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Food, ingredients and cooking

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  1. stir fry
    fry very quickly over high heat
  2. boil
    change from a liquid to vapor
  3. caramelise
    convert to caramel
  4. frying
    cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
  5. bake
    cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
  6. cook
    transform by heating
  7. carbohydrate
    an essential component of living cells and source of energy
  8. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
  9. fat
    a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue
  10. butter
    a solid yellow food made from cream
  11. ghee
    clarified butter used in Indian cookery
  12. tamarind
    long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
  13. Curcuma
    tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
  14. ginger
    plant with thick aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  15. garlic
    bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized
  16. honey
    a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
  17. soja
    erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
  18. oil
    a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
  19. corn
    tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  20. soup
    liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
  21. dish
    a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
  22. grill
    a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
  23. sweeten
    make sweeter in taste
  24. tasting
    a kind of sensing
  25. vinegar
    a sour-tasting liquid used as a condiment or preservative
  26. cup
    a small open container usually used for drinking
  27. tablespoon
    a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving
  28. teaspoon
    a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
  29. herb
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
  30. pork
    meat from a domestic hog or pig
  31. noodle
    a ribbonlike strip of pasta
  32. rice
    annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses
  33. potato
    an edible tuber native to South America
  34. tomato
    mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
  35. pastry
    any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
  36. cake
    baked good based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
  37. cherry
    any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
  38. almond
    small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa
  39. cinnamon
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark
  40. beef
    meat from an adult domestic bovine
  41. chicken
    a domestic bird bred for meat or eggs
  42. turkey
    large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
  43. fish
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates
  44. salmon
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
  45. onion
    bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
  46. pie
    dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
  47. pudding
    any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
  48. scampi
    large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
  49. nut
    usually large hard-shelled seed
  50. crumble
    break or fall apart into fragments
  51. thyme
    any of various mints of the genus Thymus
  52. lemon
    yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
  53. lime
    the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
  54. roast
    cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
  55. gravy
    a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
  56. kidney
    either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
  57. bean
    a leguminous plant grown for its edible seeds and pods
  58. spice
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  59. biscuit
    small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
  60. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  61. caster sugar
    very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor
  62. egg
    animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
  63. yolk
    material of an egg stored for the nutrition of an embryo
  64. condensed milk
    sweetened evaporated milk
  65. icing sugar
    finely powdered sugar used to make icing
  66. double cream
    fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat
  67. ingredient
    a component of a mixture or compound
  68. orange zest
    tiny bits of orange peel
  69. whip
    an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash
  70. dollop
    a soft lump or portion of something, especially food
  71. scatter
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  72. serve
    devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries or ideas
  73. whisk
    a mixer incorporating a coil of wires
  74. bowl
    a round vessel that is open at the top
  75. juice
    the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
  76. pour
    cause to run
  77. bash
    hit hard
  78. baking soda
    a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
  79. trim
    make a reduction in
  80. sunflower
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
  81. Cumberland
    English general
  82. bacon
    back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked
  83. chop
    cut with a hacking tool
  84. cannelloni
    tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese
  85. haricot
    a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans
  86. drained
    emptied or exhausted of
  87. carrot
    perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
  88. slice
    a thin flat piece cut off of some object
  89. breadcrumb
    crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
  90. pan-fry
    fry in a pan
  91. spoonful
    as much as a spoon will hold
  92. braising
    cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
  93. stove
    a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
  94. simmer
    boil slowly at low temperature
  95. tender
    easy to cut or chew
  96. moistening
    the act of making something slightly wet
  97. baking tray
    a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits
  98. prawn
    shrimp-like crustacean often used as food
  99. pasta
    shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
  100. shell
    the outer covering of an animal
  101. pea
    a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
  102. lamb
    young sheep
  103. pancake
    a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
  104. braise
    slowly cook in fat and some liquid
  105. stew
    cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
  106. gnocchi
    small Italian dumplings made of potato or flour
  107. pumpkin
    a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
  108. mug
    with handle and usually cylindrical
  109. pan
    shallow container made of metal
  110. spud
    an edible tuber native to South America
  111. artichoke
    a plant cultivated for its large, edible flower head
  112. butternut squash
    plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind
  113. pickle
    vegetables preserved in brine or vinegar
  114. rocket salad
    an edible, leafy green plant with a peppery or bitter taste
  115. parfait
    sweet dish made of layered ice cream or yogurt, fruit, etc.
