out of the pan and into the fire
According to the Times, it seems that in Morocco one may file for divorce based on culinary incompatibility. Moreover it is quite common for Moroccan women to file for divorce citing specific culinary disagreements. What on earth would constitute a “culinary disagreement”, you ask.
Oh, silly things like an argument about how much garlic to use or the proper use of a wooden spoon. Things just get out of hand, tempers rise and unforeseen words are shouted in the heat of the moment. Next thing you know the dishes are flying and divorce papers are being filed. A common complaint among the women is lack of appreciation on the man’s part of her prowess in the kitchen.
“Complain, complain. It’s either too soft or too hard. He is never pleased,” housewife Jamila M reported. “I just can’t take any more of this verbal abuse-cous-cous!”
