when someone past comment on your cooking

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when ever i cook something . my mother in law always pass a negative comment about it..

for example few days back, i cooked keema . everyone loved it but my MIL said namak tora zayada hai aur mirchai torai kam. aggle baar acha banana. i asked me hubby and he said he loved it.

yesterday there was some guests and i had to cook biryani.. after the guests left, my mother in law said, next time main biryani banao ghi aur tumhe kilao ghi takke tumhe pata lagai ke biryani kaie hoti hai . i was very upset so today i called the guest and ask her i hope everything was nice and then i asked her if she liked the biryani..and she said yes it was very delicious

so i want to ask how do you react when someone comment on your cooking?

i always say ..jee theek hai, agle baar koshish karo ghi ke achi banao when ever my MIL comment

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Re: when someone past comment on your cooking

Let me tell you,some people who are experts would always find a mistake in your dish. Its just that they know what perfection is. Some know polite ways of putting it forward, others dont. Dont take it to heart. Just think it came from an elder one instead of isolating it as a negative comment from your mother in law.

PS:My mom is the best cook in the world. When i started cooking, she would always tell me whats not right. My father confronted by saying 'you should appreciate her effort instead'. But now when i look back, i see how her tidbits have taught me to bring best out of anything.

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Re: when someone past comment on your cooking

Others are being bashful and do not want to give you honest comments. Your MIL is honest and wishes that you could excel at cooking.
I still tell my wife sometime what was missing from and what was not enough in certain dish she cooked.
She is excellent cook , I do appreciate whenever she makes something our of ordinary and it tastes good.
I mess up many things when I cook sometimes. Take her criticism and use it to your advantage and tell her that when you are cooking qeema next time you will consult her on ingredients and the finishing of qeema. Do that with many things with her and one day she will give you the license to cook. Also remember everybody cannot be perfect every time when it comes to cooking.
Qeema has to have perfect blend of everything otherwise it does not taste perfect.
Remember many people are perfectionists when it comes to eating , most are not.

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Re: when someone past comment on your cooking

From my husband, I would take it as constructive criticism.

If it were any one else, I would take it as jealousy.

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Re: when someone past comment on your cooking

Just tell her politly " agar apko meri cooking pasand nahi to Khud bana len..muje aesa hi banana ata hai isliye mai aesa hi banao gi..kitchen apke samne hai jo dil chahe bana len,aur please meri cooking ke bare mai kuch na kahe kyuke muje pata hai how i cook"

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Re: when someone past comment on your cooking

you have to think about how she means it too. are you just being irrational and sour about it...or is she actually being malicious:D

my mother passes comments on anything i do...but its my mom :D i dont think shes jealous of my ability to make salan..el o el.

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Saying this to your Saas would stir up and argument.

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Makes sense. If saao ma is being malicious then she should deal it this way .
" aap ka demagh kharab hay kia ? Saray ghar nay mazay lay k khaya aap ko nakhray sojhay hain. Agar mera khana pasan nahi toh khud bana leeya karian apnay lee-a.
Kinzz said it above less bluntly.
If you fear a war in the house then accept it as a fact of life that she will keep doing it till she has a tongue in her cheeks and she is able to speak.

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BUt when she said everyone liked her food..that means her saas is just doing TANZ on her...that wud be best answer to give her next time that if she dont like her food better she make food her self..

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i second that :D

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I dont know... its a thin lineeeeee

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^What's the need to say "Agli baar koshish karoon gi"???.......when she is definitely going to criticize you "agli baar".....or har baar for that matter. By making such a comment....you're giving her power. It's like saying that you're going to improve for her sake and that her comments have an affect on you. This gives her the power to say "Beta tum hamesha kehti ho k agli baar koshish karo gi, lekin tumhar koshishain har waqt na-kaamyab hoti hain." Instead just don't respond at all. Smile but don't respond. And at times....pretend you didn't hear her...and remain happy.

^Or you can try to kill her with KINDNESS. For example.....when SHE does the cooking.........PRAISE HER. Say wonderful things about her recipe/dishes. Don't be sarcastic....be nice about it. Maybe when she sees that you have no hang ups about her......she'll become less defensive as well. By complimenting her cooking, you're showing her that you have NO COMPETITION with her and that you're mature..........and this might shame her into the realization that she needs to be mature and stop competing/seeing you as a threat/n bringing you down.

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Re: when someone past comment on your cooking

I like the killing with kindness idea...