Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Do you know your cooking personality?

Posted by Charles Ferruzza on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:44 AM

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Flickr: karindalziel

No, the photo is not my kitchen. I'm too much of a fussy Virgo to let my sink area get that cluttered. Although there are times when I've been cooking for a large gathering that it's looked nearly that chaotic because I can get easily flustered. What kind of cook am I? That's a good question.

This week, Tara Parker-Pope ran a quiz in the New York Times about cooking personalities. If you want so see how your cooking personalty falls into one of the five distnict types, you can take it here.

Now I personally detest this kind of quiz -- which is why I grimace when my "friends" on Facebook insist on sending endless variations on the confessional quiz in my direction. What are my Top Ten Movies About Dogs? Who in the hell cares? (But in case anyone does, I do still cry watching Lassie Come Home).

I'm not sure I really want to know what my "cooking personality" might be since, well, it could be a big disappointment.

But throwing all caution to the wind, here are my answers to the

questions. If you want to see what the other options for answers are, take the test along with me. Ready? Let's do it:

1) When I prepare a meal, I typically:

e) Rarely use recipes and try to experiment. (Let's just say this doesn't work very well all the time).

2) Some of my favorite ingredients are:

a) Lots of breads, starches, and red meat. (Well, I could lie. I know this isn't the answer they're looking for)

3) In my free time I like to:

a) Visit with friends and family. (I only chose this answer because

there wasn't a "None of the Above" category, which I would have

immediately checked).

4) My favorite things to cook are:

a) Home-baked goodies. (Which I prefer to eat myself rather than

share with the "friends and family" group mentioned in the preceding

question).

5) Other people describe me as:

e) Curious. (Only because the other choices, like "Really friendly" or "Health conscious" didn't really appeal to me).

According to the quiz, because I chose the letter "a" most

frequently, I fall into the "Giving" category: "Friendly,

well-liked...serving less healthful foods."

I'll dwell on that conclusion tonight as I cook up a platter of fried chicken and home fries.

 

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