@reneescheng
Cooking , is one such pleasurable activity which help my brain to show its creative side. Cooking at home. I have a significant interest in cooking food at home. According to me, cooking as an activity is not simply about preparing food which one can eat but it has many sides to it.I find cooking to be a great stress reliever. Each time I cook and prepare a dish I get a sense of achievement and satisfaction. This is because a dish is something you create by your own work and creativity, and any such activity gives pleasure. Cooking is also very scientific. Often I experiment with new ingredients to see how the end product comes out to be. Sometimes the end product is good and sometimes it ends in a disaster, but over a period of time one gets an understanding of what combination of ingredients will work. There is also science involved in preparing and cooking the ingredients of a dish. For example, if one is preparing meat rice, one need to have an understanding of the time the meat should be marinated, and the temperature and pressure on which the meal should be prepared. If the temperature and pressure at the time of cooking are not right then the taste of the dish does not come out well. I also use cooking to learn about other cultures. Preparing dishes which have originated in other countries gives you an idea of the tastes people of that country might have, the sort of ingredients that is are available in that country. Cooking is also a great social binder. I sometimes cook with friends and family. Everybody works together in a group towards a common goal, and contributes in their own way to preparing the dish. In my view, cooking in a group increases the bonding between people. There is always something new to explore when cooking. One dish can be prepared in many ways, and there are a large number of dishes that I have never tried cooking. In my view one can never get bored of cooking.