Are Men The Better Cook? Wives give the answers...

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By Super Admin

Monday, May 16, 2011, 18:34

There is a complain, and it's the women who are yammering this time. But then, hang on; just in case you chuck the idea of reading this, even before you go to the second line. The complain looks relevant: men do the barest minimal when it comes to cooking in the kitchen. Radhika who has been married for two years now corroborates, "We start the day with a brawl in the kitchen. Rakesh, my hubby, hardly peeps into the kitchen when it comes to cooking". "Of course, there is very little that can be done for the only recipe he knows is Maggi (instant noodles) and egg pouch."

Well, in case of Radhika, the story changes. Rakesh should perhaps be educated more on the preparation of other delicacies. But what about the others? In a recently conducted Australian survey, it was found out that, eight out of ten women do most of the cooking. So, where have the boys gone? Or is it some kind of celestial rule that it's the women – come what may – who have to do the cooking at all times. Rahul, a student lives with a high hope. He says: "The girl I marry has to know cooking.

I am foodie, and, for sure, she will have to make me eat all the nice delicacies I want." Rahul is not an exception, there are others, cut from the same piece of cloth. Parikshit, in escapism, shares his thought with rahul. "It's too late for me to learn cooking, and moreover, I'm really bad with the right calculation. Of all the times I've cooked, some thing or the other goes wrong – there is either too much of salt, or the spinach goes missing – can't help it. Guess, I'll help to bank on my wife."

Women, precisely the Gen Y of today's age, whatsoever, don't consider this to be a reason. "It's absurd. Why should we do all the work in the kitchen. I'll make sure that the person I marry knows cooking". She, however, adds: I'll do most part of the cooking, but once in a while, perhaps one day in a week, I would like my hubby to cook for me". But the married ones debunked the whole idea of man cooking food for them. "Funny, very funny. I don't even let him (with due respect to her hubby, Jitender) get into the kitchen, even if he wants to. He makes the place a mess – and it's double a work for me to clean the place". She explains: "I will prefer to cook my self, rather than making him do the same. I will at least save a lot of time." When asked to the husbands, criticisms seem to have been hindering them from doing it. "It's a problematic situation if I get into the chef's shoes at home. I will be criticized. And to be honest, the food also tastes awful. So, I keep my self away from kitchen."

Well, of all the things heard, and said, it's a question that can perhaps be answered with time. People, whatsoever, shouldn't forget that the best of the cooks, working in the best of the restaurants, are men. So, I don't buy that men can't cook. What is perhaps required is a bit of motivation and inspiration, just like Pradeep who retorts: "I just love cooking. I love to see my friends relishing the food I've made. So, there is always some thing, a party or a treat, that happens at our home over the weekends." And women's, a little bit of criticisms may help, but always – may not.

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Pic.Courtsey: Nishal Lama