The first time I cooked, I was about 8 or 9 years old then, my mum told me to fry plantain and screamed in my ears that she wants golden brown dodo not burnt offering. So I put the plantain inside oil and removed it within 10 seconds. My mum nearly killed me for giving her raw plantain, second time I was told to fry dodo again, well, it became burnt offering. Also remembered the first time I cooked ewedu, I covered the pot..... ; . Now I am a pro .

Share your own experience.

First time I cooked
I think it was stew
I managed to burn the pot brown
Funny thing is, it turned out to be good

hmmm..

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Oh boy this topic go make sense die. But wait oh, why the mod carry come front page just like that?
Hmmm, this is God oh.

bad

Mine was hell, not cooking though bt it was my first kitchen xperience. donno what she(grandma) put inside the pot and asked me to make sure itz properly DONE by always blowing the fire,(firewood) nd replaced dem wen burnt up. She went out, I was left ahome suffering my self till she came back laffing, i was like WTFz wrong? Mind u she ordered me not to open the pot till she comes back. Alas she opened it and there was noting in the pot, twas filled up with water. Just to keep me at home. Cnt 4get dat day.

i boiled half pot of water added every ingredient the same time closed pot and then brought it down after a few mins

lmao
at least her plan worked

urhoboman: Mine was hell, not cooking though bt it was my first kitchen xperience. donno what she(grandma) put inside the pot and asked me to make sure itz properly DONE by always blowing the fire,(firewood) nd replaced dem wen burnt up. She went out, I was left ahome suffering my self till she came back laffing, i was like WTFz wrong? Mind u she ordered me not to open the pot till she comes back. Alas she opened it and there was noting in the pot, twas filled up with water. Just to keep me at home. Cnt 4get dat day.

I think mine was boiling of yam

Ladystewie: lmao
at least her plan worked

quite well.... Missy, ur name has the word "STEW" in it# shudda boil rice? Wonna taste ur stew.

I think I started with water BUT don't try my kitchen finger licking skills #mywifeGOenjoy

lol
it's stewie
a cartoon character oo, not food

urhoboman: quite well.... Missy, ur name has the word "STEW" in it# shudda boil rice? Wonna taste ur stew. Mind u, this thread is for kitchen

Was asked to cook rice, i and my sister kept stirring the rice till it almost turned to eba. We were both forced to eat it that night.

Ladystewie: lol
it's stewie
a cartoon character oo, not food

damn# am already parboiling the rice o. Go get the stew abeg.

oya I'm coming
wat kind of stew sef
fish or beef

urhoboman: damn# am already parboiling the rice o. Go get the stew abeg.

The first time I cooked was seven years ago during my youth service *covers face*
Don't ask me why!

I got tired of eating junk food and I decided to cook on my own,I boiled rice and grated 30# tomato and added 4cubes of maggie(knorr)
Mehn wen I tasted d sauce....u knw d rest!
Thanks to my calabar friend who spent 6months of our youth service teaching how to cook!
And now! I b confirmed CHEF

First tym I cooked I was 13 ..I was asked to prepare jollof rice for my sick cousin....jst one cup of rice I put 2 jugs of water


D rice turned out to be pap(akamu)

Cooked rice but was no soft before I drained. Na wen everybody started eatin. Dem turn am to chinchin

ProfessorD: i boiled half pot of water added every ingredient the same time closed pot and then brought it down after a few mins

confirmed cook!


U deserve an award

Ladystewie: oya I'm coming
wat kind of stew sef
fish or beef

fish stew will do, also add kpomo. U won't stop beefing me if I ask for beef stew.

ok

urhoboman: fish stew will do, also add kpomo. U won't stop beefing me if I ask for beef stew.

Oh I will never forget that day... Our neigbour had to call in fire service because I nearly burnt the whole compound where I was trying to boil water...

I ended up roasting the water

Mine was yesterday. I called my sister at home to direct me on how to cook soup. After getting the necessary ingredient, I did the mixing properly as I was directed.


30 minutes later I invented a TASTELESS BLACK SOUP.

I think was relatively young. That kind 9_12yrs omo i cooked soup as launch 4 myself n kid sister being the broe, omo to eat soup u'll mould eba use spoon de stir de soup once any vegetable comes up kai u grab am so you no just swallow coloured water only!

urhoboman: Mine was hell, not cooking though bt it was my first kitchen xperience. donno what she(grandma) put inside the pot and asked me to make sure itz properly DONE by always blowing the fire,(firewood) nd replaced dem wen burnt up. She went out, I was left ahome suffering my self till she came back laffing, i was like WTFz wrong? Mind u she ordered me not to open the pot till she comes back. Alas she opened it and there was noting in the pot, twas filled up with water. Just to keep me at home. Cnt 4get dat day.

chai see jonzing!

moral of the story: poke nosing and peeping is good

Funny

Mine was around 6-7years old, I started with "amala lafun"(cassava flour paste), I didn't allow it spend the normal time on fire, ended up tasting like poo but trust mum, she refined the mess and turned it to the real thing!, mothers are skillful o!

Being the only boy and last born, I am not expected to attend to kitchen matters but in my family, that tradition no follow o

By the time I was 9, I was a professional already, could make almost all the major Yoruba delicacies,even better than my sisters.

It helped me during university and service years, my food was the toast of my hostel, even ladies jostle to have a taste once am in the kitchen

I hope to retire soon, once the aunty comes in, she'd better know how to do it better or at least meet up with my standard!

Anyway for me its fun, I'll still cook once in a while when married, so madam can relax and watch too.

U deserve a standing ovation and a thunderous roll of applause

Sarimah: First tym I cooked I was 13 ..I was asked to prepare jollof rice for my sick cousin....jst one cup of rice I put 2 jugs of water


D rice turned out to be pap(akamu)

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MUM travelled, on the day she would arrive, I wanted to impress her with food. I Told Grandma to enter the farm and help me cut some pumpkin (didn't knw how to do it), while I went to market to buy things for soup. I cooked an amazing Okra soup with steaming garri for my mama (THE FAMILY ATE IT). She was GOBSMACKED to hear I actually bought the soup condiments and also cooked it. It was DELICIOUS!!! I WAS 12 THEN!!! MY BROTHERS PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!

Mine was when i was 9years old, i was asked to cook rice and beans, with My Mum watching me with one eye, i trebled while cooking d food, . In d end when it was done My family ate it and pronounced it good,, even dad danced with me telling everyone say no b only book i sabi but trust Mum, she told me that next time i will cook soup, Omo fear catch me, My regret was she passed on when i was 11 and i never cooked soup for her but My olders ones did, missing u Mum