> “But isn’t the point to taste the chicken?” Furious and foreign, I replied: “No! It’s just the opposite! Cooking is about messing with the chicken! Cooking is

> “But isn’t the point to taste the chicken?” Furious and foreign, I replied: “No! It’s just the opposite! Cooking is about messing with the chicken! Cooking is about adding flavour!” One cannot blame people for wanting to add flavor to the meat of a sick animal. I feel sad for her never having had the chance to taste a happy chicken. No amount of cooking can compensate for the lack of good ingredients. Natural ruin can be fertile soil for human creativity.