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What is a liquid for soaking fish or meat?
Any kind of liquid that is used for soaking food in before cooking to add flavor is called a marinade. Common marinades include Italian dressing, wine marinades, etc and usually include at least one acidic ingredient (wine, vinegar, citrus).
What is the purpose of marinating food?
In order that the flavours that the meat is being marinated in can be transferred to the meat.
Name an acid for seasoning meat?
Acetic acid--lots of marinades have vinegar in them.
How do marinades tenerize meats?
Marinades usually contain some kind of acid, whether it be vinegar or citrus juice, which penetrate the meat with the help of the salt that is found in the marinade. The acid then begins to break down the connective tissue in the meat as it metabolizes the proteins.
Give two Reason for marinating meat in wine?
Help break down protein to make the meat tender and add flavour
When meat is cooked you can tell it is a chemical change because?
when meat is cooked it is a chemical reaction because you make it go back to its raw form hope that helps if not sorry
When meat begins to smell after it sits in the hot sun for a few hours does it have a chemical reaction?
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Why does marinating meat tenderize it?
The acid in wine breaks down the proteins in meat, tenderizing it.
What type of chemical reaction occurs when meat rots?
It begins when decomposers such as bacteria begin digesting the meat. Parts of the meat are broken down into nutrients that the bacteria can use, which can alter the initial chemical composure of the host body. As far as specifics, I do not know.
Why does a marinade need to contain an acid?
Well marinating meat in acid does two things, The acid of any marinate tenderizes the meat as well as alter the flavor.
Is grinding of meat a physical or chemical?
no it is a physical change because you are just changing the size not the chemical structure
Is cooking meat a chemical reaction?
Because cooking involve chemical reactions, chemical changes, chemical transformations.
