Sat 2008/11/01 11:10
A recent survey over at Nikkei regarding Japanese mens cooking habits reveal the following:- - 80% of men cook - 50% of them cook more than once a week. - 35% of men give "I want to make my family, wife or partner happy" as the reason why they cook. - 60% of men and 90% of women say that men who can cook are cool. - Dishes that men are good at cooking are:- -1. Fly Lice -2. Curry -3. Fly Vegetebalu As for me - when my waifu and I first got married, I used to get home before her so I would cook various dishes. My cooking skills have dwindled a lot but can still cook and prepare the following items extremely well. - Instant Noodles. Add hot water and stick in a raw egg. Marvelous. - Frosties. Thank the good lord they have Frosties over here. Add Milk n sliced bananas. I just learned today that they word for "milk" in Thai is "oppai." Marvelous. - Spam. Open, slice and warm in the oven toaster. Yum - Instant coffee/English tea. Brought up on tea back in the UK so can make a good cuppa tea despite the water here being soft (hard water back in the UK) - Half boiled egg. 3 mins in boiling water will give you a nice boiled egg where you can dip your soldiers inside. "Soldiers" in this case meaning sliced toast and not you own platoon of soldiers. If you spin an egg and it rotates fast then its hard boiled. If it spins slowly then its not boiled. So how about you lads then eh? Do you cook? If so what are you good at? And what do the ladies think? Are men who cant cook lame?
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lecherous wretch
i can only cook a few dishes off hand. but i is a good cook! my grilled cheeses are GOLD! the trick is honey wheat bread and very little butter:)
(ID #354349) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:32
southern hospitality ~
(ID #354399) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:32
lecherous wretch
i've always depended on tha kindness of strangahs.
(ID #354572) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:55
Extremely Poor College Student
well technically spam is already cooked when you buy it so i dont know if it counts as cooking the hardest thing i can cook is stir fry noodles.the best thing i can cook is noodles
(ID #354350) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:33
CEO MIrai Inc
>well technically spam is already cooked when you buy it so i dont know if it counts as cooking LOL!
(ID #354353) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:36
Danny has spam problems.
(ID #354935) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:52
Vampire
I'm learning how to make sushi ^.^
(ID #354351) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:33
Unfortunately, I can't cook very well. I have made okonomiyaki a few times, but it's nowhere close to how the Japanese do it. I also made a crepe once or twice. Other than that, I can only cook rice with a rice cooker (as I can't do that manually), some soups and a few other dishes. My youngest brother on the other hand can cook. He does various dishes including croquette and lumpia.
(ID #354356) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:38
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I can make some simple Chinese dishes, but I rarely get the opportunity to do so at home.
(ID #354357) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:44
I often cook & make dishes at home when i get home before me parents... Im pretty condfident in my cooking skills. Trouble is, its tough to remember the dishes you've made once... I cook mostly Filipino dishes, though i've made some chinese & japanese dishes. If only i can rememeber the recipes... X'D
(ID #354358) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:45
I'm trying to learn how to cook better, and its going ok. I know a few Asian dishes, but know Italian food the best, due to it was the food I was raised on and would cook with my parents when I was younger. Spam is awesome, but I have a fear of cooking meat on my own.
(ID #354360) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:47
i make mostly breakfast type food like bacon, fried ham, cheese omelettes, etc. I do know how to make pasta and fried rice, but i make it very rarely though, takes too much effort. Mac 'n cheese(KD), instant noodles (the ones in the bags, the noodles taste better to me than the cup ones..), are among those 'packaged goods that u have to cook yourself' food i make often. Then a lot of wierd concoctions of random ingredients my family gets... like ham and watermelon pita lol.
(ID #354361) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:49
student , otaku and awesome blogger
i don't cook that often but I'm a really great cook
(ID #354363) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:51
My husband makes really good chicken marsala! and stir-fry salmon. besides those two he usually makes instant ramen or mac n cheese
(ID #354366) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:56
Cook, make the same stuff Danny listed. I cook for me bro too and of course, wash the dishes. - Mum taught me how to make soup (chinese boiled water and stuff...). - cook rice. Rice cookers are pretty easy to use ^^; - Self taught English breakfast, egg, bake beans (added extra sauce), bangers, bacon etc. - Prepare Ramen (lalamens lol), noodles etc. - Made sushi too, yum. Need to perfect the rice :P - Stir some vegi's. - And other easy meals with the Microwave! Things I want to learn making is cookies, my bro brought a cookie recipe book ^^ Oh, and a recipe book in making cakes, sweets and such... Must make chocolate shaped sweets! (I'm looking at you Kero-chan!)
