I love cooking, but because my mom is too much of a bimbo and my dad too much of a “manly man” to ever step into the kitchen, I never had the chance to learn from them. I grew up on delivery, takeout, eating out, and the incredible food made by the amazing woman who cooks for our family. I became deeply interested in cooking at the start of my teenage years and taught myself through the internet, books, that same woman, and other relatives.
Combination of my parents teaching me and the necessity of learning when I was poor living on my own at 18. For the latter, lots of youtube videos, cooking shows and cheap 5 dollar cook books. Now I do well but still try to learn new cooking things as a fun hobby instead of survival need.