Cooking with a Chef
@macayada (1497)
Cavite City, Philippines
January 9, 2021 10:20pm CST
My son is a chef. Oftentimes we argue in cooking. He does not agree with my old-fashioned way of cooking. With gathered long time tricks,secrets, my beliefs in all my recipes he always opposes. But then whenever he tastes my dish good he will ask "how did you do that?" then I will answer him, "well just a simple dish that no one believes because it's from my native province.He is doing plating and what I do is just dump my cooked food on a serving plate and he doesn't like that way, and I told him that it's just like boodle fight serving which is actually a way in a remote areas because they do not have enough plates for a number of visitors most especially in a feast and this boodle type of serving is now being done and recreated followed by so many in rich people parties and the like and that's primitive
and now being requested as a kind of serving on top of a table. But of course because of the covid it is again an unacceptable way.
and now being requested as a kind of serving on top of a table. But of course because of the covid it is again an unacceptable way.16 people like this
15 responses
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Jan 21
You are lucky to have a son who knows how to cook. I can only cook the basics so I am happy to have someone with me who can cook.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
10 Jan 21
@macayada how did he learn to cook? did you teach him the basics? did he enroll in culinary school?
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
10 Jan 21
He told me he wants to be a pilot when he was 5 years old then an engineer in elementary to build his house and tourism to go places in highschool and so I wonder why he is cooking now, does he really has the passion for it or he took it because he loves eating. He frequents in fastfood chains and back home with takeout.
or he took it because he loves eating. He frequents in fastfood chains and back home with takeout.4 people like this
@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
10 Jan 21
@hereandthere He finished B.S in International Hospitality Management with specialization in Cruise Line Operations in Culinary Arts. He is totally unaware of the basics in cooking, he only knew how to cook hard boiled egg during that time 
. I think his perseverance to work and have salary, his willingness to learn and he is also very friendly, he found his way to work in a hotel and a restaurant but due to pandemic his work stopped and now he is on-line selling what he cooks and deliver it by himself.
. I think his perseverance to work and have salary, his willingness to learn and he is also very friendly, he found his way to work in a hotel and a restaurant but due to pandemic his work stopped and now he is on-line selling what he cooks and deliver it by himself.3 people like this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
10 Jan 21
@macayada you can also look at it as the best of both worlds
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@kaylachan (71786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan 21
People who take a professional interest in something, often turn into a bit of a control freak. Well, not always, but most of the time. Mostly because they think, because they're getting paid for it, their way is best.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
10 Jan 21
Along the way from his young desires up to mature thinking of what will give him stability for his future is always our priority as parents, supporting him in his ambitions and decisions which is our main role. And it is our peace of mind as we see our children standing firm in the direction of their chosen path in having financial security and independence. If he fails, we always see to it he has his alternative.
@Deepizzaguy (104150)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jan 21
The old fashioned way of cooking is the best of all time.
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@Deepizzaguy (104150)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Jan 21
@macayada That is nice to know since my late mom said when she was a teen she learned her cooking skills from an Asian cook in Panama City Panama.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
11 Jan 21
@Deepizzaguy Try to cook one of her favorite dishes so that you will always feel her presence.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
10 Jan 21
Yes it is, the patience and the art in the cooking preparation is tempting and amazing. If you have watched how the streetfoods are being prepared in other countries specifically Asians, by just watching or observing you will already drool. Their streetfood has been cooking from old times up to this generation.
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@ZedSmart (19786)
• Philippines
10 Jan 21
@macayada Good you mention that pickled fish. One time, during high school days, we were group of students invited to the house of our teacher to get school materials. We took our lunch there but before that my teacher let me to broil the pickled fish he had at home and I saw little thing in there moving (I think you know what I mean). I told him if I still cook it and he said to me to just shut up and continue what I'm doing. 
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
10 Jan 21
I'm pretty territorial. I don't really like to share stove with others. When I cook, it would only be me. When others cook, I let them cook. I don't feel like the space is huge enough for everyone to cook. They're welcome to help with the preparation though.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
10 Jan 21
When my son cooks, I do the preparation of all he needs and just the same when I am the one in-charge but the unfair part is, I do all the washing of the pots, pans, utensils
because he does the deliveries and buying of the materials. That's the tandem.
because he does the deliveries and buying of the materials. That's the tandem.1 person likes this
@xstitcher (32703)
• Petaluma, California
9 Feb 21
I am not much of a cook myself.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
5 Feb 21
No, all food cooked are sold and for sale and the only food left to eat is always hard boiled eggs. The stove is always occupied. When my son stopped working due to pandemic he sell food online.
. The stove is always occupied. When my son stopped working due to pandemic he sell food online.
@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
21 Feb 21
There are those restaurant owners which I watched in You Tube that they even go to remote provinces to see what are their native dishes so that they can get the recipe and the style of cooking or how being prepared. They take the technique and just put a twist on it and with that they can have it served in their restaurants.
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
14 Jan 21
Yes, we are both noisy in the kitchen. If people hear us outside they will not know who is older because we talk like as if we're of the same age. "You're crazy mom - no I'm not you're the one". "Stay away with me-no mom you better rest and I'll finish it"
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@thelme55 (77165)
• Germany
16 Feb 21
I am sure I will like your cooking. I love the Filipino traditional way of cooking. For me, rice cooked in a wood fire is more delicious than cooking in the rice cooker. That’s nice to have a chef at home so you don’t have to cook oftentimes.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
15 Jan 21
I'm sure he learned alot from you, even if he doesn't want to admit it. He sounds like a great son.
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@Bubba90 (1755)
• Indonesia
1 Mar 21
must be very happy to have son is great in terms of cooking, even though there are differences of opinion, I really like the ancestral recipes, the taste of natural and delicious cooking, I like to ask my grandmother and my mother about ancient recipes so that these recipes are not lost or extinct 
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