(ID #354367) Posted on 2008/11/01 11:57
a-hah, so ur a better cook
(ID #354398) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:31
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
I think my husband would enjoy cooking but since I do most of the cooking as I work from home, I appreciate when he helps if we have friends or his siblings over :P I think guys who can cook are cool but I enjoy cooking too ^^;/
(ID #354372) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:08
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
ROFL I can say I'm a true cuisine chef regarding the items Danny listed. XD Truth is: I'm horrible at cooking... I'm also a 28yr male, only child, who NEVER had to cook 'till he moved to live by himself... 10 months ago. :P And I have to say the only reason why I'm trying to cook now, is because I LOVE FOOD, as people can see by my member news. But I'm currently unemployed, and eating everyday out is very expensive, so I have to learn how to cook to save some money. Anyways, I'm currently the standard bachelor and awful cook... you know, the type who gets some recipe from the Internets, don't follow it through, try to get "creative" with them because of lack of ingredients, and ends up with something that tastes like crap. :P
(ID #354378) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:17
I cook 4 days out of 7 :) Basically meats, fish, veggies... mostly in the oven or sauteed. Some grilling... some pasta
(ID #354379) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:18
If i can make instant ramen and eggs and proudly say that i can't cook, you can't cook either! Haha *points and laughs* ^__^
(ID #354381) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:19
Trendspotter Busybody Mercenaries
SWT: I remind me of myself, THE research just exposed my cooking ability XD
(ID #354391) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:26
Trendspotter Busybody Mercenaries
SWT" the survey just Xposed my cooking ability online !
(ID #354393) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:27
lol danny would u not relate food with _______ , lol nice cooking survival skill u got there, but perhaps u can look into creating dishes from fresh materials, pick up some recipes of ur favorite dishes, im sure it'll be fun making ur favorite food xD
(ID #354396) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:28
In my family, my dad is the one who cooks. I love his cooking!
(ID #354404) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:39
university film student
I'm worse than Danny; I can't make half-boiled eggs. *fail* I can make 'em scrambled, sunny-side up and over easy though! Take that! ...My mom keeps trying to get me to cook; I keep wanting to learn to, 'cause in my opinion people who can cook, male or female, are awesome. Unfortunately, I think the University has a secret deal with fast food places going on. They keep assigning me more work so I don't have time to cook. Darn conspiracy.
(ID #354405) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:40
Student/Part-time Philosopher/Building a blog
I understand your pain bro! University evil vilains + McDees = Conspiracy to make human race unable to cook it's own food
(ID #354819) Posted on 2008/11/01 22:09
I concur
(ID #354976) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:33
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I agree
(ID #355199) Posted on 2008/11/02 06:06
InfoSys Student and Saxophone Player
The hardest part about cooking tends to be getting used to the flow of cooking all of your dishes in a meal. When I first started cooking, I cooked one thing at a time, but after a lot of practice and terrible kitchen explosions, I learned to cook everything all at once. This is great because it reduces the time required to cook and all your dishes are hot and ready at the same time. My Uni does the same thing, but I live on my own so I can't afford to eat out even if I wanted, thus I cook.
(ID #355212) Posted on 2008/11/02 06:32
It is a matter of 'pride' to be able to cook at least something from your ethnic cuisine it's quite funny how many people I know who cannot make rice without a rice cooker
(ID #354407) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:43
I can cook something that really simple like omelet, boiled egg, fried rice, etc. Somehow, my dishes are always taste like my mom made. (_ _"")
(ID #354409) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:46
I'm too lazy to try to spend 15-20min+ attempting to make a meal that I would eat in less than 3 or 4 minutes. I pick (or "graze") on food-like stuff throughout the day, so i subsist entirely on canned/microwaveable/takeout or foods that don't require cooking like sandwiches or ramen ( that I also put a raw egg in, otherwise it feels too brothy...) If pressed to it, I can use a rice cooker, and have a decent rate of success at cooking rice using a normal pot+water, and I can fry things like eggs (but that rarely goes right).
(ID #354410) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:47
US Navy Sailor
Thats pretty much where I am. No time to do all that. Of course, I wouldn't know how to cook anything except scrambled eggs and ramien. Wouldn't mind learning someday though.
(ID #354430) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:07
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
>> I'm too lazy to try to spend 15-20min+ attempting to make a meal that I would eat in less than 3 or 4 minutes. LOL ^^
(ID #354542) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:19
Hmmm... I don't have much experience in the kitchen but I can hook something up. My childhood dream was to become a cook! :D I'll have to work on it! I remember imagining myself fat with moustache and those white cook clothes. So what can I cook? Eggs(different types of egg meals, that is), those instant soups or whatever they're called(if that counts) and... maybe that's all. I can't think of anything else right now. P.S. I too think that men who can cook are cool! So way to go Danny! ^-^
(ID #354417) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:57
Oh, yeah! I can cook rice too... at some point!
(ID #354419) Posted on 2008/11/01 12:58
Shirimasen.
Nice cooking skills ^^ I do think men who can cook are cool.
(ID #354422) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:00
I can cook, but I don't do it as often as I should. There are also a few aspects about cooking that I know nothing about. I really need to start getting into the habit of making meals, most of the time I just make either some sort of instant food or just throw something into the microwave.
