Yeah looking at some of these ingredients it will take me some time to get all together but will be worth it. Sanji's cooking is actually why he's my favorite straw hat.
I like him because Oda made sure he was defined by his kindness more than anything.
It's evident reading One Piece that Oda values kindness in people above everything else, and Sanji very much feels like the closest extension of Oda himself.
He's the most expressive Strawhat and that's saying something.
Even the moments Sanji is embarrassed or the butt of a joke - I don't think people realise that kind of writing really has to come from an organic place of joy and Oda's laughing his ass off while writing and drawing.
I think Oda's struggled to find a balance at times, but when he does, everything just works.