First dish that you cooked?

@worthy (2413)
India
April 9, 2007 4:05am CST
what was the first food that you cooked and how old were you then?
10 people like this
19 responses
@bluewings (3857)
10 Apr 07
lol You are going to make me look bad :-P I posted this once before and can't even lie about it ,Lol!My first dish was an egg curry.I had come prepared all the ingredients and with atleast 3 recipe manuals.While I was cooking the curry ,it smelled divine and to make it look colorful I added turmeric to the curry.To give it an exotic look,I added a lot of tomato paste to it.I was not experimenting too much and just following the manual except for the beautification.When I was done,the curry had the fragrance of a perfume and the looks of a luscious island.So,I was very surprised when one of my friends left to keep an appointment and the other friends cursed the cook .I was very sure they were overreacting .To put them at ease I tasted the curry.It tasted like water with a lot of chilli and tomato paste.My next reaction was to join them in cursing the cook. (Sorry for the late post-was little busy)
@worthy (2413)
• India
10 Apr 07
What was wrong with your recipe.Lol.Sorry! You friends ended up just cursing the cook.No good shaking or pulling the cook!Lol Nowadys you are very busy.Hmmmmmmmmm I know that you know what you know!! :P
3 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
11 Apr 07
Achha ji.you could have said it to me before this.
2 people like this
@bluewings (3857)
10 Apr 07
lol A good shaking or pulling could have ended the cook's career as a cook :-P And I knew what I know ,only that now I know what I knew for sure,lol!
4 people like this
@luvreen (168)
• Philippines
9 Apr 07
I'm 13 years old when I first cooked the rice. i do a litte practice i just wanted to taste the rice with my own hands LOL! and good practice makes perfect afterall. not overcooked just right water level.(we don't have rice cooker)we use kaldero here.
5 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
10 Apr 07
Wow.perfectly cooked rice.thats very nice luvreen :)
2 people like this
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
9 Apr 07
I dom't exactly recall what dish or how old I was when I first learned to cook. I've always cooked pasta dishes since that's what my brothers and I love. I'm not much into barbecues or hard to cook dishes. I did learn to bake when I was eighteen, I think. And the first cake I baked was a banana cake. And it did look and tasted like a banana cake. lol
@worthy (2413)
• India
9 Apr 07
A great cook there.lol.you know how to bake too.wow. Can you tell me the recipe of banana cake thanks
3 people like this
@nirwana (36)
• Malaysia
9 Apr 07
it has to be chicken with soy sauce.and i was 21 when i first cook it. i was a boarding school student where we all eat at dining hall. i never have an opprtunity to cook until i entered college. to save my pocket money, i learned cooking from my other friend. until now (23 yrs old), i can cook fried rice, noodles, soup, etc. guess it's not to late ;p
5 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
9 Apr 07
Its not too late nirwana.As they say-its better late than never.lol Thanks
3 people like this
@dcroome2005 (1210)
• United States
9 Apr 07
My first dish was eggs and bacon at the age of 11. I was dropped off at my grandma's house early in the morning one Saturday to spend time with her. She was not feeling good so I told her I would serve her breakfast in bed. I made her eggs , bacon and toast. She loved it. She liked it so much that for the next 3 years, I cooked her breakfast in bed every Saturday until she past away. I wish I would have started earlier on it. It is definetly something I miss even today at the age of 29!
4 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
10 Apr 07
You did your bit friend.Don't feel bad.11 is young enough.:)
2 people like this
• United States
13 Apr 07
Thanks for picking me as your best response :-) Have a great day.
3 people like this
• China
9 Apr 07
When I was 12 years old,I made Scrambled eggs.It's my first time cooking,salt is putted too much and it taste briny.But it's wonderful when i recalled that pieces of experience.
5 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
9 Apr 07
Cooking at 12 years and you could eat what you cooked is in itself an achievement.Lol
3 people like this
@brimia (6581)
• United States
9 Apr 07
I think it was an apple bread when I was about 10 years old. It was a hit, so I made it quite a few times after that too.
3 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
10 Apr 07
Hmmmmmmmm a budding chef there!:)
2 people like this
• India
11 Apr 07
The first dish i ever cooked was a pack of Maggi noodles. That too cookable in 2 minutes and i felt very proud after cooking it.
