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Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Toulouse sausage

Culinary arts; Cooking

A small French sausage made of coarsely diced pork flavored with wine, garlic and seasonings. Toulouse sausage is usually braised or fried and makes a good addition to many dishes such as cassoulet. ...

emulsifier

Culinary arts; Cooking

Generally, any ingredient used to bind together normally noncombinative substances, such as oil and water. Egg yolks contain a natural emulsifier (lecithin) and are used to thicken and bind sauces ...

satay

Culinary arts; Cooking

An Indonesian favorite consisting of small marinated cubes of meat, fish or poultry threaded on skewers and grilled or broiled. Saté is usually served with a spicy peanut sauce. It's a favorite ...

Lambert cherry

Culinary arts; Cooking

A sweet cherry variety that's large, round and a deep ruby red. The flesh is sweet, firm and meaty. A superior cherry for out-of-hand eating as well as cooking. See also cherry.

aluminum foil

Culinary arts; Cooking

Aluminum that has been rolled into a thin, pliable sheet. It's an excellent barrier to moisture, air and odors and can withstand flaming heat and freezing cold. It comes in regular weight (for ...

morue

Culinary arts; Cooking

The French term for dried salt cod (see cod).

dice

Culinary arts; Cooking

To cut food into tiny (about 1/8- to 1/4-inch) cubes.

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