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Food is a powerful substance that provides more than just nourishment. It can bring people together or tear them apart. It can create lasting memories you either fondly remember or wish to forget.
You’ll see all that in the New York Times Cooking comment section, where people share hilarious anecdotes about food-related misadventures. There are stories about kitchen mishaps and questionable ingredient choices, but there are also accounts of people’s proud moments after preparing a dish. That’s always nice to read.
We’ve picked out some of the best screenshots featured on the NYT Cooking Comments Instagram page. Scroll through and have a few laughs.
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#1
Kyra Noelle 13 hours ago
What monster wants home baked cookies to taste like Soft Bake Chips Ahoy?!?!?!
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#2
The Other Guest 21 hours ago
If the "I Didn't Have Eggs" subReddit is to be believed, confusing apple cider with apple cider vinegar is a very common mistake.
Food triggers memories, as many people in these comments shared. As clinical psychologist Dr. Susan Whitbourne tells the BBC, these memories typically bypass our conscious awareness.
“You can’t put those memories into words, but you know there is ‘something’ that the food triggers deep within your past,” she said, adding that these mental souvenirs go beyond the dish itself.
#5
Cat Palmer 23 hours ago
Fond memory of my little sister phoning me (the family cook since our dad passed) to say "I've put four different cheeses in this pasta dish, what do you think?" then, before I could answer, "you're right, I've got some cheddar, I'll add that on top". Which is pretty much what I would have advised if given the chance!
Because food memories form without our conscious awareness, they include every situation in which they were acquired. As Dr. Whitbourne explains, it’s why we also remember almost every step of the cooking process, the ingredients, and the people involved.
“The chocolate cupcakes a close family member taught you to make when you were young become part of a larger experience with that person,” she stated.
Cooking is a labor of love, but as some of the comments on this list show, it isn’t easy. As for why, author and food historian Rachel Laudan broke it down in an article for her website.
As Laudan explains, part of the process is getting acquainted with the apparatus you’re using. In her case, this made her rethink her skills in using a microwave oven.
Then, there is the tedious process of gathering the ingredients for the recipes you intend to make. It includes considering the requests and needs of the people you’re preparing these meals for.
“(You must have) A mental inventory of recipes so that you can use all your ingredients effectively, substitute for ingredients you have forgotten, (and) adjust to the needs and preferences of those you are cooking for,” she wrote.
#13
LillieMean 1 day ago
On the shelf was a timer and a second and a third. They were in the cupboards and on the counters. Ticking towards the zero point. On the coffee table, under the pillow in bed, in the bathroom cabinet and in the washing machine. She wanders around the house with timers with her incredible timing. Everything important is about timing! Everything must be on time! May I suggest a cuckoo clock. Can you hear that Wendy? It's time for afternoon tea and the medication prescribed by the psychiatrist.
#14
Travelling Stranger 17 hours ago
perfect solution, if one doesn't appreciate what they get, one gets nothing
But ultimately, cooking provides fulfillment. Research has shown that home-cooked meals make people feel better than eating out or ordering in.
As the study's authors concluded, “The home is a privileged environment that nurtures healthy eating and in which healthier food choices trigger and are triggered by more positive emotions.”
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Cat Palmer 23 hours ago
Soaking beans is so easy manufacturers put the results in cans, which I buy because I'm disabled and an unpaid carer and really don't have the mental or physical bandwidth to soak beans.
#27
Floeckchen 1 day ago (edited)
absolutely no carb? Hah, good luck with that. Even cauliflower has 5% carbs
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 15 hours ago
My local cake shop has a cupcake called “Better Than Sex.” While I am asexual and therefore not an objective source, I gotta say, the combination of whipped cream, rich chocolate and toffee chunks is divine.
#30
on second thought.... 22 hours ago (edited)
Yeah of course! Almost everything with bacon in it is delicious. Even though this is a totally different dish.
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ispeak catanese 21 hours ago
This was such a fun post! I bet Noodle is snacking on something delicious today!
Orange Panda 16 hours ago
The last few needed some kind of context ( swapping mushrooms and adding oreos stuck out), except for the 21 year old, he was awesome! :D
ispeak catanese 21 hours ago
This was such a fun post! I bet Noodle is snacking on something delicious today!
Orange Panda 16 hours ago
The last few needed some kind of context ( swapping mushrooms and adding oreos stuck out), except for the 21 year old, he was awesome! :D
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