It means that too many opinions/ideas as to how something can be done will not have a good outcome. An example would be in making a soup and having everyone add what they like. It would not work out right and no one would eat it.
the broth
"MY mother always used to say"
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too many cooks destroy my soup.
It has been around a very long time as a proverb. It means that if too many people add to something the changes will not work well.
It means: Too many cooks spoil the broth. just expressed with larger words.
Too many cooks do spoil the broth means that when too many people are involved in a given idea their contrasting views may make the project fail.
Too many cooks spoil the broth. I just love the aromas in the house when my aunt cooks Italian food.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Too many cooks spoil the broth (like a soup).
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
The records of when and where the quote 'too many cooks spoil the broth' have been lost to time. However looking at the origin of the word 'broth' it seems to have been used at least since the 12th century in England. It's possible the quote was a wise person's musings which spread and became popular with the original creator never being given credit.
too many cooks spoil the brothOne day I and my cousin visited a restaurant and so many cooks came to take our order.We told them to make us a broth with some slizes of bread we asked for just one and they all sped off to the kitchen. WE were worried that they might make a not so good broth and waited anxiously for our food,finaly the waiter arrived with our broth as we took a scoop of it we felt so disgusted as it tasted so badi asked the waitter how many cooks cooked the broth 5 cooks he said then i remembered a proverb saying too many cooks spoil the broth.