Asian Cooking

But, lady, as women, what wisdom may be ours if not the philosophies of the kitchen? Lupercio Leonardo spoke well when he said: 'how well one may philosophize when preparing dinner.' And I often say, when observing these trivial details: had Aristotle prepared vituals , he would have written more.

   ~Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a Mexican nun, 300 years ago.