(ID #354424) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:02
I make my own sushi :D now i am trying to make binto* i think its called or banto the thing in a little box haha you know what i mean?
(ID #354428) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:06
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
do you mean, bento? ^^
(ID #354539) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:17
haha thank you I lost the word yes its bento :D
(ID #355496) Posted on 2008/11/02 12:54
I can make sushi and japanese curry >:D And quite a lot of stuff as well.. Easy ones being omelettes and tougher ones being japanese dishes
(ID #354433) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:08
Studio Bleach founder/owner
I will just say this. Give me the recipe, ingredients, and the time I need... And the person I am cooking for will get a wonderful meal in return. That is me in a nut shell. :3
(ID #354437) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:13
College Student
I by cooking you mean like the stuff you mentioned above then yes i can cook those. Also stuff that you pre-heat oven for and stick in there for several hours. I can kinda make sushi but need more practice. I'm also learning how to make a green bean casserole. Its nice for men to be able to cook, especially if they are a bachelor. I've also noticed that many of the great chefs are men.
(ID #354444) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:20
Cooking is great and can be a lot of fun. It is especially true when you see the smile of the faces of the ones you're cooking for. Hmm. Lately, I've been doing pasta dishes and a variety of asian stir-fry vegetable recipes. I would like to try something more risque with some wild Alaskan salmon and either Russel or Red skin potatoes. Served with a fresh side sesame salad.
(ID #354447) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:27
Student
cooking is a survivability technique. it's a must. so am i XD
(ID #354449) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:27
Mahastudent
Fried Rice, Fried Chicken, Kway Teow, Curry Rice, etc. Pretty much.
(ID #354450) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:27
My chauvinistic asian heritage dictates women should be the ones in the kitchen. I cook well (most than the average of my age at least) AND don't cook sh*t for the men just to spite them.
(ID #354452) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:30
Forgot to mention cooking men are SUPER SPECIAL AWESOME and should get all the nice ladies.
(ID #354454) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:31
Student artist
I like cooking its pretty fun.
(ID #354461) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:43
Scientist, unemployed.
Lasagna, spaghetti, pizza, meat loaf, steak.. I have a few that I know without help and others that I need my cookbook for.
(ID #354471) Posted on 2008/11/01 13:59
DCX001-Prototype
I'd been independent since 13yo, so I used to cook for dinner & breakfast everyday with my housemates, feel like a family together, very warmth feeling, but now it's only remain as part of my sweet memory......... Used to cook dishes covering major Western, Chinese, Italian, & Japanese cuisines. If regarding the savor, I would give myself 6/10 since I ever got the chance to let professional chef to evaluate my cooking.
(ID #354473) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:00
software manager
i may not be the most efficient but if i have a recipe i can generally follow it fine and get decent results ^^; i make curry from time to time but other than that it's been pretty humble... soumen, udon (broth, noodles & naruto... tohoho), soba, chahan...
(ID #354480) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:09
Almost a doctor, avid anime fan, self-styled wine connoisseur, gamer
It's a shame that a lot of urban girls/women these days are inept in the kitchen. The worse part is that they misinterpret gender equality as an 'excuse' to be lazy. We modern men are increasingly more tolerant of performing domestic tasks and in fact in some cases, we excel. Hence, we pick up our load and they should as well.
(ID #354481) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:11
True that! girls, take out the aprons and learn some cooking, that's a life skill. I do wish I was surrounded by more guys like you who don't think women should cook because they are women and cooked themselves. I live with my brother and my mom always puts the blame on me when he doesn't get his effing healthy food.
(ID #354589) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:07
student
I'm a guy and I think male who can cook are great, just picture a guy in an apron... anyway...I love cooking, although I rarely get the chance to cook in the kitchen though... but when my parents aren't here to cook, I will cook. Love experimenting with different spices and flavours. I'm not great at cooking... I still burn, overcook or under-cook the food. But that requires experience (which I don't have enough). There was only one time when I went overboard and added too much stuff which made the fried rice taste weird.. Learned my lesson.
(ID #354482) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:13
I FEEL ASLEEP
I love cooking. I don't take it very seriously - for example, I've never bought a cooking book whereas I have bought books on things I can't even remotely do, such as Judo! I enjoy doing it most of the time but I'm a very lazy person so it doesn't take much to make me give up and just do something quick, such as Super Noodles or Beans on Toast. Worse still, I'll often just go and get pie and chips rather than even so much as heating something up myself. That makes it sound like I hardly ever cook but for me it happens when I'm in a particular mood. It might be something that's happened in real life putting me into a particularly good mood, or maybe I get inspired by something I see on TV/film or read in a book/magazine. On a side note, I'm easily inspired to do things by various media - once while reading a Haruki Murakami book, I decided to start smoking some cigarettes (even though I don't usually smoke) and start drinking some whisky (even though I don't really like it) because that's what the main character kept doing. If any of you have seen Never-ending Story, you'll know that the main character tends to eat when the character in the book (Atreyu) eats. I probably got it from that. Man, that went pretty off-topic.
