Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

Industry: Culinary arts

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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.