how did u learn cooking?

@rsp9098 (755)
India
January 25, 2007 9:40pm CST
from parents or using recipe book?
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11 responses
@madcat08 (287)
• Canada
26 Jan 07
I learned from my husband and on my own. I didn't know how to cook till I was 24-25. It was sad.
• India
26 Jan 07
I learned it frm Mom and lately hv become so expert that if I eat a dish i can make out how to prepare that.
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Many of the dishes I prepare now I learned from a cookbook. However, let me give credit where credit is due. My mother is the one who taught me how to follow a recipe. She also taught me what to do if you are out of a certain ingredient or it ends up tasting bland. Many times I use the recipe as a guideline only and cook the way my mother taught me.
@brimia (6581)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I learned some from my mom but mostly just practicing and a lot of trial and error.
@ladybear (128)
• Denmark
26 Jan 07
From my mom and grandmother. It was fun to be in the kitchen with them.
• Philippines
26 Jan 07
I learned from my mom. Then i used to read and follow recipe books and watch "Iron Chef" once in a while. Cooking is really a great hobby.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Jan 07
Best way and practical way is to learn from parents. Next best is to learn from TV shows. Last resort is from recipe book. From recipe books and TV shows, you should try out several times to arrive at perfection.
@misskatonic (3723)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Sort of from all over, really. From my father, from my friends, from cooking shows on television, from recipe books, from trial and error... there was really no single place I learned anything. And I'm still learning now, mostly from recipe books and the Food network.
@Lady_Vincy (1538)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I learned how to cook from my parents. My dad is the big cook in the house so I use to watch him cook when I was younger.
@fujin1985 (684)
• Philippines
26 Jan 07
I learned cooking by observing my parents how they cooked. But I had my actual cooking when I had to go out of town for 4 months. Well, maybe it's in the blood! I do read some cookbooks as guides to the basics.
@rajarani (106)
• India
26 Jan 07
some recipies which we are making regularly those recipies i had learn from my mother & some new & different recipies i use recipe book & i am watching recipies program & writting all the ingridiance & theory & i always try this recipies while all of doing this i learn cooking & still i am learning