(ID #354483) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:13
All I need is a recipe and ingredients and I'm all good. Although I'm rarely at home and spend most (if not all) my hours in my office. My sister does most of the cooking, and when I get home which is usually late, there's always enough food for me to eat and packed for tomorrow's lunch.
(ID #354484) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:15
CG Artist wannabe / Figure Collector / Deadman
I used to practice cooking Fly Lice until years ago.. I can cook pan cakes(powder).
(ID #354485) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:18
Financial Specialist
I love to cook, so find it strange but it's like a hobby for me. I even watch the Food Channel regularly. I take pride in my food, and a lot of my friends come to my place to eat lol.
(ID #354488) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:23
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
I like deep frying stuff like fries and such... Fried rice is easy to make too!
(ID #354500) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:35
I don't mind cooking fly lice for people to lunch on. That is if they want to ^^; But I wouldn't say I love to cook.. I prefer doing weird experiments like throwing a bread with a piece of cheese on frypan and try to melt it LOL. It tasted like...some lowly pizza but my mom told me to use an oven instead.
(ID #354503) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:35
My cooking "skills" pretty much comes down to instant noodles (or any type of noodles) with 2 scrambled/sunny side/hard boiled eggs. Wouldn't last long if I was suddenly to move and live alone.
(ID #354504) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:37
Pokemon master
Lol, I'm a failure as a cook. I once made cookies for friends and the recipe called for one teaspoon of salt, but I misread it and put in a tablespoon. OTL For the most part, my mom doesn't let me use anything in the kitchen besides the microwave and toaster because she's convinced I'll blow something up. D:
(ID #354515) Posted on 2008/11/01 14:49
you wonder why there's no food
i can cook a lot of curries and stuff to do with meat~ ^__^" but i prefer making drinks as its much quicker and easier (used to work at a place that made and sold drinks) =D
(ID #354522) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:04
Lol, love the article danny Haha, loved your jokes too. But honestly, if I tried I COULD cook for myself, but I'm just so lazy that I eat out usually or let my parents cook for me. Yes I know failure -.-'' Loved the 'oppai' joke ^^ Made my day Danny
(ID #354526) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:07
Adding milk to frosties does not count as cooking ^^;
(ID #354530) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:08
just another something else
rice, burger/hotdog, pasta, spaghetti, sandwiches, standard stir-fry vegetables/meats and some other basic single guy can survival skills...
(ID #354534) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:12
I can cook but I usually go at my own pace and end up getting scolded/taken over by my mom. = Baking is I can do too. =P
(ID #354536) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:14
Men who can cook are very manly. It is a desirable quality for sure. After being married, I wouldn't expect the man to cook very often though, unless he wants to I guess.
(ID #354537) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:15
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
I can only cook instant noodle or cup noodle, and I'm an expert at it LOL ^^ btw, what's soft/hard water means, danny? I don't understand..
(ID #354548) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:22
Too much instant noodles makes me sick. But somehow I keep getting a craving for them again after a while. Weird!
(ID #356250) Posted on 2008/11/03 03:02
Trendspotter Busybody Mercenaries
-1. Fly Lice~ FRIED RICE izzzit? -2. Curry~ well it quite easy just but the DIY pack and frozen meat and whoila HOT cook curry! -3. Fly Vegetebalu~ Fried Vegetable? AND YES GUYS THAT CAN COOK get XTRA POINT !
(ID #354551) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:23
JR. College Student
I can cook. Just about any pasta, various stews, soup is easy too, goulash, burgers, stir fry, fried veggies. Really, if there's instructions on how to cook it, I can cook it.
(ID #354553) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:27
Student & Part time worker in a Day Care
I'm really good at boiling, steaming and frying stuff. I do a lot of BBQing with the roaches I find around my sink at night. Smells terrible but love to see it burn.
(ID #354564) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:43
Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia, but now studying in KL (still the same country) (Registered on 2007/04/21 22:31)
Aimless Traveler
Other than the easy ones like instant noodles, pastas and anything I can deep-fry, I had made lamb and salmon steaks before, served with buttered rice.
(ID #354569) Posted on 2008/11/01 15:52
Student
I sometimes cook, mostly pastas and some other simple dishes. I have yet to learn any Japanese dishes.
(ID #354578) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:01
LOLCATs! Anyways, nice... I just realized that Milk in Thai IS (essentially) Oppai! (My family is Thai, and I haven't noticed that) Spam is expensive, so I wouldn't do that. But my one pride and joy of cooking, is that I have a stir fried noodle, that I'm able to make out of Thai Instant Noodles (They come with the chili oil, just take it and drain it, then stir fry it), Small Package of Chunk Light Tuna, an Egg, and finally seaweed and furikake. I also like to twist it up with whatever leftovers (hopefully vegetables) that we may have.
(ID #354584) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:04
Motion Graphics Designer
being a latch key kid, i had to learn to cook to feed myself since my younger days. as of to date, i can do quite a few chinese dishes, mostly stir fry stuff and the usual 'flied lice'. also i have been told i can do a pretty good spaghetti sauce.
