Meals can be considered to be social constructions, deeply intertwined with our identity. Whatever food we choose to prepare and consume, gives away information about ourselves: our points of views, our ideologies, and our assumptions on life. To be able to cook requires intention, a set of skills and practice.

We are surrounded by images -advertisements, Instagram posts- and information -from practical to academic texts- referring to food, its techniques, and methods showing how to prepare a dish. Food has been included in literature, it has been painted, photographed, made into sculptures, is depicted in films and music. All of this, just so that we realize what an important role it plays in our lives. 

Still, there are few out there who have not fell for the spell, who claim that it is all a waste of time and that cooking is a lesser task that has no use to the intellect. To me, it is however, undeniable, that we are what we eat, both in a physical and in a symbolic manner.