Why do we love mom’s cooking so much?
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Why do we love mom’s cooking so much?

By Shadia Asencio - 2020-05-11T16:23:10Z
Food has a unique spell: it is a magnet for emotions. A tiny bite can be a fast slide into the past, to a childhood Tuesday, to a birthday with the whole family, to any moment where just existing was enough to feel fulfilled. If we observe those memories, our mom (or whoever represents her) always appears next to us, in the background, in the foreground. But why do we love her cooking so much?A flavor can obsess us if it reminds us of what was made at home or disappoint us if, on the contrary, mom would do it better. And it doesn't necessarily depend on culinary skill. The reason we love mom's cooking comes from instinct. She is the source of our first food in life. She is synonymous with creation as much as with the preservation of life. She is our safe path to survival. Therefore, when she stops feeding us from her own body, the food she puts on the table becomes so special to us. It is a kind of continuation of maternal milk.As adults, evoking those flavors and smells can make us extremely emotional. Especially if, in addition to reconnecting with that bite, we think of everything we didn’t see – and that now our children don't see because it's not necessary – the times they burned a finger to achieve the perfect cooking, when they stopped buying something to indulge us with our favorite dessert, when they invented games, forms, and even songs every time we didn’t want to eat.For all that, for what we saw and what we didn’t, thank you for making alchemy in the kitchen, moms. Thank you for creating memories in every pot, thank you for putting on the table, more than a dish, a decalogue of love.And as a tribute to all – to the moms of yesterday, to those of today, to those who are yet to be – we want to share the dishes that remind the Kiwilimón team why we love their food so much. Maybe through each one, you can scratch your own memory; perhaps with them, you will be inspired or regain the desire to cook even when the outlook seems gray. To put on the apron again, even with trial days like now, to put a little hope on the plate.“Nothing like a tomato cream and a chicken tinga to connect with my mom,” Shadia Asencio, Editorial Director.“An onion soup will always be my mom's memory for me,” Phil Brun, CEO of Kiwilimón.“The walnut and chipotle cream and the carrot cake remind me of my mom,” Jessica Alcántara, Marketing and Editorial Manager.“The tropical fruit bowl for breakfast and builder's eggs,” Yamilette González, Chef Coordinator.“I remember my mom with egg pancakes with green beans and sugar cookies,” Mónica Mateos, Marketing.“The sopes are my mom's favorite recipe!” Diana Lino, Community Manager.“The chicken tacos drowned in red sauce!” Eloísa Carmona, Web Editor.“For me, the desserts of yogurt with strawberries in all their versions,” Marielle Henaine, Chef.“It sounds cliché but the chicken broth really reminds me of my mom,” Adriana Sánchez, Web Writer.“The noodle soup with meatballs and the orange flan remind me of her. In fact, this is her recipe,” Brenda Villagómez, Chef.“The Yucatecan meat tostadas remind me of her,” Inés Miselem, Art Director.“The stuffed plantain molotes and definitely the cornbread,” Mayte Rueda, Chef.What dishes remind you of mom?