hack?
that’s just garlic confit
Seriously, anyone who didn’t know about how to make this didn’t have parents/relatives who cooked.
Y’all need to pick up a cookbook. Or watch Julia Child.
Sorry everyone didn’t grow up in a household where their caretaker cooker or knew how to cooked. Some of us didn’t grow up in a household with fresh fruits and produce. Some of us didn’t have the money to spend on a shit ton of garlic.
So how about enjoy the video instead of being a snobby bitch.
Guess what? I grew up in an area where people were poor. My family was poor. I know other people who grew up poor in cities and rural areas. Like me, they had to learn to cook because they couldn’t afford to buy prepared food or eat out, not even from the Dollar Menu at McDonalds, because there wasn’t a McDonalds.
We bought a bag of potatoes, a bag of onions, some margarine, eggs, a couple cans of Campbells Tomato Soup, a loaf of Wonder Bread, and we made fucking do. Sometimes, yeah, we bought garlic, if we lived near a store that sold garlic.
We went to the library to check out Betty Crocker’s Cookbook, and we watched Julia Child on PBS. We got ideas. We used our imaginations. We learned to cook since we were old enough to stand on a chair at the stove. Because we all had to. Sometimes an adult wasn’t around, so if we wanted to eat, we took an egg and slice of bread and tomato soup and got creative.
There’s nothing snobby about seeing someone in a middle-class kitchen bigger than my first apartment thinking it’s a “hack” to cook garlic.
I don't give a fuck if you were poor, your behavior is fucking snobby as shit my dude
When I was little, my dad didn't have anything and all of the food came out of cans and there wasn't much of it. When I went to live with my grandparents I sponged up everything I could possibly learn from them and started supplementing with the internet and anyone whose recipes I could beg pretty early on. I taught myself everything I could get my fucking hands on. And somehow I managed not to draw the conclusion that everyone HAD to know how to cook EXACTLY what I personally consider to be basics or they're an idiot who's never seen a fresh meal or picked up a cookbook lmao
I taught my adult best friend how to peel an apple. I've known him since he was sixteen, practically lived at his house every summer, and his mom's and grandma's cooking shaped mine. I text her for recipes. She cooks. He cooks. He had somehow contrived never to peel an apple, while it was my main kitchen chore as a child. Somehow I managed not to be a snobby bitch to him for not knowing a basic kitchen skill, I just went "WHAT?" and showed him how.
Because, yknow, people learn different recipes and it isn't a fucking shortcoming on their part that they missed one of yours
Just shut up honestly. People learning something new isn't something to shit on, end of.
I'm gonna jump in here real quick.
I grew up helping my mom out in the kitchen a lot.
I didn't know how to do this for one very very big reason.
I. FUCKING. HATE. GARLIC.
So I barely use it. I avoid it as much as I can. I only have it in my kitchen because there are some things I just cannot make without it.
Smashing that whole clove onto that tiny bit of bread? That's way too fucking much garlic for me. I would not think to do that because I would never eat it. I BARELY eat garlic bread as it is.
So, no. Just because someone doesn't know how to do something doesn't mean they don't know how to cook.
Fuck yeah!!!!!!
This applies to everything!
I’m someone who loves to learn and is always watching documentaries and reading books, and I don’t mock people when they don’t know something.
It’s an opportunity to share knowledge. That’s half the fun!
My best friend didn’t know how to grocery shop. She didn’t know how to tell if produce was good, or how much she’d need for certain recipes, or what foods were good for what. What should she pick up to make side dishes? How long would certain foods last?
She knew basic cooking, but her mom always did the shopping. Me? My mom brought me to the grocery store since I was able to sit up. After my mom passed away and my sister was able to drive, we would do the grocery shopping together.
So to me it was normal, but to her it wasn’t.
Why would I make fun of her? I’m just happy she wanted to grocery shop to begin with so she could make her own meals, because I personally love to cook and want other people to enjoy it too. Making fun of her would stifle her interest.
Wow!!! I'm actually one of these lucky people who didn't know about this! None of my relatives ever cooked garlic like this, for me it is either fresh or garlic powder. And now I know more.
It's not even the question if your family is rich or poor, were you taught to cook or not. It's the question have you ever somehow somewhere seen this exact recipe. I hadn't. It's the first time i see this "hack". Am I wrong and stupid 'cause i don't know "basic things"? But for me it wasn't a basic thing in the first place. I also may ask all these people if they know how to make blinis. Oh, how dare you not to know what a blini are, it's a basic common knowledge! I learned how to cook them at 3 years old!
There may be a certain surprise when others don't know things you are taking for granted. But not shaming. It's not shameful not to know something.
