Can devotees really cook?

[Lotusflower 0]

Its me Pankaja dasa by the way,

 

Okay this is meant to be humorous.

 

When I was in vrindavana, in the temple. The food was not really to my likeing, I thought it was because the Bengali food was cooked that way, but now back in Uk, I think maybe the person cooking 'can't cook?', is that possible?

 

I tried to cook some kichari like in Vrindavana and it tasted exactly like the kicahri in Vraja:eek2:. Tasteless, (i can't cook to save my japa beads), what I am trying to say is, well..

 

When I was in Birmingham temple in Uk, the food was really really nice. The cook knew what he was doing. I had some kachories in Vraj from Dhaba that we nice. And the restaurant in Mathura (Govindas), was reasonable, I really think 'they' who(?), put cooks who can't cook. Indian cooking is very very very difficult, all those spices, even reading a recipe book. Anyway its meant to be humorous post;)

[bija 0]

Fun post.

 

I can cook ok, but sometimes Pankaja I will make simple and somewhat bland food. Just to be different:crazy2:.

[Lotusflower 0]

lol, yeah but it has to taste good.

[bija 0]

 

When I was in Birmingham temple in Uk, the food was really really nice. The cook knew what he was doing. I had some kachories in Vraj from Dhaba that we nice.

Well I must say sounds yum. I remember onetime Pankaja I went to a retreat and they were preparing a feast. There was hardly anything in the fridge and I thought what will they do?

 

So I started chopping veggies and watched this one amazing Indian born mataji cook. She made dishes fit for a King!

 

And this lowly servant (bija) has never tasted food like it since, let alone cooked anything as good. It was so fabulous!

[Lotusflower 0]

yeah i think women cook better then men,

[bija 0]

something just budded in my mind - pankaja=lotus flower;)

[Lotusflower 0]

 

Anyway, just imagine like, tumeric, corriander, lime, mustard seeds, asfodita, etc, and some rice, and expert could combine and make. But me?

 

I mean I know what sugar is.. it makes things sweet, but tumeric? Mustard seeds? What exactly do they do to food? Its proper complicated.

 

I would ask my mum, but she would never tell me. I think its a sub-conscious cook secret. I know Prabhupada could cook, I'd give my Laptop for a taste of that prasadam.