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She's trying to endear herself to our family with food but her cooking is the worst I have ever tasted. Is it normal for a new girlfriend to try to make a good impression with home cooking and to fail miserably?
You would think someone would have told her she can't cook before and shed know it was a bad idea. Who knows, a lot of people can't sing worth a shit and still make us suffer.
At least she’s trying. And not everyone is just a good cook naturally. It usually takes practice. I’m sure the more she cooks, she will eventually get the hang of it. Stop being rude, and maybe help her? Ask if she wants to cook a meal together? You don’t have to tell her that she sucks at cooking you could just act like you want to hang out with her.
Wow so someone cooked for you and your complaining, maybe she should have poisoned it
lol what did she cook; if u know it and u are a cook; why not make an outline of the ingredients she missed out on?
There's probably nothing at all wrong with the food; y'all just believe that no woman is good enough for your darlin' bro.
Of course it's normal for someone to try to make a positive impression on the family of their boyfriend or girlfriend. Once a relationship gets serious enough to reach the meet-the-family stage, you're encountering people who are probably a very important part your boy/girlfriend's life, and maybe even people you're going to have to deal with for many years to come.
If it is serious, and your family are all such wonderful cooks, maybe you could invite her to join you when you're cooking and drop some tactful hints about why you do things the way you do them, rather than what she does.
Sage advice, Mr Wolf. 😁
I'm sure OP will query her brother on those points.
A lot of people don't use spices when they cook preferring instead for each person to spice their food to their liking.
Unseasoned chickpea paste fondue with weird, big uncut vegetables to dip. Cupcakes piled high with that cheap artificial frosting you get in the tubes. Other really gross stuff. The only flavor she understands is sugar. If it's not a dessert it gets no seasoning. Also, no meat.
Did she grow up in a household where nobody actually cooked anything from scratch? Unfortunately, that's pretty common these days.
It's also increasingly common these days to be a member of the vegan cult, and vegan food has an entirely justified reputation for being crap. It's not all bad, but it seems there's something about the mindset that means vegans actually enjoy it. Sorta like, "Look at me! I'm so holy and so much better than you that I'm happy to suffer eating this gunk because I know it's pure!"
As for the lack of seasoning, that's pretty weird too. Maybe she grew up eating bland food and so that's the norm for her.
All in all, it sounds like the problem here is that you have a more sophisticated palate than hers, and she simply doesn't realise that her cooking is awful and poorly presented.