Obviously its a necessity to feed ourselves, but im talking deeper here. What inspires you? Who are your muses? What beyond the basic need to eat keeps you excited about food?
I am endlessly inspired by Nigella Lawson and her entire ethos around cooking. “Food is both a pleasure palace and a sanctuary.” “Cooking is a balm in troubled times.” “Food has the ability to make a real difference, every single day.” So many amazing quotes of hers ring around my head when im in the kitchen.
For me, cooking is spiritual, practical, creative and scientific all at once. It gets me on my feet, off my screen, and allows me to nourish myself and those I love. It requires all of my senses and no matter how practiced a recipe is there is always an element of improvisation.
I could go on, but im much more curious…why do you cook?
Because authentic cuisine from my home country is hard to find, and if there is a restaurant that serves it, I know that it’s way cheaper to make it at home and it’s not worth the price they are charging for it.
There are also some dishes were I prefer my own tweaks to it or maybe use a substitute ingredient over the original.
Can I ask your country of origin? All good if not. At any rate, thanks for sharing!