Worst Food Critics In The World

How do you cook for the world's worst food critics?

Basically, these critics don't like to eat. They don't like meat like beef, pork and even chicken. They don't like seafood other than the occasional fish and prawns. They like some type of vegetables, but not all. They only like to eat white rice and white rice. Maybe accompanied by Marmite. They also like chicken eggs but not quail or duck eggs. What they really, really like are doughnuts, cheese cakes, junk foods and whatever that are not suitable to be served as main dish.

Either a mother with no cooking experience or a Michelin 5 stars chef will not be able to meet their demand. You can say that either they are too demanding or they don't have any demands at all that you don't have any idea what is the right food to cook for them.

Mealtimes are really a hassle, whether these food critics are eating at home or eating out. When they go out to eat, they couldn't decide on which food outlets to go to because there are too few places that meet their taste palates. In the rare cases where they find their favourite haunt, they will need to decide and look for the food that are not rejected by their sensitive stomachs. If the food and the outlet meet their criteria, they will then always go back to the same place to have the same food over and over again until they are bored and ready to look for a new place to eat.

Eating at home is a different story. By eating at home, the critics avoid the hassle of having to think where and what to eat. The food would be laid in front of them during mealtimes. The only hassle and stress fall on the food preparer. Is the preparer making the food ready on the right time? If the timing is wrong, she will have a hard time convincing the critics that it is indeed meal time.

The next task for the preparer is to ensure that the food prepared is of balanced nutrients. And the most difficult part is to ensure the critics like the food or at least willing to eat the food without much fuss. If the food do not suit the critics, they will either complain or totally ignore the food, which will need to be swallowed by the preparer. Bear in mind that the critics may like certain food today and loath them tomorrow. Sometimes the preparer tried in vain to prepare something new which somehow are rejected by the critics when the food are served. At that time, the preparer need to go back to the drawing board to try again.

What a food preparer to do when faced with this type of situation? A less strong person would break down and give up on the toughest job as a food preparer. To be stronger, the food preparer need to take it a day at a time. Keep reminding oneself that it's not the food prepared by her that is not good. Don't take it too personally. Just do her best and prepare the food that she like. At least, if the critics don't like the food, it's their lost. And the food preparer will get to eat the food that she likes!

So, here we go again. Another tough day with the world's worst food critics. Good luck!