(ID #354595) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:11
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
Squeamish me- as long as I don't have to touch meat (excluding stuff like nuggets, sausages), I'm pretty much alright. Probably.
(ID #354599) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:15
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
I can only cook some dishes... I like experimenting with all the different favors and see what I get in the end... Sometimes it's bad...sometimes it's good...I have no idea whats the outcome...
(ID #354609) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:19
I enjoy cooking. I'm especially good at 40 cloves and a chicken, steaks, and chicken cordon bleu. I just hate cleaning up, afterwards... >.<
(ID #354611) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:21
Oh, and I make great desserts... ^^
(ID #354613) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:22
Fly Lice sounds great! What's in it?
(ID #354637) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:40
I can only make instant noodles, fry and boil an egg, make rice, and reheat leftovers...
(ID #354640) Posted on 2008/11/01 16:41
Only thing I actually tried cooking is eggs. So I know how to make omelets and fried eggs. I don't count things like rice as cooking.
(ID #354663) Posted on 2008/11/01 17:01
I can fry anything, just tell me how "fried" you want 'em to be. I can also make decent pasta and stews. Right now I'm mastering the art of GRILLING. Bwahahaha! Every man should know how to grill (Evil laughs).......
(ID #354680) Posted on 2008/11/01 17:17
I actually thought Japanese men can only cook using instant, pre-packed food. Guess they're evolving O.O
(ID #354683) Posted on 2008/11/01 17:20
student, vexillologist
Just give me the list of what I need, and how to make it, and it will be done.
(ID #354693) Posted on 2008/11/01 17:43
Hotdog Repairman
Mez can cook. Probably best at making steaks or pasta.
(ID #354699) Posted on 2008/11/01 17:46
Im currently living on campus for my university, and unfortunately am not provided with a stove. Next year going into aparements, then I can finally cook again, since school food is horrible and im stuck eating it for 2 more semisters T-T
(ID #354701) Posted on 2008/11/01 17:48
Men who can cook are definitely preferable to those who can't, though if a guy is otherwise great and is willing to learn to cook I can live with that. Especially if he's useful as a helper.
(ID #354721) Posted on 2008/11/01 18:13
I cook only if i have to, not really often but as long as i can eat it its fin^^
(ID #354722) Posted on 2008/11/01 18:16
I have cooked before as part of my school lessons but I don't consider myself able to cook if you don't count the instant noodles, frying an egg, deep frying fries and stuff. Would love to learn how to though. I think guys that can cook are awesome and I think girls would appreciate and love it!
(ID #354741) Posted on 2008/11/01 18:54
I never bothered to learn how to cook. What's that Spider-man bowl in the pic?
(ID #354746) Posted on 2008/11/01 19:06
Mind Navigator
Lately, I've been on a kick of making chili bean omelets w/serrano and jalapeno peppers. I should consider someday using habanero peppers. Yes, I love spicy foods. That and working in different ways of cooking chicken. Last time, I baked chicken on top of rigatoni covered in a mushroom and onion sauce (from a jar) with grated cheese on top. Could've done better, but it was still good.
(ID #354751) Posted on 2008/11/01 19:12
graduate studant (TV Broadcasting & Cinema )
its funny you ask... because after living by my self for a while, i realize that i like to cook, not to myself, but for others... the thing is when you live alone, most of the time you are on the budget, or/and don't want buy ingredients to cook besides the fact that you don't want to spent too much time in the kitchen after a while you go like this... when you are hungry, you eat whatever is easy to make, or take the left overs in the fridge and mix them all in the same pot, add some sauce and thats it... now, if somebody comes to visit me, i will make a banquet...
(ID #354752) Posted on 2008/11/01 19:19
graduate studant (TV Broadcasting & Cinema )
i personally like to put Oregano and Curry powder in almost everything i eat... by the way the oregano taste in only activated when it is heated...
(ID #354754) Posted on 2008/11/01 19:22
anime, programmer, gfx designer, illustrator ^^
i can cook ^^ i like to cook ^^ it was rather easy for me lol ^^ i took some classes on some things lol there are allot of dishes i have made ^^ it would take me a while to list them all ^^ but other than that i can cook lol its not that hard lol i have made some hard dishes that others said it was hard but it was easy for me first time lol i guess i am good at it lol.
(ID #354757) Posted on 2008/11/01 19:42
did some cooking for home economics, did pretty well for it too if i say so myself but that so long ago, i doubt i can as much as whip up a fried egg now... ^^
(ID #354765) Posted on 2008/11/01 19:58
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Good enough to feed myself without ending up in the hospital, that's good enough for me.
(ID #354769) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:07
I know to cook some basic stuff. I barely ever get the chance to cook though :)
(ID #354779) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:18
I can do instant-mash, and anything that goes in a microwave, beyond that I fail miserably!
(ID #354781) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:20
Lurker, and part time super-villian.
