Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

Industry: Culinary arts

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Hash browns

Culinary arts; Cooking

Finely chopped, cooked potatoes that are fried (often in bacon fat) until well browned. The mixture is usually pressed down into a flat cake in the pan and browned on one side, then turned and ...

Flavoured with cherry juice, this soft, creamy processed cheese has a mild, sweet flavor. It's usually sold in small cakes or wedges, sometimes with a chopped-nut coating. Gourmandise is delicious ...

Haute cuisine

Culinary arts; Cooking

Food that is prepared in an elegant or elaborate manner; the very finest food, prepared perfectly. The French word haute translates as "high" or "superior," cuisine as "cooking" (in general).

Farci

Culinary arts; Cooking

Farce is the French word for "stuffing. " Farci means "stuffed. "

à la grecque

Culinary arts; Cooking

French for "in the Greek style," usually referring to vegetables (such as mushrooms and artichokes) and herbs cooked in olive oil and lemon juice and served cold as an appetizer.

à l' ancienne

Culinary arts; Cooking

French for "in the old style," describing a traditional preparation method (usually for beef) of braising, then simmering.

à l' anglaise

Culinary arts; Cooking

French for "in the English style," meaning food that is simply poached or boiled. The term can also be used for food that has been coated in bread crumbs and fried.