To start cooking is to start looking

Born in a family where food is a runner-up to studying, I never knew how much this would impact me in the future... which is now.

My mum loved me so much that my lunchbox every single school day, camping or some outdoor activities that didn't involve me being in a house, was full to the brim.
That meant chips, lollies, juice box and the hot food. I loved growing up knowing that in the morning my lunchbox would be full and all I needed to do was to put it inside my bag and and I'm off.

Now, I feel as if I was deprived of what many families all over the world enjoy doing together, and that is... cooking together.

Europeans, especially Italians and Greeks, I've seen, seem to share a lot of this 'cooking together' vibe. Food is basically the foundation of their tradition and for me, that is just plain wonderful and exciting.

I've cooked things before. Canned goods. Your everyday corned beef, the infamous Spam, your eggs and the hotdogs. I'm so useless that I've burnt most of them and I'm not being cliche-y, I'm just being truthful.

After moving to Australia 5 years ago from my hometown in a 3rd world country, I've really enjoyed the variety of shows that free TV offered. Especially the cooking shows. I learned to love Jamie Oliver, who is officially my favourite celebrity chef and the Masterchef world's George Colombaris, Gary Mehigan, Matt Moran and the swear-tastic Gordon Ramsey, to name a few.

Cooking, in my perspective was just plain art. As I delved deeper into the culinary world, I realised it was more than just art, it was a masterpiece.

And if I want to start cooking, then I need to start looking for the right ingredients.