Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Hailing from Taiwan (previously known as Formosa), this tea is considered one of the world's best, which also makes it quite expensive. It creates a pale yellow brew that has a flavour reminiscent ...

Brown sauce

Culinary arts; Cooking

Known in France as espagnole sauce, brown sauce is used as a base for dozens of other sauces. It's traditionally made of a rich meat stock, a mirepoix of browned vegetables, a brown roux, herbs and ...

Anise

Culinary arts; Cooking

Known as far back as at least 1500 b. C. , this small annual plant is a member of the parsley family. Both the leaves and seed have a distinctive, sweet licorice flavor. The greenish brown, ...

Bialy

Culinary arts; Cooking

Jewish-American in origin, this large very chewy yeast roll is round and flat with a depression in the center. The bialy is sprinkled with sautéed chopped onion before baking. The name comes from ...

Aemono

Culinary arts; Cooking

Japanese term meaning "dressed foods" and referring to saladlike dishes combined with a dressing complimentary to the ingredients. The composition of the dressings varies but is generally based on ...

Chardonnay

Culinary arts; Cooking

Just as cabernet sauvignon has become the most popular high-quality red-wine grape, Chardonnay has taken the lead for first-class white wine grapes — and with even greater passion. It's one of the ...

Goulash

Culinary arts; Cooking

Known as gulyás in its native Hungary, goulash is a stew made with beef or other meat and vegetables and flavoured with Hungarian paprika. It's sometimes garnished with dollops of sour cream and ...