Michelle Obama thinks she is a better cook than her husband Barack Obama.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

The former US First Lady believes that she has superior culinary skills than her partner, although she says that the ex-President does have some "special meals".

Michelle, 57, said: "I would say I was the best, but he had his special meals. He could make a mean chilli, and stir-fry."

The 'Becoming' author revealed the neither she nor Barack are doing much cooking at the moment, although she was more likely to be preparing meals "day-to-day" during their "cooking phase".

Speaking to 'Extra TV', Michelle said: "Well, neither of us do much cooking now.

"But when we were in our cooking phase, I did all of the day-to-day cooking."

Michelle – who presents the Netflix children's cookery show 'Waffles + Mochi' – also opened up on her experiences of getting her daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, to try new foods when they were younger.

She explained: "I think all kids, it takes time for their taste buds to develop ... So the key for my kids was to just try.

"I would say, 'Just give it a try. You may not like it now, but it will help prepare you for new and exciting flavour.'"

Michelle recently explained that she hopes that Waffles + Mochi can help her continue the work she started in the White House.

She told Entertainment Tonight: "I knew I wanted to find a way to continue the conversation about healthy eating and movement and 'Waffles + Mochi' does it in a fun and creative way."