Do You Lie About A Person's Cooking?

Question

If a person is doing the cooking and you don't like the dish, do you lie or are you polite and finish?

Answer 1

If its my bestfriend or a family member then I will be honest and make jokes about how terrible the food is. But I know it comes from a place of love. But anybody else I lie. I tell a lie if 8 dont know how you will take my honesty. Some people can't handle honesty, it's better the people who appreciate your honesty and will be honest with you as well. 

Answer 2

it depends on who the person is. If it's somebody you feel comfortable with, let them know. If not, politely finish as much as possible and let it go. The other person spent time cooking for you. It wouldn't be nice to refuse to eat. 

Answer 3

Most times if i don't like the food, i would appreciate the food so i won't hurt the person feeling, that is technically yes i do lie, when i don't the dish, or if it is not delicious.

Answer 4

I sometimes do this especially if I do not want to hurt his or her feelings. If I a friend is not having an onion skin, I would be frank to him or her about the cooked food being served.

Answer 5

It depend on how this person put effort cooking this dish, for me if i can i continue eating , it is unpolite not to eat.

I think if someone invite us and make effort to cook we should appreciate this.

Comments

I feel the same way!  A lot of preparation, care and love go into cooking.  If you were invited, then they must think a lot about you.

Answer 6

We should be open up to the person. So the she or he can correct the mistake and cook food more tasty. It pains initially but sweets later on correction.

Answer 7

I'll tell the truth. In cooking, they should know if they made a good recipe or not. I won't predict that a good meal tastes good even though it's not. It would be a valuable lesson for the one who cooked if he knew the right mix 

Answer 8

 It depends upon the person who cooked the food , if he is a close friend or really understanding  person, I won't lie

And also depending on the situation like if it is any cookery show , definitely i am not going to lie

Sometimes for cheering up the person or motivating the person ,i I do lie sometimes

Answer 9

It depends on the situation,how much effort the person has put on that. May be at that time i can praise, later with some tips i will convey my thoughts without hurting that person.

It takes lots of effort and love to cook, so we don't  have to hurt anyone directly.

Comments

I agree that it takes a lot of effort and love to prepare a meal.  

The only problem that I would have is for example, if the person prepared lobster or crab or the like.  There is just no way I could consume such dishes.  What to do is these situations?  I am not sure.  

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At that time with love you can say,its smells good, I appreciate your efforts and love,but m really sorry m allergic to it.,may I have something  different I will join you with your meal.

It would happen only once that person will never cook again that for you, later ,a few days later you can update that person that these things are not in my diet or are  suggested to drop by a doctor, anything you can add..

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Unless that I am really allergic, I would not lie.  I would simply say that I do not like some dish, that I possibly had a bad experience with it once.  For example, I once got sick when I ate ham.  So, I refuse to eat ham.  Not my friend's fault, and I am not lying.  Yes?

Answer 10

Lying about a persons cooking won't help the person to improve on his/her skills. You can be polite in correcting the person. For example you can say ''I like your meal but you can add a little more spinach with less salt next time''. With this words the person won't feel offended. 

Answer 11

It is important to be honest and respectful when it comes to giving feedback on someone's cooking. It is best to be polite and honest when giving feedback, and to focus on the positive aspects of the dish. If you do not like the dish, you can politely express your opinion and thank the person for their efforts.

Answer 12

But I know it comes from a place of love. But anybody else I lie. I tell a lie if 8 dont know how you will take my honesty. Some people can't handle honesty, it's better the people who appreciate your honesty and will be honest with you as well.