I think the dishes cooked by middle-aged and elderly people for half their lives are still unpalatable, which is related to the purpose of cooking, the choice of ingredients and the background of life.

First,? The purpose of cooking determines how much energy they are willing to put in. For example, the job of a restaurant chef is to cook. If the food tastes bad and the guests don't like it, they may be laid off, so they will try their best to make the food delicious.

Middle-aged and elderly people spend the rest of their lives cooking. Although it takes a long time, they are always in a state of repeated mechanical operations. The purpose of their cooking is simple-go to work when they are full. This has led them to have a "make do" mentality for a long time, doing whatever food is convenient, while ignoring the delicious degree of food. Therefore, the low cooking level of middle-aged and elderly people is largely because in their minds, the purpose of eating is only to fill their stomachs, not to pursue the enjoyment of taste buds.

Second,? The choice of ingredients is relatively simple. Middle-aged and elderly people have a clear purpose when cooking, which indirectly leads them to "fix" one or two ingredients when choosing ingredients.

For example, they think shredded potatoes with green peppers are easy to burn and inexpensive, so they prefer fried potatoes with green peppers. They often choose a single ingredient, and the end result is that they may only cook a few simple dishes. Over time, they face some ingredients that they have never touched before, and even when they have the ability to try, they will give up trying because of the long-term single choice of ingredients. The end result is that only one or two dishes can be cooked, which is not popular with young people.

3. Being in a state of material shortage for a long time, another important factor that affects the cooking taste of middle-aged and elderly people is that most of them live in an era of material shortage. Many ingredients (even if they are cheap in the eyes of young people) are considered expensive, and even if they know that the cooked food is delicious, they will not choose. Because they know that their own conditions do not allow them to "waste". At this time, it has actually risen to the level of values. In the eyes of the older generation, thrift is a traditional virtue, and eating, drinking and having fun is an unhealthy trend.

At the end of the day, the cooking of the older generation is still terrible. In addition to not focusing on cooking, more reasons are their long-term living background and their own understanding of food, which makes them unwilling to try more "fresh" ingredients, because in their minds, these ingredients are too low in cost performance.

But as young people, we should understand them and guide them to try some delicious ingredients instead of throwing them away.