I can cook moderately well. I'm good at chucking something together and it turning out fine, but i cant follow a recipe to save me life. I'm wierd, i know.
(ID #354787) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:32
~Undine~
I'd love to learn to cook more dishes, right now I'm limited to basic dishes and for vegetables I have to use precut/prepared ones. Dishes like steak & fries, wok, assorted meats with vegetables I can handle. (But cooking style in European cuisine differs from Asian cuisine though.)
(ID #354789) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:36
Grilled eggs are my speciality! Seriously though, I've always enjoyed messing about in the Kitchen, but it cake, dessert, main course or 'the wroks'. I have recently been experimenting with various styles of bread-making (don't you just love that fresh-baked bread smell?)
(ID #354792) Posted on 2008/11/01 20:41
I can tell you from experience that being able to cook well is great for impressing Japanese girls. Most Japanese men are pretty terrible at cooking. If you can charm a girl in the kitchen you should soon find yourself charming her in the bedroom too...
(ID #354797) Posted on 2008/11/01 21:02
Student and full-time otaku
I'm learning, but I still need to get better at veggies...for the healthy stuff. But give me a slab of meat and I cook it perfectly for you XD
(ID #354801) Posted on 2008/11/01 21:07
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
this is the way I cook spam: open and slice very thinly, sprinkle a bit of sugar on the spam then fly it on a flying pan. ^^
(ID #354805) Posted on 2008/11/01 21:11
Designer
I'm an art person overall, so cooking to me is an art. ho ho ho Some of my cookings can be seen here --> http://kyoricasorochi.blogspot.com/search/label/Home%20Cooked%20Food My presentation skill sux... no proper plates etc... zzz
(ID #354829) Posted on 2008/11/01 22:39
I actually just learned how to cook. I've got hamburgers, pasta, and chicken down pat. If all the planets are aligned, I might be able to do bacon.;p
(ID #354841) Posted on 2008/11/01 22:59
Well i can grill anything, but thats not really a skill imo anyone with a brain can cook meat over a fire. I can make all the typical breakfest foods, but again those are all very simple. If i tried i could do spaghetti and chili, but that probably it... I guess i need some practice eh
(ID #354855) Posted on 2008/11/01 23:16
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
:stares: You have the blonde Chizuru aswell??!(I dont know how I feel about the blue bra...lol) Loving the Spiderman noodlepot(?). And wows. You have Spam in Japan? Or did you get that brought to you along with the PG Tips?
(ID #354875) Posted on 2008/11/01 23:51
Mechanical Engineering student
The only things I can cook are eggs (fried or scrambled) and pesto pasta. Other than that I have no idea how to XD
(ID #354890) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:09
I'm good with Instant Noodles too. Tomorrow I'll add sliced banana to my frosties. It's a great idea! looks delicious.
(ID #354894) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:18
i can cook many indian dishes. i keep on experimenting and have learnt a lot from many people i know who cook.
(ID #354901) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:21
Full-time student へへ
ken can cook! ps. i've been clicking on the post comment link alot these days... i don't know if anyone else has this problem. maybe i'm just weird. how about "Post a Comment" instead of "Post Comment" and making "Submit" more outstanding? ^^
(ID #354907) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:25
I'm good at cooking pasta with bolognese or napolitana sauce - from scratch, not from a bottle. Barbeque cooking is very easy, anyone can do that and it always tastes better. I am also good at pikelets or pancakes, steamed puddings, cakes, biscuits, whatever. I think most ladies are impressed with a man who can cook, so guys, get cooking !!
(ID #354910) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:28
- Dishes that men are good at cooking are:- -1. Fly Lice >with packed seasoning especially. more aji-no-moto for best result lol -2. Curry >S&B House boxed curry, insta-win -3. Fly Vegetebalu >no instants but yes. lol.
(ID #354932) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:51
With cook book I'm like iron chef.
(ID #354937) Posted on 2008/11/02 00:55
I'm learning to cook too - been thinking how to cook the japanese-style cream pasta with the soft-boiled egg on top which I had while I was in Japan. Yum!
(ID #354975) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:32
Physical Therapist
I can cook the basics but im too lazy most of the time and end up with convienience food. Its cheaper that way too ^^
(ID #354987) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:43
Looking for work again
I can cook most anything. I learned most of my cooking skills from Alton Brown http://www.altonbrown.com/ in Good Eats http://www.foodnetwork.com/good-eats/index.html So my strong points are ribeye steak, macaroni and cheese (baked), chicken bacon alfredo lasagna, and scrambled eggs.
(ID #354996) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:54
I cook sometimes, but I often don't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen so I end up making something really random (i.e. mix everything together). I once made curry tonkatsu meal with a friend of mine, and boy that took us a lot of time and oil! Never thought about that every time I had some in a restaurant back home...
