Overview:
- Cooking is a task that many people consider relaxing.
- Young people don’t consider it a gender-based role but something necessary for survival.
- Cooking as a process could take a person’s mind off everyday worries.
A very creative and heartwarming advertisement for a popular brand is currently being broadcast in India. The ad shows one person from the family preparing instant noodles, and she gets everyone involved in cooking it. The ad ends with the whole family coming together and making that dish with their unique additional ingredients. Father and son are also seen suggesting ingredients and helping with cooking, indicating that cooking is not limited to women. The idea that cooking is a gender neutral role has started getting a base, with people moving away from homes.
Cooking and Gender Neutrality
People, girls and boys alike, seem to be leaning towards cooking and enjoying the whole process. It has ceased to be a gender-based role and has become one of the necessary life skills for every adult. Gender-neutrality of cooking is not associated with equality of genders. It is about being independent and fulfilling one’s basic needs. I follow the principle that if you love to eat something, you should also know how to cook it. I am not trying to get restaurants out of business. But I believe that cooking something by yourself gives you a sense of satisfaction and achievement. We are not aiming here to be a master chef. It’s just about everyone learning a survival skill.
Direct Relationship Between Cooking and Satisfaction
When I come home after a tiring day, the aroma of my favourite food makes my day end well. It isn’t about coming home to a cooked meal. My motivation to get past a difficult day is also to cook my favourite food and relish it. People who love to cook derive satisfaction from the whole process, from preparing to devouring it. The satisfaction of cooking by yourself is unmatched! It makes them feel at peace.
Cooking as a Means of Introspection
If you love spending time on culinary adventures, cooking is the best time for you to have a self-talk. Spending time with yourself is important for many reasons, and cooking is a great way to do it. Everybody who loves to cook has a recipe that they can always fall back on. A recipe they are so good at that whenever they make it, it will always turn out to be perfect. While preparing such a dish, they don’t have to look out for measurements or keep a tab on cooking duration. Such a recipe demands less attention, and you get to focus on other things that have been on your mind. The best part about this- introspection will become a fun process that also lets you indulge in your hobby. It has also helped people find joy and self-care in the kitchen.
Cooking to Help You Relax
I have seen so many people share their experience of how cooking makes them feel at peace. Cooking requires attention, precision, and sharp senses. All these things come naturally to you when you love cooking, and you just lose yourself in the process. Entering the kitchen and beginning with your tale of culinary romance takes your mind off the worries of the world. Cooking has a major advantage of helping people unwind. Cooking requires attentiveness, which leaves very little space to overthink and helps the person be relaxed for a while.
Conclusion:
The process of cooking keeps worries at bay while letting the person be productive. It comes closer to meditation because it lets the person concentrate and be relaxed at the same time. It is helpful for anyone who indulges in it, whether it is in the form of a chore or a distraction.
