To save her husband from having to rack his brains thinking of what to give him on March 8, the wife volunteered to go into the kitchen and cook delicious, favorite dishes to treat her husband. To make International Women's Day more meaningful, she even volunteered to do all the housework.
Men in the kitchen is a normal thing for young families - Illustration: AI
The story of the wife volunteering to cook on March 8th is one that I just heard and recorded, about a young couple living in Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City.
Surprised because wife goes into the kitchen and takes over housework on March 8
Mr. Minh Khoi (living in Binh Tan district) just said while "laughing like a harvest harvest" that his head felt lighter when he didn't have to think about what gift to give his wife on March 8. His wife, Ms. Thuy Hien, just texted him "ordering" him not to buy flowers or gifts, to save money.
Not only did she not have to buy a gift, she also asked to go into the kitchen to cook some of his favorite dishes and treat him back. Why is it so strange? The group of friends' question made Mr. Khoi laugh out loud.
Fried rice is one of the quick and convenient dishes - Photo: TRIEU VAN
Mr. Khoi shared that throughout the 4 years of married life, he has always been the one who takes the initiative to cook for the whole family. From a person who forgot to plug in the electricity when cooking rice, now there is no dish that he cannot cook.
On his first day in the kitchen, he started with simple dishes like stir-frying and boiling. Then he "upgraded" to braised dishes, stewed dishes, hot pot dishes, salad dishes...
"I didn't learn anything, I just cook whatever I like. The only thing I need to do is make sure the dish tastes exactly like what my wife, my mother, and the restaurant cooks," said Mr. Khoi.
Through the text message that Mr. Khoi showed me, Ms. Hien said the reason for volunteering to cook was "I want to thank my husband for always supporting me all this time".
Mr. Khoi also explained very briefly why Ms. Hien always took over the housework: "I normally do it."
Mr. Khoi confided that Ms. Hien is a teacher, and her job is often very time-consuming. After school, she never finishes her work. If she has to take care of her children, prepare lesson plans, grade tests, not to mention the 1,001 unnamed tasks of a homeroom teacher, it is very hard and takes up all her time.
"If she has to cook, clean, mop the house, and wash the dishes after cooking, I don't think she can handle it. That's why I help with the cooking," Khoi confided.
Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Ms. Thuy Hien confided that volunteering to cook on March 8 was also her way to thank her husband. It was also a way for her to avoid "forgetting" her job because she had not been in the kitchen for so long.
Office lunch with minced meat soup, lemongrass chicken with cucumber - Photo: TRIEU VAN
Husband cooks, housework is fun!
Men in the kitchen is a very normal thing for young families that I know and have known.
Mr. Cong Truong (living in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) also said that he has been practicing and cooking for his family for many months now. He regularly wakes up at 5:50 every morning to cook for his wife and him to take to work every day.
For dishes that take a long time to prepare and marinate, I will prepare them the night before and put them in the refrigerator. This saves time, makes me less rushed in the morning, and makes each dish more delicious.
The menu rotates, with two to three dishes per meal. The stir-fried dishes that Mr. Truong often cooks are green beans, bell peppers, bok choy, water spinach, bitter melon, cabbage, and eggplant.
More elaborate braised dishes, such as sweet and sour ribs, ribs braised with beans, braised fish, chicken braised with lemongrass and chili, braised chicken with garlic, chicken fried with fish sauce and garlic, tofu with tomato sauce and minced meat...
His soup menu is also very diverse, from minced meat soup, water spinach cooked with mussels, snakehead fish cooked with eggplant, and cabbage cooked with shrimp.
"Thanks to my job, I have flexible hours and can work remotely. But sometimes I'm too busy to cook, so my wife eats out or cooks a simple dish like braised eggs with tomatoes, plus a bowl of vegetable soup with shrimp and it's done," Mr. Truong laughed.
Mr. Truong said that he does almost all the housework by himself. From laundry, sweeping and mopping the floor, washing dishes… He even volunteers to take his children to school and conveniently stops by the supermarket to help his wife with shopping.
"I know that in the neighborhood, some people say that I am a man but act like a woman, only knowing how to cook and clean after eating. But I don't care. In the house, I am still the main laborer, earning enough to support the whole family and still having time to help my wife, so I am satisfied. My husband cooks and does housework to make his wife happy," said Mr. Truong.
Every now and then, the couple gets together in the kitchen to cook "snack" - Photo: TRIEU VAN
Boiled dishes save time but still ensure adequate nutrients and fiber - Photo: TRIEU VAN
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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bat-ngo-vo-xung-phong-vao-bep-nau-mon-ngon-dai-chong-ngay-8-3-20250307154414685.htm
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