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Cooking
The process of preparing food, usually with heat.
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Marsala
Culinary arts; Cooking
A fortified wine that can be either dry or sweet. Sweet Marsala is used both for drinking and cooking. Dry Marsala makes a nice pre-dinner drink.
Beat
Culinary arts; Cooking
To make a mixture smooth by briskly whipping or stirring it with a spoon, fork, wire whisk, rotary beater, or electric mixer.
Egg roll skins
Culinary arts; Cooking
Pastry wrappers used to encase a savoury filling and make egg rolls. Look for these products in the produce aisle of the supermarket or at Asian markets. Egg roll skins are similar to, but larger ...
Glacé
Culinary arts; Cooking
The French term for "glazed" or "frozen. " In the United States, it describes a candied food.
Saute
Culinary arts; Cooking
From the French word sauter, meaning "to jump. " Sauteed food is cooked and stirred in a small amount of fat over fairly high heat in an open, shallow pan. Food cut into uniform size sautes the best.
Salsa
Culinary arts; Cooking
A sauce usually made from finely chopped tomatoes, onions, chiles, and cilantro. It is often used in Mexican and Southwestern cuisine.
Peel
Culinary arts; Cooking
The skin or outer covering of a vegetable or fruit (also called the rind). Peel also refers to the process of removing this covering.
