I told a story where I mentioned my cat was making biscuits, and my brother said, "I've never heard that term before, but I instantly knew what you meant." If you have a cat, you know how they knead something with their paws when they are self-soothing. Why do they do it? It appears they are practicing their baking skills. Jim Walsh's cat <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jimwalsh54" alt="Mackenzie" class="on">Mackenzie</a> gets a little help from a baking show.

Here's another cat watching the same tutorial.

My cats show no interest in cooking shows. They think they are already masters of the art of making biscuits. As for why cats exhibit this behavior, there are <a href="https://www.inverse.com/science/why-do-cats-make-biscuits">quite a few theories</a>, like scent marking, fluffing up a nest, reliving their nursing experience as kittens, and just showing content. There could well be more than one reason a cat makes biscuits. It works for them. And the biscuits are good. -via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/cat-makes-biscuits-to-baking-video/">Laughing Squid&nbsp;</a>(Top image credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_paws_kneading.gif">Couch-scratching-cats</a>) #cat #makingbiscuits #kneading

Cats Learning to Make Biscuits

In English, we call it making biscuits. In Japan, a cat is kneading the dough for udon noodles. This kneading motion is leftover from when kittens stimulate their mother's milk while nursing. As adults, it may be <a href="https://www.inverse.com/science/why-do-cats-make-biscuits" alt="a way to show contentment, to calm down, or to mark their territory." class="on">a way to show contentment, to calm down, or to mark their territory.</a>&nbsp;

Despite becoming famous for getting into boxes, Maru has been "making udon noodles" for years now. He has a very particular way of doing it. He always has to have something in his mouth, so his human, mugumogu, provides him with plenty of objects to serve as a pacifier. He uses all four paws and also puts on a very intense stare. This compilation ends with Maru showing off his finished bowl of udon noodles... and then getting back to work making more. -via <a href="https://www.fark.com/comments/11914059/Long-known-for-obsessively-kneading-udon-Japanese-celebrity-cat-Maru-completes-job-becomes-cup-of-udon">Fark</a>&nbsp;#Maru #cat #kneading