Is it only the men who enjoy their mothers cooking?..

Fart · 30-05-2010 05:59PM #1

I always hear guys saying that they can't get better than their mothers cooking. My dad has always said this about his mother (my granny of course) and he says it to me to saying "Your mothers cooking eh?.. ya can't beat it".

I've never heard a girl saying it as much so is it just a guy thing and do you agree with this phrase?

I do, but I don't know why as she's not the greatest cook in the world but its something that she give... is it love?

Does anyone here agree or share some similar stories?

Snowie · 30-05-2010 06:01PM

I cook better then my mother.... So nope my mum doensnty season food roperly over cooks things a bit to much for my tastes.....

/fussy yes..

But me still loves her

we'llallhavetea_old · 30-05-2010 06:02PM

i prefer my dads cookin tbh, me ma has gotten lazy over the years..

edit: i am a girl though..

bonerm · 30-05-2010 06:02PM

Nope not every man loves their mothers cooking.

I remember the first time I ordered steak in a restaurant I left the place thinking "oh THAT's what it's supposed to taste like?!".

Kiera · 30-05-2010 06:02PM

My Mammy is the best cook in the world!

Fart · 30-05-2010 06:05PM

Of course I've been to restaurants and had food there and it's usually amazing but there's nothing better coming home to mammy and her having a nice little pie made or some sort of stew or even a few chicken nuggets and chips with a bit of ketchup. It doesn't have to be extravagant as along as she makes it.

liah · 30-05-2010 06:07PM

I love my mom's cooking. Lots of very unique family recipes that I am now in possession of, and quite adept at.

Wouldn't suit everyone though, I don't think.. took me being an adult to appreciate my mom's food.

DazMarz · 30-05-2010 06:08PM

I'm a better cook than my mother, but I'm also sinfully lazy, so I prefer when she cooks and cleans up the dishes and so on...

Offy · 30-05-2010 06:11PM

I dont think theres a man alive that enjoys my mothers cooking!

jd007 · 30-05-2010 06:11PM

I hate my mothers cooking and I'm a lad.

Agricola · 30-05-2010 06:16PM

The first experience of food we get is usually from our mothers, so its natural to assume that we are predisposed to liking it. You could start a car on me mother's beef stew. Great stuff

Feeona · 30-05-2010 06:20PM

Offy wrote: »

I dont think theres a man alive that enjoys my mothers cooking!

she could go to prison for that you know!

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 30-05-2010 06:21PM

My mother is a great cook but she's getting lazy. Her mash is terrible these days, doesn't half mash it and the spuds aren't even peeled right.
Then if I point out the flaws in her cooking she gets angry.
I've even had to make my own dinner a couple of times

alwaysadub · 30-05-2010 06:23PM

No one can beat my mam's bread and butter pudding,and pancakes too.(not at the same time)

Other than that,i can take it or leave it.

WindSock · 30-05-2010 06:23PM

No, girls should never say they enjoy their mothers cooking, for they must try harder to top it for when their sons come along.

Minstrel27 · 30-05-2010 06:24PM

My mother is an awesome cook in fairness.

we'llallhavetea_old · 30-05-2010 06:26PM

John Quiet Safe wrote: »

My mother is a great cook but she's getting lazy. Her mash is terrible these days, doesn't have mash it and the spuds aren't even peeled right.
Then if I point out the flaws in her cooking she gets angry.
I've even had to make my own dinner a couple of times

my ma is EXACTLY the same, what the fcuk like, mash the fcukin spuds will ye? i also have to hover over the pot so they're cooked for long enough. i've gotten.... hard lumps :eek:

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 30-05-2010 06:28PM

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

my ma is EXACTLY the same, what the fcuk like, mash the fcukin spuds will ye? i also have to hover over the pot so they're cooked for long enough. i've gotten.... hard lumps :eek:

It's rotten, makes me wretch :mad:

we'llallhavetea_old · 30-05-2010 06:31PM

John Quiet Safe wrote: »

It's rotten, makes me wretch :mad:

it actually makes me angry..

Snowie · 30-05-2010 06:33PM

well no offence if i had been boiling potatos for the past 30 years once a week id be getting a bit board with cooking the same food...

In the 20 minites it takes to cook the spuds my food is served, and eatin..

...

Biggins · 30-05-2010 06:40PM

Fart wrote: »

Is it only the men who enjoy their mothers cooking?

Nope, I enjoy the wife's too.

stovelid · 30-05-2010 06:42PM

It's best to frequently allude to the excellence of your mother's cooking to your partner and vice-versa in order to initiate a territorial cook-off with you as beneficiary.

Mr Benevolent · 30-05-2010 06:52PM

I've even had to make my own dinner a couple of times

That's not on. Tell her to get back in the kitchen when wimmin belong. That said, my mum can cook... sort of. At least we're not eating leathery grey pork chops any more.

Shameful when women can't cook*

*I'm biased, my girlfriend is a chef, so I have to criticize the food I cook.

Abi · 30-05-2010 07:27PM

Nope, can't beat her cooking. The kitchen is her domain, and nobody is allowed to be a better cook than her. She point blank refuses to eat anything anyone else makes.

alwaysadub wrote: »

No one can beat my mam's bread and butter pudding,and pancakes too.(not at the same time)

Other than that,i can take it or leave it.

I make a legendary bread and butter pudding, it would make you cream yourself :pac:

kylith · 30-05-2010 07:38PM

You could use my mother's bread pudding to grout the bathroom, but you can't beat her skirt and kidney stew

rossie1977 · 30-05-2010 07:43PM

my mother burns water ffs, cooks about once a week usually on sunday. i haven't eaten anything she cooked since about 12

ejmaztec · 30-05-2010 07:48PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

my mother burns water ffs, cooks about once a week usually on sunday. i haven't eaten anything she cooked since about 12

Every family's got a skeleton in the cupboard.

ChewChew · 30-05-2010 07:57PM

When I was a kid I adored my mothers cooking but then as I got older and learned how to cook for myself I realised that she was/is actually a pretty crap cook. So yes, it is mostly those lads who cant cook that love their ma's cooking.

Berty · 30-05-2010 07:59PM

My Mother cooks quite well but of course she does. Im always going to say that.

My MIL cannot cook for sh*t. I asked her one day why she only used one tablet from the marrowfat peas box and she said "Sure when Im cooking them tomorrow I will use the other tablet when cooking". I tried to tell her what was wrong with this but it went in one ear and out the other so I try not to eat in her house.

She once tried to make me pork chops and had never in her 65 years cooked a white meat and cooked it and cooked it until it went brown. :rolleyes:

My OH only cooks two things. Lasagne and Roast Potatos. :rolleyes: I have to cook everything else.

consultech · 30-05-2010 08:30PM

eh ha. Um no, it's not only the men who do. Some women probably have a harder time admitting that they enjoy their mother's cooking, or think they could do better themselves. Possibly due to an innate homemaker competitive/inferiority thingy in some cases.

In any case, my mother's cooking is fairly hit n miss, so I don't really conform to the original statement.

LenaClaire · 30-05-2010 08:37PM

My mom is a good cook and her mother was phenomenal! I like to think I am a pretty good cook myself - my husband seems to think so at any rate

I make roast chicken and potatoes, stir fry, chicken with mushrooms and wine sauce, cakes and candies. I like cooking.

Is it only the men who enjoy their mothers cooking?..

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