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Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

Industry: Culinary arts

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Juice

Culinary arts; Cooking

The natural liquid extracted from fruits, vegetables, meats, and poultry. Also refers to the process of extracting juice from foods.

Bean paste

Culinary arts; Cooking

Popular in Asian cooking, both products are made from fermented soybeans and have a salty bean flavor. Japanese bean paste is called miso.

The coloured outer portion of citrus fruit peel. It is rich in fruit oils and often used as a seasoning. To remove the zest, scrape a grater or fruit zester across the peel; avoid the white membrane ...

Tortilla

Culinary arts; Cooking

A small, thin, flat bread, popular in Mexican cooking, that is made from corn or wheat flour and usually is wrapped around a filling. To warm and soften flour tortillas, wrap a stack of 8 to 10 in ...

Fava bean

Culinary arts; Cooking

A tan, flat bean that looks like a large lima bean. It is available dried, canned, and, occasionally, fresh.

Crumbs

Culinary arts; Cooking

Fine particles of food that have been broken off a larger piece. Crumbs are often used as a coating, thickener, or binder, or as a crust in desserts. Recipes usually specify either soft or fine dry ...