Everyone has the option to choose what food they make (or buy) and what they eat. After all, it is up to you what you put into your body. But I still have a hard time understanding why some people only eat meat, potatoes and vegetables or only eat American food or only eat junk food.
The food is a pleasure. It is a joy. It is something to be delighted, to enjoy, to be passionate about. We all have taste buds and we all enjoy eating, right?
If you don’t know how to cook, you can learn. If you know how to cook but are too busy or don’t like to cook, you can still make an effort to try new cuisines. Buy good quality ready meals, eat out or buy the prepared ingredients to make your own dish.
How to find great meals
For example, if you want to see what a Thai curry tastes like, you’ll get the best result by going to Thailand, the next best result by going to an authentic Thai restaurant, the next best result by making your own from scratch with good quality. ingredients and the next best result using already chopped and prepared ingredients (including a can of coconut milk and a Thai curry paste) to make your own.
Favorite Classic Recipes
There’s nothing wrong with enjoying your favorite foods on a regular basis. Maybe you love burgers and fries or maybe you are a big fan of Chinese food. There is nothing wrong in it. The point though is that you should research new cuisines from time to time because you might be missing something.
If you love Indian food, for example, you might love Nepali food or Korean food. If you love cheese and tomatoes in your favorite Italian dishes, why not try Mexican fajitas or enchiladas that have similar ingredients? If you are a fan of delicate Thai recipes, how about making some Japanese recipes? The two cuisines are similar in some ways, but strikingly different in others.
You don’t have to eat new recipes every day
You may want to indulge in your favorite classic recipes five nights a week, then eat once a week somewhere you haven’t been before and try something new another night. You’ll have a pretty good idea of whether or not you’ll enjoy something by reading the description (if it’s on a menu) or by reading the ingredient list (if you plan to make it yourself).
There are few things as satisfying as stumbling across a new recipe or new cuisine that blows you away at first taste.
Some people grow up eating meat with potatoes and vegetables every day, perhaps with the occasional pizza or Chinese takeout, but it’s so much more fun to be creative and research all the cuisines in the world. You never know what amazing foods you’ll find!