So.........Could Neelix cook or not?

Yvaine · July 4 2012, 06:27 AM

It's just something that always irked me, at times you heard Tom or Chakotay dread Neelix's cooking and other times you heard compliments on how he cooked. So, could he cook or not?

Thanks!

RoJoHen · July 4 2012, 06:30 AM

Once he stopped putting leola roots in everything, his cooking greatly improved.

Collingwood Nick · July 4 2012, 06:30 AM

Both

R. Star · July 4 2012, 06:35 AM

Generally Neelix's proximity determined how complimentary or not they were towards his cooking. I'm inclined to think no more often than not.

On the other hand there are dishes that even me, a bad cook, can do pretty good, so I'm sure Neelix has his niches.

Gov Kodos · July 4 2012, 10:19 AM

I've always put it down to Talaxian tongues having a different sense of taste to humans so he had a hard time getting it right. By their standards, he may be the great chef he claims to be. Or he's been trolling the crew all this time. Or maybe he is a bad cook....

MacLeod · July 4 2012, 10:32 AM

People can cook certain foods better than others. Which could allow for sometimes it being good others times not so much.

bbailey861 · July 4 2012, 01:51 PM

I think it also depended on what he had to work with. The running joke was how everything seemed to have leola root in it.

R. Star · July 4 2012, 04:00 PM

bbailey861 wrote:

I think it also depended on what he had to work with. The running joke was how everything seemed to have leola root in it.

If I was one of the Maquis I'd have ejected his entire supply of leola into space.

PopBoy · July 4 2012, 05:11 PM

In his defense - it is a mighty task to cook for a whole crew with limited supplies. The airlines of today get it wrong all the time given the food quirks of their passengers AND given the added expense with supplies, some have dropped food on board. So yeah - on this front Neelix has a defense.

Guy Gardener · July 4 2012, 05:30 PM

The crew had been living off vending machine food that tasted like Styrofoam their entire lives if you believe Eddington, what the hell did they know from cooking?

R. Star · July 4 2012, 05:31 PM

PopBoy wrote:

In his defense - it is a mighty task to cook for a whole crew with limited supplies. The airlines of today get it wrong all the time given the food quirks of their passengers AND given the added expense with supplies, some have dropped food on board. So yeah - on this front Neelix has a defense.

Huge differece between an airline with passengers on board for a few hours, who really don't care about service in the end and a full fledged ship, with a full time cook in a long term situation.

PopBoy · July 4 2012, 05:35 PM

I think it makes it even worse in a way. Though I'd imagine Neelix to get better through the years as he starts to get to know his crew. But i do seem to remember scenes where he tries dishes from the Alpha quadrant. Though I coulda imagined that.

Guy Gardener · July 4 2012, 05:42 PM

He made Vulcan soup for Tuvok which only a Bolian with an armoured tongue could eat safely.

PopBoy · July 4 2012, 06:01 PM

well at least he tried. didnt see the vulcan doing it. you gotta love a trier.

Guy Gardener · July 4 2012, 07:58 PM

When I young the insult of choice of was "Tryhard".

There's a line from Some mother Do 'ave 'em that I always loved...

"I try Betty, I try and I try and I try... No one is more trying than me."

July 4 2012, 06:27 AM	#1
Yvaine Ensign Location: DS9	So.........Could Neelix cook or not? It's just something that always irked me, at times you heard Tom or Chakotay dread Neelix's cooking and other times you heard compliments on how he cooked. So, could he cook or not? Thanks!

July 4 2012, 06:30 AM	#2
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? Once he stopped putting leola roots in everything, his cooking greatly improved. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

July 4 2012, 06:30 AM	#3
Collingwood Nick Vice Admiral	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? Both __________________ I like you, lets be friends

July 4 2012, 06:35 AM	#4
R. Star Commodore Location: Terra 3	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? Generally Neelix's proximity determined how complimentary or not they were towards his cooking. I'm inclined to think no more often than not. On the other hand there are dishes that even me, a bad cook, can do pretty good, so I'm sure Neelix has his niches. __________________ "I was never a Star Trek fan." J.J. Abrams

July 4 2012, 10:19 AM	#5
Gov Kodos Vice Admiral Location: Gov Kodos Regretably far from Boston	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? I've always put it down to Talaxian tongues having a different sense of taste to humans so he had a hard time getting it right. By their standards, he may be the great chef he claims to be. Or he's been trolling the crew all this time. Or maybe he is a bad cook.... __________________ “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Rumi

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July 4 2012, 10:32 AM	#6
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? People can cook certain foods better than others. Which could allow for sometimes it being good others times not so much. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

July 4 2012, 01:51 PM	#7
bbailey861 Vice Admiral Location: Kingston, ON	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? I think it also depended on what he had to work with. The running joke was how everything seemed to have leola root in it.

July 4 2012, 05:11 PM	#9
PopBoy Lieutenant Commander Location: London (and around)	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? In his defense - it is a mighty task to cook for a whole crew with limited supplies. The airlines of today get it wrong all the time given the food quirks of their passengers AND given the added expense with supplies, some have dropped food on board. So yeah - on this front Neelix has a defense.

July 4 2012, 05:30 PM	#10
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? The crew had been living off vending machine food that tasted like Styrofoam their entire lives if you believe Eddington, what the hell did they know from cooking? __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

July 4 2012, 05:35 PM	#12
PopBoy Lieutenant Commander Location: London (and around)	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? I think it makes it even worse in a way. Though I'd imagine Neelix to get better through the years as he starts to get to know his crew. But i do seem to remember scenes where he tries dishes from the Alpha quadrant. Though I coulda imagined that.

July 4 2012, 05:42 PM	#13
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? He made Vulcan soup for Tuvok which only a Bolian with an armoured tongue could eat safely. __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

July 4 2012, 06:01 PM	#14
PopBoy Lieutenant Commander Location: London (and around)	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? well at least he tried. didnt see the vulcan doing it. you gotta love a trier.

July 4 2012, 07:58 PM	#15
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: So.........Could Neelix cook or not? When I young the insult of choice of was "Tryhard". There's a line from Some mother Do 'ave 'em that I always loved... "I try Betty, I try and I try and I try... No one is more trying than me." __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz