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Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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Finnan haddie

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 ...

Also called laurel leaf or bay laurel, this aromatic herb comes from the evergreen bay laurel tree, native to the Mediterranean. Early Greeks and Romans attributed magical properties to the laurel ...

Burgoo

Culinary arts; Cooking

Also called Kentucky burgoo, this thick stew is full of meats (usually pork, veal, beef, lamb and poultry) and vegetables (including potatoes, onions, cabbage, carrots, sweet green peppers, corn, ...

English sole

Culinary arts; Cooking

Also called lemon sole in the United States, this species of flounder is low in fat and finely textured. It ranges from 1/4 to 2 pounds and can be purchased whole or in fillets. It's often labelled ...

Agar-agar

Culinary arts; Cooking

Also called kanten and Japanese gelatin, this tasteless dried seaweed acts as a setting agent and is widely used in Asia. It is marketed in the form of blocks, powder or strands and is available at ...

Agar

Culinary arts; Cooking

Carragheen

Culinary arts; Cooking

Also called Irish moss, carrageen is a stubby, purplish seaweed found along the west coast of Ireland, as well as America's Atlantic coast. When dried, carrageen is used in cosmetics and medicines ...