Nicholas Saputra Loves To Play In The Kitchen

Nicholas Saputra (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicholas Saputra has plenty of time to stay at home. One of the activities he does at home is cooking. According to Nicholas Saputra, the kitchen belongs to everyone, not just a place that is considered only suitable for women.

For her, seeing men also busy cooking in the kitchen is a natural thing because her father also likes to cook. Nicholas also enjoyed the same thing, even before he played a chef named Bono in the movie "Aruna & His Tongue".

"Incidentally my father prefers to cook Western food, my mother cooks Indonesian food, so I have never seen the kitchen as a gender-specific territory," Nicholas said at the Miele Generation 7000 press conference in Jakarta, Thursday.

Based on her experience traveling to various regions, she also saw that work in the kitchen was not only borne by women. In Aceh, for example, men play a role in the process of cooking rendang. "So this has become a part of our lives, based on my personal experience as well, the kitchen is not only the territory of women, but men's territory."

During the pandemic, Nicholas honed his skills in cooking Indonesian food which was initially considered more difficult and complicated than Western food. More seasonings and longer manufacturing sequences were challenges he had to deal with.

Nicholas, who has been fond of cooking for a long time, was partnered with household appliances manufacturer Miele in the "Chef At Home" campaign, inviting consumers to become chefs in their respective homes. This campaign is in line with research results from the Center for Food and Nutrition Studies at Gadjah Mada University and the Indonesian Food Safety Professional Association (APKEPI) that during the pandemic, people prefer to cook and eat at home because of their activities at home.

Nicholas was involved in making the video "My Cooking Experience with Miele Generation 7000" which shows himself cooking Indonesian dishes, such as Pepes, using modern Gen 7000 products. He was involved in determining the menu to the visuals that will be shown in the video.

Having a fun kitchen is as important as choosing quality kitchen equipment products so that they last. Choosing satisfying kitchen equipment, according to Nicholas Saputra, is considered an investment.