On a lighter note this week, yippee it’s a short one, must be my shortest post 
so enjoy it.
I went to visit a friend once and she was roasting chicken, after seasoning the chicken, she then poured some oil on it and put it in the oven, when the chicken had finished roasting, there was a lot of oil left behind in the oven tray so I asked why she added oil or that much oil to the chicken she was roasting, I don’t usually use oil, I cover the chicken for maybe 15 mins with foil and let it roast in own juices and oil, she shrugged and said that’s the way she’d always done it, she’s a close friend so she knew I was not criticizing, just curious.
A preacher was giving an illustration once, I can’t really remember what he was explaining but I remember the story he told, a young wife always cuts both end of her gammon joint before placing it in an oven tray to roast, one day, her husband asked her why she did that, she said, my mother always did it. When the couple went to visit the wife’s mother, the son-in-law went into the kitchen and saw his mother-in-law doing the same thing his wife does with the gammon joint, so he asked her why she did it, her response was my mother always did it. When the couple had the opportunity to visit the girls grandmother, he asked the grandmother the same question, her response was I don’t know why they do it, I did it because my oven tray was not big enough back then
I add onions to meat when boiling but to be honest I’m not sure why, it’s just something my mother did and now I do, so what things do you do that you’re not quite sure why you do it but it’s become an habit? or that you do know why you did it for that matter.
Have a blessed weekend all.
Bukky Apampa is a wife, a mother, a daughter and a sister She loves God and loves to write, I am particularly passionate about relationships and I can be quite opinionated but always interested in other people’s views, I actually enjoy reading and listening to other’s views as it often challenges me that sometimes in this world, life is not always black and white, there are many shades of grey.
Very interesting piece, I used to put salt in my plantain a few years back before frying (I don’t it anymore) just because my mum used to do it in those days. I stopped for healthy eating purposes, but I later found out that when we do that, it ensures plantain do not stick together.
oh yes, that’s true sis, my mum used to do that as well but I don’t, what a good reason for it though. Thanks for your comment.
I am that rebellious child that likes to do the opposite of everything her mum did ..LOL
So I guess the question you should be asking me is ‘Why DONT you do it?’ LOL
Funny enough, I seem to imitate my dad more i.e. I save containers for storage; I collect screws and nuts – just in case; I salvage old furniture ….and I prefer to sew my own furnishings..! I must be an old man in a woman’s body
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Heehehehehe, NIL, you made my afternoon o, that is funny! Thank you and have a lovely weekend too.
They call it mother’s recipe. Most of my Nigerian food recipes are also from my mum but I also did food and nutrition and got some of my own. And I like changing it up any time.
wow, you did food and nutrition Myne, the party is at yours then
Thanks for stopping by.
When boiling rice, I put a drop of oil in it…dunno why but I saw my mum do that all the time and I copied….also the onions when boiling meat..I do that as well. Old habits die hard….. Am going to have to ask my mum why oh.
hmmmm, I wonder what the oil in rice is about, please ask o and let us know
Thanks for your comment.
Lol..The oil in rice is usually to stop it from boiling over. I do it once in a while when I don’t want my cooker messed up at all.
The Onion thing…for flavour I guess. My mom did it too and we all do it as well including my brothers.
One odd thing I know I do – When I want to fry something, I heat up the oil and I always double check that the oil is hot enough by wetting my hands and splashing water in the pan. If it sizzles, then I know I’m good to go. I never even knew this until my friend pointed it out. (and no, I didn’t learn that from anyone)
Thanks for sharing this.
Interesting re: oil in rice, I didn’t know that’s why it’s added, I wonder if that will work with rice cooker. Thanks for sharing Emaleecious, I’m learning new things everyday!
I hear friends say that putting some drops of oil in rice when boiling it prevents the rice from sticking together.
Some else said that too! Thanks Che.
gbam! i like this analogy.
We copy people in doing things without knowing the reason!
I remember talking about similar thing in an old post, about couples not copying each other because they don’t know the reason why mr or mrs labaja did it!
The copy-copy syndrome among us without knowing the motive behind it is so annoying! Before you know, it will cause argument among people.
hmmm, you’ve brought another view to this simplymee. We do learn by imitating sometimes don’t we, only it’ll be good to know why the other person does it, it may well be that we don’t even need to do the same. Thanks.
Quite interesting, i learnt a lot of my cooking skills from my step mum and it amazing i do it exactly the same way did back then, but quite amazing she came to England on a visit and she was helping me to unlearn the things l learnt from her,well because she herself in recent years discovered the healthy way of cooking. quite interesting nice one
wow, I can imagine. I like that she was able to unlearn things and then let you know an healthier way of doing it. Thanks Adeola.
Lol. Like NIL, i was (still is) a rebel. I have a brain and i use it so i’m not exactly outrageous but i love to explore. I’m more of a, ‘so what if i tried it this way?’ kinda person. Adventure is in the gene
Conventional is fine but i just don’t stick with it
Toin!!!!!!! long time, good to hear from you. Adventure is in the gene
Thanks for your comment.
I think we basically repeat what we have grown up seeing, more out of force of habit/a lazy acceptance of the status quo, and because it’s easier to accept what was, than try to challenge it. Old habits, die hard, it is said,lol. I love to experiment with food, but I also know that some cooking habits are hand me downs from my mum e.g seasoning yam/plantain with spices like: pepper, maggi cubes, salt, and curry/thyme, before frying. I have continued that method when I want to indulge and have some fried plantain or yam because it really comes out nice. Hahahahahahaha.
Seasoning in yam and plantain? never tried that, must be yummy! Thank you