Torturing food should be a punishable offence.
"Veggies were boiled to mush or 'roasted' to black. Not the nice charred-black, but actually burnt-black. No seasoning other than water or oil. If they were making a recipe that needed seasoning , they'd half it. Being teased with hints of flavour was worse than eating bland food.""Eggs weren't allowed to be runny, so I experienced a runny egg for the first time at 17. It was glorious and I've not looked back since.
Pork chops, chicken,"steak", burgers, all cooked exactly the same: baked at 350 for 30-45 minutes. I thought I hated SO MANY THINGS! But no, my mom just didn't know what she was doing. Which is weird, because my grandmother was a cook in a very high end restaurant. 🤔""I didn’t think I liked steak until I was in my 20s on a date. Turns out steak can be delicious when it’s not a brown rubber puck.""My mom used to boil asparagus.