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Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Demitasse

Culinary arts; Cooking

Literally French for "half cup," the term "demitasse" can refer to either a tiny coffee cup or the very strong black coffee served in the cup.

Flour

Culinary arts; Cooking

N. The finely ground and sifted meal of any of various edible grains. Giant steel or stone rollers are used to break and grind the grain. Most supermarkets carry steel-ground flour, meaning it's ...

Cream

Culinary arts; Cooking

N. Upon standing, unhomogenized milk naturally separates into two layers — a milk fat-rich cream on top and almost fat-free (or skimmed) milk on the bottom. Commercially, the cream is separated ...

Dagwood sandwich

Culinary arts; Cooking

Named after Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the "Blondie" comic strip, this extremely thick sandwich is piled high with a variety of meats, cheeses, condiments and lettuce.

Cornish pasty

Culinary arts; Cooking

Named after Cornwall, England, these savoury turnovers consist of a short-crust pastry enfolding a chopped meat-and-potato filling. Other vegetables and sometimes fish are also used. In the 18th ...

Finnan haddock

Culinary arts; Cooking

Named after Findon, Scotland, a fishing village near Aberdeen, finnan haddie is partially boned, lightly salted and smoked haddock. It was originally smoked over peat fires, a rarity now in wide ...

Chine

Culinary arts; Cooking

N. This term refers to the backbone of an animal. It can also describe a cut of meat including the backbone with some adjoining flesh. The chine is removed from the rib bones in cuts such as rack ...