Wonderful read. Completely agree with you. I started cooking after moving to Vienna only 6 years ago and I feel that I've missed out on so much. It was a huge stressbuster for me also to cook after finishing my daily job. The 'temporary' nature of home cooking is also one that I now appreciate. You spend hours cooking a meal and it's over in minutes.
Of course, this is an extremely privileged take since I'm a UC man. I am not expected to cook and continue to get medals for doing it while women who hate cooking have to cook "fresh" food daily for the men in their family.
Wonderful read. Completely agree with you. I started cooking after moving to Vienna only 6 years ago and I feel that I've missed out on so much. It was a huge stressbuster for me also to cook after finishing my daily job. The 'temporary' nature of home cooking is also one that I now appreciate. You spend hours cooking a meal and it's over in minutes.
Of course, this is an extremely privileged take since I'm a UC man. I am not expected to cook and continue to get medals for doing it while women who hate cooking have to cook "fresh" food daily for the men in their family.
Yup. It's crazy how so many parts of our lives that we "choose" are rooted in privilege.