4 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
11 Apr 07
Wow! I have also learnt how to cook maggi and can make tea for my mom.I learnt it a couple of months ago 'cause mamma said i should know how to cook at least maggi if required in hostel.But I can make only one cup of tea nicely.Two or more cups spoils the flavor and taste.:)
3 people like this
@maribel1218 (3085)
• Philippines
29 Apr 07
My first time that I cooked was chicken broth soup and I was around 10 years old lol!! I love what I cooked and my mom and dad love it too! from then on I started cooking various menu and until now I cook my favorite dishes!
3 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
2 May 07
Wow!! you started early.I'm sure you are a good cook.:)
1 person likes this
• United States
14 Apr 07
The very first thing my mom taught me was how to cook (or boil) rice. When I was little, there were no automatic rice cookers yet. I have also learned how to fry and boil an egg on my own, at the age of 10. There was no other cooking involved in my life (hehe) until I got here to the U.S. last year. I then had to learn how to cook for myself because the cost of dining out is so expensive, and the food could be very boring and not so healthy, either. The very first meal that I have learned how to cook then was sauteed chicken. It was so good, my sister said. From then on, I would cook every now and then. Happy myLotting!
4 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
2 May 07
That's great.I'm also thinking of learning cooking now.
1 person likes this
@aweins (4199)
• India
12 Apr 07
the first thing that i cooked were potatoes. i love potatoes and so i finally gave it a try for them, for the very first time when i was 10, if i m not wrong.or i think even younger , i mean 9 years because my mom said that i m not even 10 and can cook nice dish of potatoes and can make very good smashed potatoes. i loved that compliment and remember it till today.
4 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
12 Apr 07
your mom liked your first dish .Thats really great.you must have made it nice
2 people like this
• Philippines
9 Apr 07
The first dish I cooked was a scrambled egg. I could still remember the very first time I did it. I was just 10 years of age when my mother let me fry the scrambled egg she prepared. At first, I'm afraid to do so. But when I already spread the scrambled egg over the hot oil, I realized that it will not make any hurt on me. But one thing happened with that experience... As I enjoy turning it upside-down, I didn't noticed that it's getting burned. So, my mother took over for we might not get any of it.
@worthy (2413)
• India
10 Apr 07
10 is a very young age.You tried your best.:)
2 people like this
@Rabi0322 (188)
• Pakistan
9 Apr 07
the first dish that i have ever cooked was told by my grandma when i was in six class she told me how to cook boiled chicken stew that ws the best and i remember it yet now its true i have not tried that again since then but that was the first recipe cooked by me
3 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
10 Apr 07
You should try it more often Rabi0322.:)
2 people like this
@Dana5881 (609)
• United States
14 Apr 07
I do not remember exactly but it was some sort of cake and I remember forgetting to put the flour in it and it was all gooey. What a mess but it still tasted good.
@worthy (2413)
• India
14 Apr 07
Hats off.You messed it yet it tasted good.I'm sure you must be a good cook now.:)
2 people like this
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
29 Apr 07
Probably spaghetti, or a salad or something. I don't remember. I was 15 or 16. Maybe it was a tuna fish sandwich? Or maybe it was pasta salad or potato salad. I really don't remember!!
2 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
6 May 07
hehe,it happens.lol
1 person likes this
@mimatexas (1818)
• United States
30 Apr 07
I remember I cooked pinto beans and flour tortillas at 12 years of age. My mom got sick and she never taught me how to cook, I stayed alert for about two hours watching the beans getting cooked and my father helped me make the dough.
@worthy (2413)
• India
6 May 07
u did a pretty good job mimatexas.:)
1 person likes this
@hollowheart (1572)
• India
7 May 07
hi Worthy, i REALLY DONT KNOW HOW U R GOING TO FEEL AFTER THIS RESPONSE. wELL the first ever dish i had cooked was at the age of 5. I had cooked a dish of grass. Trust me it was too yummy. Totally inspired by cows. :)
@worthy (2413)
• India
7 May 07
Sounds too good to resist.Lol! would you mind telling me the recipe? i think soon the noodles will be taken over by this dish. this awesome dish at that awesome age?? man!!...i just gave the best response too ea rly i guess.Lol!
1 person likes this
• Philippines
6 May 07
uhhh. the first food that i have made.. as far as i remember was "scramble egg".. i was seven years old then...
2 people like this
@worthy (2413)
• India
6 May 07
wow!!i think u are the youngest cook ever.hope you didn't get hurt then.well done joben.:)
1 person likes this
@Armortec (154)
• Philippines
8 May 07
my first dish that i cook is scrambled egg. and i'm also 5-years old when i cook that dish i'm so happy when i cooked that dish.but it taste bad but im so very if it is taste bad.
1 person likes this