Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Cooking

Products based on the aromatic essential oils of plant materials that are distilled by various means. In extracts, the highly concentrated oils are usually suspended in alcohol to make them easier to ...

Nonstick cooking spray

Culinary arts; Cooking

This convenient product reduces the mess associated with greasing pans; it can also help cut down on fat in cooking. Use the spray only on unheated baking pans or skillets because it can burn or ...

Rice papers

Culinary arts; Cooking

These round, flat, edible papers, made from the pith of a rice-paper plant, are used for wrapping spring rolls.

Shrimp paste

Culinary arts; Cooking

A pungent seasoning made from dried, salted shrimp that's been pounded into a paste. Shrimp paste gives Southeast Asian dishes an authentic, rich flavor. The salty shrimp taste mellows during ...

Bouquet garni

Culinary arts; Cooking

A bundle of fresh herbs usually thyme, parsley, and bay leaf used to add flavour to soups, stews, stocks, and poaching liquids. They are often tied inside two pieces of leek leaf or in a piece of ...

Butterfly

Culinary arts; Cooking

To split food, such as shrimp or pork chops, through the middle without completely separating the halves. Opened flat, the split halves resemble a butterfly.

Vanilla sugar

Culinary arts; Cooking

Infused with flavour from a dried vanilla bean, vanilla sugar tastes great stirred into coffee drinks and sprinkled over baked goods. To make vanilla sugar, fill a 1-quart jar with 4 cups sugar. Cut ...