Plain and regular H2O (water for you common folk).
Sifting, chopping, slicing, peeling, washing, defrosting.
Cutting meat and vegetables on the same board without washing hands, cutting board and utensil's. Not thoroughly cooking food all the way through, especially sausages and chicken. Not washing your hands between preparing food eg meat then vegetables. Not washing utensil's between preparing food. Storing food at insufficiently cold or insufficiently hot temperatures.
The process includes 1. Washing- washing/rinsing the vegetables in fresh water is to remove dirts and soil 2. Peeling- peel the skin of the veg like tubers including beets, potato, yam, carot, radish to avoid microbial contamination. 3.cutting- cut the vegetables in larger size. If you cut in small pieces the water soluble vitamins present in vegetables are losed. 4. Cooking/boiling- dont cook in open pan, try to cook in closed pan, to avoid evaporation of vitamins.
Food preparation consists of all the steps that take place to turn ingredients into a prepared meal, dessert, or other item ready for consumption. This may include cleaning, peeling and chopping or slicing vegetables, cutting meat or fish and other preparatory steps, measuring and combining ingredients, as well as the actual cooking to create a dish.
Washing the board after cutting meat is not necessary if you are going to put the vegetables and meat all in the same pot. However, it is a wise habit to clean the board and the knife before continuing since bacteria can spread to other areas. For instance, you wouldn't want to make a salad on the board without washing it.
Preparing the food. Washing hands. Washing and cutting up vegetables/fruits. Cutting up meat/fish. Getting together all of the materials and ingredients, pots, pans, salt, pepper, etc.
Because of the chemicals that are used to keep bugs off, are still on the outsides. Plus store handling residue, makes washing food before you eat it is good safety. ADDING: Don't forget bacterica, either from the soil or the dirty hands of the workers who picked the vegetables. There have been cases of food poisoning from bacteria or viruses on the outside of the food.
The cactus has flat green "paddles" covered in long thorns. The "paddles" can be eaten like a vegetable after pulling the thorns, peeling, and cooking. If you want dice. The fruit is round red or orange "Pears" covered in short thorns. The "pears" can be eaten like a fruit after pulling the thorns and washing (peeling is usually unnecessary).
Pretreatment is done before washing or cooking. Anything that takes place before either washing or cooking is considered a pretreatment.
The cactus has flat green "paddles" covered in long thorns. The "paddles" can be eaten like a vegetable after pulling the thorns, peeling, and cooking. If you want dice. The fruit is round red or orange "pears" covered in short thorns. The "pears" can be eaten like a fruit after pulling the thorns and washing (peeling is usually unnecessary).
Foods that are labeled as ready-to-eat can be eaten without washing, cooking, or any additional preparation. It is reasonably expected to be consumed as it is, straight from the packaging. Of course, fruits and vegetables are considered ready-to-eat, but should be washed thoroughly before consuming.
It refers to people who work in a kitchen but do not cook. That can mean people who wash dishes, clean the kitchen, move stock, prepare food by cutting it, or washing it etc.