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Cooking food
BoilHeat water till it bubbles at 100oC SteamSteam is water gas hotter than 100oC PressureA special cooking pot that is sealed builds up pressure inside making the liquids hotter than 100oC
Pressure CookerThe name of a special cooking pot that is sealed to cook food at hotter than 100oC Bake When food is place in an oven to control the heat as in cooking bread BarbecueWhen food is placed over an open flame. Often used for outdoors cooking
RoastWhen food is placed in an oven to cook slowly and keep the moisture in the food. FryWhen food is placed in a pan with some oil and cooked at very hot temper-atures. sautéWhen food in a pan with a litle oil is cooked hot to remove moisture but lightly cook the inside of the food. Stir FryWhen small pieces of food are placed in a very hot pan with some oil and stirred with a ladel.
Pre-cookWhen food is partly cooked, (often steamed or boiled) to be ready to finally cook a little later on. ScrambleWhen eggs are vigorously mixed with a little water and fried in a pan with a little oil. SmokeWhen the meat is over a smoky fire the smoke will cook the meat giving it a special flavour and stop the meat from going bad. Soft BoilHow an egg is cooked in its shell in boiling water. Either hard boiled or soft boiled. Hard BoilHow an egg is cooked in its shell in boiling water. Either hard boiled or soft boiled. SearAfter meat is cooked slowly so still moist in center sometimes it will be placed on a very hot plate to lightly burn the outside. SimmerWhen cooking in a pot of water, food can be left to simmer, at lower than boiling point, for a long period of time. Slow CookSimilar to simmer. Lower heat is used for longer periods of time. ToastWhere a slice of bread is held close to a flame or hot element. MicrowaveAn oven that uses microwaves to create heat inside the food. French FryWhen food is placed in a large deep pot of boiling oil. HeatTo heat food is to warm it up again so it is nicer to eat.
Deep FryWhen food is placed in a large deep pot of boiling oil. BurnWhen food is cooked too hot for too long it will start to turn black. GrillWhen food is placed on bars over a naked flame or close to a very hot element.Preparing food.
RiseWhen making bread yeast is added to the dough to make it rise or get bigger BatterA flour and water mix used to cover food before it is deepfried. BlanchTo dip food (often fruit) into boiling water then remove and place in cold water. BrewWhen yeast is added to a mixture of fruit and left, it will ferment, that is to brew
BasteTo brush oil onto food while it is cooking to stop it from drying out BlendTo mix ingredients together. Often done in a machine called a blender. CaramelizeTo brown sugars in a process to make caramel. DiceTo cut food up into small slices
De-boneTo remove the bones from meat like chicken or beef. De-scaleor just scale the fish is to remove the scales of the surface of a fish before cooking. FilletTo carefully cut the meat off the sides of fish so there are no bones.More Preparing food.
FermentWhen yeast is added to a mixture of fruit and left, it will brew, that is to ferment. FreezePlace food in a fridge to turn the moister into ice for preserving. DoughWhen flour and water are carefully mixed and squeezed it is a springy lump called dough
KneadWhen dough is pushed punched and folded to make it ready for baking it is to knead the dough DrizzleTo lightly drip or spray liquid onto the top of bread or buns for flavour and appearance JellWhen gellatine is added to water it makes it thickens and forms a rubbery like jell. JuiceWhen fruit and many vegetables are squeezed the liquid can be removed as the juice.
MarinateA liquid with seasoning and vinegar to soak meat It start it pickling before cooking. PreserveWhen fruits are cooked and then placed in bottles to vacumn seal. This preserves the fruit for a long time. SeasoningTo improve the taste of food with salt herbs and spices. The mixture is called seasoning. GarnishWhen herbs etc., are added to a meal. For example the omelette was garnished with parsleyTypes of food.
BreadCake
Muffin
Crepe
Raisin BreadSteak
Vegetable
StewOmelette
Desert
Fish
CrabSeafood
Fruit
Nuts
Taste of food and eating
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