Are you born with the talent for cooking?

i learned cooking when i was in junior high. i came from an all girl school so we had cooking classes, and baking classes the year after that. that was the only time i cooked. but recently, i rediscovered cooking. i don't have the talent for it. maybe because my mom doesn't like cooking as well. i did discover though that cooking could be so much fun! and there's a feeling of accomplishment if others say what you cooked tastes good. i think i would be cooking from now on.

Cooking is just something I learned myself. My mother doesn't cook well. She only knows how to cook the basic dishes, nothing special. Even my married sisters learned on their own, from other people and by following recipes. Those who are born with talents for cooking have the ability to come up with original dishes. I don't. But still I love to whip up dishes that I adore from recipes I pick up from the internet. I have an adventurous taste and usually uses ingredients that are not normally used in Filipino kitchen like basil, wasabi, etc. I usually end up eating it myself. Nobody appreciates. Sigh.

I have been cooking for as long as I can remember. i love doing doing it and it is a great past time for me.

I was born with the talent to find a man to marry that cooks

I think you are born with talent you just have to discover what.As for cooking and and anything you want to do you have to be interested in it and want to do it.I think cooking is something you can learn though as apose to other things.You can learn cooking from books and experimenting with different things in the kitchen

I was DEFINITELY not born with a talent for cooking. I actually screwed up macaroni and cheese before. However, the older I get, the better my cooking is! I'm actually making things like double baked potatoes, chicken casseroles and such! So I'd definitely say its something you get better at as you get older!

hih,i think i was born with absolutelly no talent to cook!I dont know how to cook anything,even simple toast or hot dog is very big mystery to me..thats why i have founf boyfriend,who is also very good cooker:)if not,i could die for hungry:)

I think this talent is learned, from a long and hard time of becoming an expert cook. For me, I indulged myself into cooking because I got tired of eating the usual foods that we eat. And my father was working on a vessel abroad, he introduced to us some more ways in cooking and preparing meals. My mother was not that intensed in learning it, so I was the one to absorb all the skills in the kitchen. And I made more broad knowledge in cooking, I experimented on other recipes and made some of them as my own trademark. To distinguish my own cooking skills from others.. I think I am still eager to learn more as I grow older, as cooking has many ways and there are more recipes from different cultures and countries that I want to venture myself upon..

i don't know. my grandfather was a chef, but my mother and grandmother didn't cook all that great. i on the other hand can cook very well. so maybe. i enjoy cooking sometimes. i love to cook the big sunday dinners for my family. i love to hear them say oh that smells good is it done yet! that's my favorite part

i learnt cooking after marriage at the age of 30 plus. it is interesting story behind this. when i came to know that my wife does not like chicken and egg, i made up my mind to change her choice and if i leave it then i could not prepare chicken and eggs from my sister. and now a days both dishes are fav. of my spouse. thanks.

I'm not really into cooking. In fact, I don't know how to cook. BUt I'm trying to learn how. lol :) I only know the basics but when it comes to cooking big recipes or the main dishes, that I don't know already. My mom always tells me that I should learn how to cook now especially that I'm getting older. :)

I think cooking is a learned process. I've definately gotten better over time. I still remember the first meal I cooked I was 11 and wanted to impressed my parents. well I was broiling steaks and closed the broiler door burnt the steaks my parents ate them lied to me told me they were so good you couldn't hardly cut them they were so tough I left an impression alright lol. to this day am so thank ful my parents said what they did cause I love to cook now

to me thougn i am a man yet i believe that some peolpe might have that gift but i the more i cook a particular type of food the more i become an expert in it

yes, i think about when I first started cooking also. 5 years old with my Pillsbury bake set. chuckle....but then I seriously started to learn how to cook at age 7. I think you have to enjoy the process. I also think that people born with artistic talent are also born with a natural ability to cook. But the basics like anything else I do believe must be learned as a foundation to become a better cook with a flair for creating. I enjoy cooking. It is meditative for me and a way I show my love for my family. My background is Italian, and our lives always revolved around food. Every holiday, family get together. Food is memories for me and I love to teach others.Yes I think I get better the older I get. Absolutely. The most fun I think is when we are snowed in and I have minimal things in the pantry and I create a wonderful soup or dish without fussing that much. And I think wow, this is so so good. Sometimes I surprise myself. Thank you for this discussion.

I was not born with the cooking talent. However my wife was, she is now cooking meals for me. She was taught by her mum and ever since she has been cooking nice and tasty meals. I praised and thanked her for that. For me it's the blessing from God that He has sent her to be part of my life.

Nope I wasn't born with a talent for cooking.I learned to cook because when I was young I always help my mom out. I learned the basics and soon after I learned to cook.

I to have started cooking when i was just 9 years old, my mother taught me to cook. I used to cook good for little people. YOu know i wan born to a farmer family, we used to cook in fire at that time, but i was used to the smoke. NOw iam married to a man who loves cooking, he is good at cooking. NOw iam good at cooking because of my husband's support. He taught me to cook, now iam a good cook. and i love cooking. I think i was not born with a talent for cooking, now iam happy that h ave learnt to cook. Yes, we become good cook when we get older.

I believe cooking is a bit of a talent, but, like all things which somebody can be inclined to, can also be learned. I do not want to boast, but I happen to be an excellent cooker, I can prepare a food out of nothing, with the least of materials. Cooking involves imagination and a well developed taste. I love eat, I really enjoy a tasty food, so I think I care more to have a tasty result while cooking.

Sorry to say but "NO" i dont even know how to cook, all i know is to fry eggs, fish and other fried dishes... but i can sing, hope it helps.. LOL

Sometimes even people who love to cook are terrible at it. It's an acquired talent. And no, getting older does not make you a better cook.