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Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Concord grape

Culinary arts; Cooking

Grown mainly on the East Coast, the Concord is a beautiful blue-black grape that often appears to have been powdered with silver. This mild-flavored grape has seeds and a slip-off skin. It's ...

Beni shoga

Culinary arts; Cooking

Gingerroot that's been pickled in sweet vinegar and coloured bright red. Beni shoga is used as a garnish for many Japanese dishes, especially sushi, and is also eaten to refresh the palate. It's ...

Chenin Blanc

Culinary arts; Cooking

Grown in California and France's Loire Valley, the Chenin Blanc grape makes intense, spicy, slightly sweet wine. Chenin Blancs have a strong acidity that modulates the sweetness and promotes good ...

Grissini

Culinary arts; Cooking

Italian for "breadsticks" (the singular form is grissino), referring to thin, crisp breadsticks that originated in Turin, Italy. They're available commercially in many supermarkets.

Aglio e olio

Culinary arts; Cooking

Italian for "garlic and oil," referring to a dressing of garlic and hot olive oil used on pasta.

Alla genovese

Culinary arts; Cooking

Italian for "as prepared in the style of Genoa," a seaport city in northwest Italy. Specifically, it means a dish made or accompanied with pesto sauce, which originated in Genoa.

Cacciatore

Culinary arts; Cooking

Italian for "hunter," this American-Italian term refers to food prepared "hunter-style," with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, various herbs and sometimes wine. Chicken cacciatore is the most popular ...