(ID #355038) Posted on 2008/11/02 01:55
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
I can't cook, unless you call making french fries is cooking ;p And well, I can do the same as Danny making cup noodles and Frosties ^^ But I haven't actually made anything that included mixing ingredients together and/or baking. But I would like to try it though :)
(ID #355054) Posted on 2008/11/02 02:19
Student during the day, otaku at night, and amateur musician ^_^
I can't cook at all...0_0 Well, actually, I never cooked anything before, not even those instant noodles..lol.. Better start going to the kitchen often now..
(ID #355059) Posted on 2008/11/02 02:29
Kawaii Pink Stuffs FanGirl, Cat Lover, Otaku, MP3 Hunter, Matcha & Afternoon Milk Tea Addict.
I like guys who can cook, they have plus point :) lucky my hubby loves to cook hehe. I can cook but not heavy stuff, most likely fried noodle with seafood/chicken, fried rice, etc. Still learning though =p so Im not skillful in this field.
(ID #355073) Posted on 2008/11/02 02:46
Everything
I cook for myself at least three times a week. Favorite things to make are things with a white wine based sauce. They're easy and tasty.
(ID #355087) Posted on 2008/11/02 03:07
Eroge blogger
I like to cook and try out making new dishes and stuff. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not so good, but in the end, it's usually me being the guinea pig so it's ok. Instant noodles are so common now that I don't have to think about it since I made it too much at university. I especially like cooking breakfast. For dinner, I'm quite fond of pasta with cream-based sauces, especially cream of mushroom. One thing I really want to get better at is baking and desserts in general. Cookies and stuff are straightforward, but I can never make a cake well. I have succeeded with a souffle once.
(ID #355121) Posted on 2008/11/02 03:53
Grocery Store Clerk
I can only do microwave stuff and make sandwiches. During summer I plan to practice a bit more.
(ID #355167) Posted on 2008/11/02 05:09
Egg and Soliders ftw! A full english fry up is easy and the best :P
(ID #355186) Posted on 2008/11/02 05:37
Geek Liaison
I've never figure out the whole 'Men can't cook' thing. I was a restaurant cook for 10 years and in that time I only worked with 2 women cooks. And, if you look at the fine dinning market it is mostly men you see as head chefs. When I was growing up most of the TV cooking shows were hosted by men, the only women I remember was Julia Child.
(ID #355194) Posted on 2008/11/02 05:55
Chemical Engineer
I love to cook special dishes for my husband and my family. But, sometimes i feel lazy and made a lot of "instant" dishes as smashes potatoes (puré), instant spaguetti, etc. My favourite is... Maru-chan soups, the same thing as the cup noodles!
(ID #355202) Posted on 2008/11/02 06:12
student
men cooking........ sounda like episode of IRON CHEF!!!!
(ID #355215) Posted on 2008/11/02 06:35
I love cooking. I dont buy or eat ready/instant food or anything changed/altered to improve its flavour. I like natural food, as the good nature already gave us. Mainly vegetables like carrots, onions, garlic, tomato, broccoli. I love rice as well. Mainly I eat baked/boiled fish/shrimp with rice and vegetables sauce I prepare myself.I just use olive oil as I love it. I am good with pasta as well, I cook it sometimes, with vegetables of course ^^
(ID #355246) Posted on 2008/11/02 07:47
yep! i love cooking for my self. i used to eat out a lot but then got in teh habit of cooking for my self since looking from the prospective of a poor student it was cheaper. and the lady's like the idea that i can cook ^^:
(ID #355248) Posted on 2008/11/02 07:59
Ah, nearly missed one detail... very yummy Fox Chizuru. I would eat her without regrets fwahahaha. Nice ingredient indeed.
(ID #355251) Posted on 2008/11/02 08:21
Navy Recruit
yep I like to cook as well, I think I cook pretty good. most of the time I cook for my parents since I get home before them. I can make alot of mexican food really well. and italian. lasagna is one of my favorite dishes to cook but takes alittle more prep time.
(ID #355333) Posted on 2008/11/02 10:13
i cook for my family wednesday-sunday
(ID #355402) Posted on 2008/11/02 11:25
24/7 Otaku / 100% Haruhiist
I can just cook regular stuff, like making breakfast or something real quick. That probably doesn't really count as cooking, however. :P
(ID #355548) Posted on 2008/11/02 14:10
Application Developer
I can cook pretty well if i do say so myself ^^ Favorite thing to cook: 1 - Gril a steak (salt/pepper/vegeta* thickness about 1cm) 2 - Cook some spagheti 3 - slice some mushrooms 4 - bake the mushrooms in some creme fresh 5 - dice up the steak (or leave it in one piece whatever floats your boat) 6 - add spagheti and if you diced up the steak to the mushrooms 7 - keep it on low fire for a few minutes (2 is mostly enough just so the flavors mix) 8 - serve it up *btw vegeta is not just an anime character go to a balkan or turkish store they most likely have it, it's just some seasoning which is pretty salty but makes meat taste super http://balkanbuy.com/shop/images/products/thumb_71_vegeta_univerzalna22.gif
(ID #355631) Posted on 2008/11/02 15:29
I have a sweet tooth so I like to bake desserts. Most recently I made a Black Forest Chocolate cake with cherries and whipping cream, drool.. Other than that I usually make cookies. I grew up on a ranch so as long as I have a recepie to follow it isn't that hard for me to cook non dessert items either. I feel like clam chowder right now..
