Child, why do I want you to learn to cook?

On Sunday morning, I wrote an article, and soon it was lunch time. I stood up and wandered around the living room while beating my sore waist and shoulders. \”Son, can we have noodles for lunch? I\’ll cook them right away.\” I said to my son in the room. My son walked out while saying \”Okay\”. He saw me beating my waist and looking uncomfortable. He hurriedly said: \”Mom, I\’ll cook the noodles, and you can just watch from the side.\” Happiness came so suddenly! Although my son is generally quite sensible, it is rare for him to take the initiative to ask for work like this. He probably saw my backache and wanted to be considerate to my mother. He put on my floral apron, took a few eggs and tomatoes, beat the eggs in a bowl and stirred them well, washed the tomatoes and chives, and then started cutting them. He is left-handed, and every time I watch him chop vegetables, I feel terrified, as I feel like he might cut his hand at any time. In fact, my worries were unnecessary. He holding the knife in his left hand felt the same as holding the knife in our right hand, and it was not awkward. While he was working, I leaned against the kitchen doorframe, taking pictures of him and chatting. \”Son, my mother is so happy. You are so sensible and considerate of her.\” Although my words were a bit sensational, they came from the heart. He cut the tomato seriously and said, \”Fortunately you asked me to learn to cook when I was very young, otherwise, I wouldn\’t be able to do it now if I wanted to!\” Yes, if you don\’t teach him, he will know nothing. Yes, even if he wanted to cook, he wouldn\’t know where to start. Even if you have a distressed mother, you can only order takeout, but how can takeout be as appetizing and heart-warming as homemade food? Cooking is a craft. With this craft, you can not only be self-sufficient, but also bring deliciousness, happiness and warmth to your family and friends through your own labor. When my son was in kindergarten, I started teaching him how to make dumplings. Although the dumplings he made were weird and crooked, I always encouraged him to happily eat his \”produced\” dumplings. Later, his speed and quality in making dumplings were much better than mine. Children are full of curiosity about everything and want to try everything themselves. They are also clever and quick to learn things. Parents can take advantage of this characteristic of their children to help them learn to \”do it by themselves and have enough food and clothing\” as early as possible. Learn to cook as early as possible! When my son was in second grade, he was already a skilled worker at making dumplings, so I started thinking about how to train him to be a \”little chef\”. First, I taught him how to wash and cook rice. This is relatively simple, just grasp the amount of rice and water. After teaching it a few times, he basically mastered it. In the end, the rice he cooked was even more delicious than what we cooked, with just the right amount of softness and texture. Cooking was no problem, so I asked him to help me, beat eggs, choose vegetables, peel potatoes, chop vegetables, etc. These are basic skills that must be mastered proficiently, but they are not so easy for an eight-year-old child to master. When he started to learn to crack eggs, he accidentally crushed all the eggshells and mixed them with the egg liquid. They were so dirty that he had to discard them. When he began to learn to peel potatoes, he once peeled a large potato until it was only as big as an egg. Several times, he got discouraged and wanted to quit. I told him: Food is the most important thing for people. Eating is the first priority. If you want to eat, you must learn how to do it. No one can cook for you forever, and you can’t cook for you forever eitherEat out or have takeout. Do it yourself and turn a bunch of ingredients into delicious food. This process will bring you great happiness. This kind of happiness will never be experienced unless you do it yourself. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know it, try, try, try again, after all, practice makes perfect. If a child cannot do something well and is prone to making mistakes, then he will never be allowed to try, and he will never learn. Summarize experience and lessons in practice, and grow in practice. This is how we all grow up slowly and become capable. With my repeated encouragement, my son became a qualified chef, and finally, one weekend, under my guidance, he completed a lunch independently. It was raining heavily that day and I didn\’t want to go out to buy groceries. I only had two potatoes, ham sausage and eggs at home. I thought about it, the ingredients are simple, just right for my son to practice his skills. As soon as I said it, he was very happy, excited and eager to do it. He washed and cooked the rice first, then peeled the potatoes and cut them into neat slices, then cut the ham into slices and beat the eggs. When the preparations were ready, turn on the heat and pour oil into the pan. The oil was almost hot. I reminded him to quickly pour in the egg liquid, stir-fry quickly, turn off the heat, and put it on a plate. The eggs are tender and yellow, and look appetizing. Then add a little more oil and fry the potato slices. When it\’s almost done, add the ham slices and stir-fry together. Finally, add some salt and chicken essence and turn off the heat. The two dishes are simple, but they look good. The key is that this is the first time that my son has used a spoon, which is of extraordinary significance. He carefully brought the two plates to the table, served the rice, and we ate together. To be honest, it tastes pretty good because there are not too many seasonings added and all you can taste is the deliciousness of the ingredients themselves. He exclaimed how delicious it was and ate two bowls of rice in a row, finishing all the vegetables. I also kept praising him, saying that he has great potential and has the potential to become a chef. He smiled happily after hearing this. \”It\’s still delicious made by myself!\” He touched his rounded belly and sighed with satisfaction. I smiled happily beside him. He finally realized the happiness, satisfaction and sense of accomplishment brought by labor. This is also my original intention for him to learn to cook. I once read a touching report. In March 2014, a book titled \”Children Who Can Cook Can Survive Wherever They Go\” (Japanese name \”Kohana\’s Miso Soup\”) moved countless people around the world to tears. The author of the book is a family from Japan, father Shingo Yasutake, mother Chie, and daughter Aka. Her father is a reporter and her daughter Ahua is 11 years old. My mother Qianhui passed away 6 years ago. That year, Ahua was just 5 years old. Qianhui is a breast cancer patient who had undergone surgery. When Ahua was about one year old, her disease recurred. Qianhui realized that she didn\’t have much time left in the world. In order for her daughter to take care of herself after she left, she decided to teach her some life skills and abilities. In the summer of 2007, when Ahua turned 4, her mother gave her a floral apron as a gift, and her father gave her a cooler gift, which was a set of knives for primary school students. The next day, at 5 o\’clock in the morning, Qianhui ruthlessly pulled her out of bed. She decided to let her daughter learn to chop vegetables. Before Ahua’s 5th birthday, she learned to cook soft and healthy brown rice and make beautiful and delicious sushi.. The miso soup she cooked often made my father and grandma mistakenly think it was mother\’s masterpiece. In order to celebrate her 5th birthday, Ah Hua made a large jar of miso for the first time! On July 11, 2008, shortly after Ahua\’s 5th birthday, Qianhui passed away surrounded by her family. Ahua didn\’t cry because this was the agreement she made with her mother. Ahua said: \”When I cook, I feel that I am the happiest person! Of course, this is what my mother taught me.\” I once told this story to my son and asked him: \”Do you know Why does mom want you to learn to cook?\” He said: \”Because children who can cook can survive wherever they go.\” \”Well, mom hopes that through hard work, you will master the skills of life, increase your confidence, and live a good life. Make yourself happy and bring happiness to others. I hope you will have a happy home in the future, and a happy home cannot be separated from a steaming kitchen.\” \”Well, every time I see my dad cooking, you Helping around makes me feel that our family is so happy, I like our family!\” Yes, the taste of happiness is the smell of ordinary fireworks. My child, I wish you a happy life!