Making Food Out Of Ingredients
I no longer have appetite for food.
Okay, not exactly that. What I meant to say is that I will no longer go search out for yummy food, especially when I am alone. Life is simplier if I don't have to make decisions on lunch choices. And cheaper too, espeically 'in this economy'. I don't like having buyer's remorse: did I just spend three plates of Hainanese Chicken Rice for one delicious Whopper with some so-so french fries and a cup of sugared water?
Actually, I am not that interested in that three plates of Hanianese Chicken Rice either. Or eating out alone. And I am living in a country with both eating-out and street-food culture.
What I want is to learn to make food. No, I am not talking about growing food in my balcony, or rearing animals in my backyard. (No, I don't have a backyard.) Instead: turning ingredients into food. Cooking, that's the word I am looking for.
I know how to fry an egg. Steam a slice of salmon. And stir-fry some vegetable. But that's where my skill set ends. I want to figure out something a little more complicated. Something that have a little more complicated taste and texture. I probably still enjoy cooking with few ingredients, but maybe I can venture out a little beyond that?
In the past, this is where I am going to search for some cookbooks. I may still do that. But perhaps YouTube is a better browsing tool?