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Cooking Terminology

Find out what cooking terms mean before you flambe your bananas, caramelize your onions, or julienne your carrots.

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What is the meaning of scald in cooking?

The meaning of scald in cooking is to pour boiling water over something, an example would be to scald a duck, by pouring boiling water over a raw duck before roasting helps the skin to release fat and become crispy when roasting.

What is the cooking term sabayon?

it is a dessert sauce made with champagne served as part of tierra misu

Sabayon is made from egg yolks and marsala wine. You wisk the eggs and wine over boiling water with a little sugar until it froths and begins to thicken. Remove it from heat and serve over fresh strawberrys. It has nothing to do with tiramisu. It can be made with something other than marsala wine, like champagne.

What is the meaning of Commercial Cooking?

Well, if you want to eat when travelling or just want to take a day off cooking yourself, you will certainly appreciate the fact that there are commercial cooks.

What is the meaning of the name Gatorade?

A sports drink that rehydrates your body, mostly for athletes.

What does pipe mean in cooking?

Pipe in cooking means to force a food or ingredient through a utensil with a certain size tip, to form various patterns. For example, the flowers on a cake, as are most cake decorations, are piped.

What is the meaning of quarter in cooking?

In cooking, a quarter is one-fourth of something. This could be in reference to a measurement, as in 1/4 cup, or to quarter a food such as an onion by cutting it into four even pieces.

How did ''hush puppies'' get their name?

According to the Betty Crocker cookbook that was used by my 1958 Home Ec. Class

Hunters & fishermen while cooking their food over the campfire, (many foods were cooked breaded & fried) would fry up some breading to toss to the dogs to quiet them.

Hence the name... Hush Puppies.

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What is the meaning of an apple a day keeps the doctor away?

An apple is a healthy, fresh and nutrient-rich food. The proverb tells us that if we eat an apple every day, it will help us to stay in good health: therefore, we would not have any need to go to the doctor.

What is the meaning of dispergon?

If you meant dipsogen, it is a thirst provoking agent

What does wholly incorporated mean in cooking terms?

Wholly incorporated means to mix or blend well together ~ so that the dry ingredients are mixed smoothly with the liquid ingredients.

What is combination leavening?

It's when you use more than one type of levening agent. Like baking powder and baking soda. Each one causes the baked goods to rise in a different way.

What is the meaning of all the fixins?

"All the fixin's" is a Southern term meaning the same thing as "all the works" or "all the trimmings". For meals, it would mean all the dishes served to accompany the main dish. For instance, "all the fixin's" to make a traditional turkey dinner could include stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, etc. It could also mean condiments that would accompany a food, such as a hot dog with chili, cheese, relish, onions, sauerkraut, etc.

What does coagulation mean in cooking?

COAGULATION

Individual protein molecules in raw meat are wound-up in coils, which are formed and held together by bonds. When meat is heated, the bonds break and the protein molecule unwinds. Heat also shrinks the muscle fibres both in diameter and in length as water is squeezed out and the protein molecules recombine, or "coagulate". This is the final stage of the denaturation process, which results in the setting of protein. As coagulation occurs the amino acid chains undergo changes during the process of coagulation. The peptide bonds are broken causing the amino acid chains to unravel, causing the meat to become more tender. It makes the food more pleasant to eat and easier to digest as it coagulates.

What is the burning that results in a color change called?

If you are referring to cooking the answer would be; SCORCHING