. Ummmm...well , preparing food is like playing a piano or painting : you have some materials you can work with and you have many different things you can do with them :)

If I am in a mood, I will try to make the dish look very tempting to eat. Otherwise just finish making and set on table. But cooking is for sure an art and can get us good friends and good name too.

Of course it is an art,7 i do like for my food to look appetizing to people. I think food that looks good will trmpt u more than anything. I'm not very fancy w/just me but try to do better if i have company.

Yes cooking is indeed an ancient art. Art is not only in making your favorite food on the table, the preparation of everything in the recipe and cooking it is an art itself. I have a friend who is a chef and I enjoy helping him prepare his secret recipes. Of course I never get to know how he mixes some of it, but I find it fun doing all the slicing and cutting for him whenever there is an occasion in our district and he is the head chef. He specializes in Italian and Chinese dishes. Gee, now I'm hungry.

Hi Marg, indeed cooking is like an art. One of my uncles had gone to the university of culinary just to become a good chef. I had learned to cook some dishes from him. He really is making me feel amazed at how he able to cook from scratch and turned them into some delicious and beautifully decorated dishes. Although it looks simple but i think i am unable to make my dishes as nice as his one since i haven't learned my cooking lesson in depth yet. But, i will always trying to cook the best i can, when i want to serve my friends or relatives.

Yes,cooking is indeed an art. Presentation can make any dish however bland, tasty! My forte is salads and deserts. I have a device known as melon baller which I use for making round shaped scoops from fruits specially mango and melon. Boiled beetroot scoops when placed on salads give them a nice look. I also create my own recipes which invariably turn out yummy!

hi, for me i think cooking is an art too,because you still need to make a presentable food and of course to make delightful taste of the food,actually i still don't experience to feel pain while in preparing dishes.i love to cook but when i am in the mood.

Yes not only cooking but all things are art in life like talking, making friends etc.

Yes I believe it is an art for some. For those who try to make their food look good and taste good then it is an art. I can't see myself doing this because for me its just about eating it. As soon as its done all I care about is that it tastes good and that I'm hungry!

To me, cooking is very much an art. The challenge is getting food to look appetizing as well as be that way. This can involve color, strategic placing of food, and one's own artistic design in manipulation of food. I have to get a good impression of food I make for company and my family as well.

Yes, cooking is indeed an art. Of course, we can always cook delicious dishes but how you present them, also matters a lot. A well presented food is better appreciated and in fact presentation will also create a big impact on our appetite. That is why, it is also important to serve them well and not only that, your friends will surely be amazed by the way your serve it.

It has evolved to be, originally the idea is just to feed people, then to taste good, but now as I watch these culinary shows, they really take as much time as making the food taste wonderful as it looks visually appealing. It make sense, because our eyes would be the first to judge the food and will try the food if it looks good. But I believe if you are just trying to feed people, and not impress judges, tasting better benefits more than looking better.

Hi friend, cooking is really a great art, i am interested in it, we can cook variety of dishes based on our interest and decorate it in a good way, which makes others to get tempt with our food

Cooking, to me, is an art. When I bake I do try to make my food look as good as possible. I know it doesn't really make a difference with taste, but I like my food to look as good as it tastes! :)

Wish i can cook like you do ! I know how to cook a little but i don't really have the passion for it , guess passion in eating only..lol !