(ID #355751) Posted on 2008/11/02 17:37
i can cook several things, mostly egg related, such as scrambled eggs, omelettes, i can make a dish in my place called the "pizza mie (pizza noodle) which is also egg related. its instant fried noodles, dipped in an scrambled egg batter which is then poured over a frying pan... its really good
(ID #355868) Posted on 2008/11/02 19:46
When i have enough time i cook ham and eggs for breakfast. And i know how to cook the basic stuff, but i love fast food and lately i found Nissin products at a supermarket - their Yakisoba tastes so good!
(ID #355955) Posted on 2008/11/02 21:52
I can cook good enough thanks to my mother teaching me. In the workweeks I cook only for myself and on weekends I sometimes cook for 5-6 people.
(ID #356299) Posted on 2008/11/03 04:01
When I was little my mother showed me how to cook noodles. It's easy as pie, of course! Hmm... but I can't cook pie! Heck I've never eaten any!
(ID #357263) Posted on 2008/11/03 23:24
I know how to prepare various dishes, but in most of the cases the flavour isn't good -_-
(ID #357466) Posted on 2008/11/04 03:43
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
I find it especially charming if men can cook, even if it's just toast.. the thought matters most ^-^
(ID #358290) Posted on 2008/11/04 17:17
Lets see..... I can cook pan friend eggs, Instant Ramen, Cooked vermicelli noodles (boiled in pot), Broiled seasoned chicken, and hmm fried rice? I want to try making Japanese Egg rice omlette sometime. :)
(ID #363535) Posted on 2008/11/08 16:12
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Well lets see... i'm a guy... And i cook for a living... Its my day job... Anyways, i'm a chef, professionally trained in all cuisines even making cakes and baking bread but i still prefer japanese cuisine and its my main forte... Chef by day, Otaku by night...
(ID #365246) Posted on 2008/11/10 04:01
Engineering research
Simple stuff like omelettes and congee is within my abilities but really it takes too much effort and the cleaning up......... I rather have takeaway. BTW if a guy does cook for ya despite all those troubles, consider youself loved ^^;;
(ID #367125) Posted on 2008/11/11 17:41
Anonymous Tea Drinker (Registered on 2008/11/13 18:28)
If I don't cook, I don't get good food. Occasionally, a cheap, easy meal, like instant noodles is fine, but eating too much junk leaves me without that wonderful satisfaction of a real meal.
(ID #369697) Posted on 2008/11/13 18:47
I can cook just to survive, once I was a better cock. Simply I need to make a little practice again ^__^
(ID #492995) Posted on 2009/02/17 18:12
http://www.explosm.net/comics/1565/
(ID #493088) Posted on 2009/02/17 20:17
World Class Idiot
i suck at every form of cooking except for the art of microwave XD
(ID #493240) Posted on 2009/02/17 23:30
IT Expert / System, Network, Security Administrator
Cooking is so easy, but not every women know how to.
(ID #493296) Posted on 2009/02/18 00:16
80% of men here cook?! No way. I haven't met a single guy yet -- not one -- that cooks his own food. Or doesn't freak out when I pull out my bento and explain that I made it myself. These survey figures, the force is not strong with them. p/s - I'm a pretty good cook. Used to do barbecues and lasagnas and whatnot back in the States. And kick-ass chicken-fried steaks. Here in J-town, it's mostly 炒め系, but I occasionally whip up a mean batch of spinach enchiladas with homemade red sauce. Aawww, yeah.
(ID #494236) Posted on 2009/02/18 21:47
The most daring things ive cooked is either... peking duck orrr roasting a lamb with blackcurrant jam and rosemary on it... (sounds weird but its amazing. both times i took them out of the oven too early (some cooking times suggested are just stupid :S) but it's simple to just put them back in :P learn from your mistakes ;)
(ID #494329) Posted on 2009/02/19 00:27
I can cook alright now, although there was one time that I burned the noodles for Mac 'n Cheese while boiling them. I wasn't even aware that it was possible to do so, and the pot had black marks from the noodles on the bottom of it for months afterwords no matter how hard I tried to scrub them off.
(ID #494939) Posted on 2009/02/19 13:36
Mechanical Engineer/Seeker of the truth
It's in my opinion that those who cannot cook has no right to judge the quality of the food being served. While I don't practice cooking on a daily basis, I can various dishes given the proper recipe.
(ID #505053) Posted on 2009/02/28 19:35
Tea made with soft-water tastes better.
(ID #505772) Posted on 2009/03/01 15:00
student
being able to cook really helps as i won't panic when people ask me to cook for them>.< . most people want to die when their college friends ask them if he/she could cook something...
(ID #608613) Posted on 2009/05/16 19:49
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