Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Glaze

Culinary arts; Cooking

A thin, glossy coating. savoury glazes are made with reduced sauces or gelatin; sweet glazes can be made with melted jelly or chocolate.

Soba noodles

Culinary arts; Cooking

Made from wheat and buckwheat flours, soba noodles are a favourite Japanese fast food. In a pinch, substitute a narrow whole wheat ribbon pasta, such as linguine.

Dredge

Culinary arts; Cooking

To coat a food, either before or after cooking, with a dry ingredient, such as flour, cornmeal, or sugar.

Prosciutto

Culinary arts; Cooking

Ham that has been seasoned, salt-cured, and air-dried (not smoked). Pressing the meat gives it a firm, dense texture. Parma ham from Italy is considered to be the best.

Flour (verb)

Culinary arts; Cooking

To coat or dust a food or utensil with flour. Food may be floured before cooking to add texture and improve browning. Baking utensils sometimes are floured to prevent sticking.