How everyday cooking became my first form of education

In chopping vegetables and deciding meals, I learned patience and reasoning long before I ever entered a classroom.

Learning, be it a language of words or flavours, begins in ordinary habits before finding its way into any university classroom. In my context, it emerged through conversations, stories, songs, and even recipes passed down across generations. Food has quietly held our family together, and the kitchen has been our own place where everyday conversations unfold, decisions were negotiated, relationships were nurtured, and memories take shape.