@OzeWez
I was raised with Polish parents and learnt how to cook with balanced flavours and using different textures. Meals need to be balanced so that each food tastes great on its own as well as with the other foods on the plate. Colour, flavour, texture, odour and presentation are all important. The meal must have appeal before the cooking starts and must seduce the diner all the way to the last morsel. My family will always devour my Sweet & Sour Grated Hot Beetroot, my Crumbed Rissoles, my Sweet & Sour Carrots and Peas. My pet peeve is chewy steak, over cooked meat and under cooked chicken. My quirks are that I must use small containers to separate my ingredients even though I will mix them together in the first step.