  116. allspice
    aromatic West Indian tree that produces berries
  117. anise
    a herb cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and oil
  118. anisette
    liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
  119. cinnamon
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark
  120. clove
    moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
  121. oregano
    aromatic Eurasian perennial
  122. pepper
    climber having dark red berries when fully ripe
  123. salt
    white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
  124. turmeric
    a tropical plant of India with yellow flowers and a deep aroma
  125. vanilla
    any of numerous climbing plants having fleshy leaves
  126. nutmeg
    East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
  127. woad
    any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
  128. penne
    pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
  129. alimentary paste
    shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
  130. pasta
    shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
  131. ziti
    a short, hollow pasta shaped like a tube
  132. orzo
    pasta shaped like pearls of barley
  133. zucchini
    marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
  134. pan-fry
    fry in a pan
  135. deep-fry
    cook by immersing in fat
  136. fish cake
    a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
  137. skipjack tuna
    oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
  138. soy sauce
    a brown liquid used to flavor food
  139. sea squirt
    ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water
  140. soman
    a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body
  141. noodle
    a ribbonlike strip of pasta
  142. cuisine
    the manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
  143. sushi
    cold rice and vinegar topped or rolled with raw fish
  144. teriyaki
    meat or seafood marinated in soy sauce and grilled or broiled
  145. tempura
    vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
  146. miso
    a fermented soybean paste used in Japanese food
  147. wheat gluten
    gluten prepared from wheat
  148. sea bream
    any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
  149. pine nut
    edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America
  150. deep-fried
    cooked by frying in fat
  151. side dish
    a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course
  152. slurp
    eat or drink noisily
  153. sea urchin
    a small sea creature with a soft body in a spiny shell
  154. soy
    the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known
  155. fresh foods
    food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking
  156. daikon
    radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
  157. abalone
    a large edible marine gastropod with an ear-shaped shell
  158. sesame oil
    oil obtained from sesame seeds
  159. eating place
    a building where people go to eat
  160. ingredient
    a component of a mixture or compound
  161. dine out
    eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
  162. utensil
    an implement for practical use
  163. food court
    an area where fast food is sold
  164. seafood
    edible fish or shellfish or roe etc
  165. tofu
    a soft, white, cheeselike food made from soybeans
  166. white rice
    having husk or outer brown layers removed
  167. jujube
    spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
  168. giblet
    edible viscera of a fowl
  169. grilled
    cooked over an outdoor grill
  170. localize
    concentrate on a particular place or spot
  171. prawn
    shrimp-like crustacean often used as food
  172. flavoring
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
  173. processed
    subjected to a special treatment
  174. domesticate
    make fit for cultivation and service to humans
  175. convenience store
    a store selling a limited variety of food and household items
  176. giblets
    edible viscera of a fowl
  177. shellfish
    aquatic invertebrate, often with a shell
  178. distill
    undergo condensation
  179. seasoning
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
  180. flavor
    the taste experience when a savory condiment is taken into the mouth
  181. in the raw
    (used informally) completely unclothed
  182. simmer
    boil slowly at low temperature
  183. etiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
  184. steamed
    cooked in steam
  185. low-budget
    made on or suited to a limited budget
  186. commoner
    a person who holds no title
  187. cutlet
    thin slice of meat usually fried or broiled
  188. sticky
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  189. topping
    a flavorful addition on top of a dish
  190. soybean
    the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known
  191. green tea
    tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting
  192. persimmon
    any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
  193. condiment
    a preparation to enhance flavor or enjoyment
  194. communal
    for or by a group rather than individuals
  195. fermentation
    breaking down an organic substance, as sugar into alcohol
  196. bream
    any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
  197. chef
    a professional cook
  198. dumpling
    a small ball or strip of boiled or steamed dough
  199. broth
    liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered
  200. gluten
    a protein in wheat and other grains that makes dough elastic
  201. pheasant
    a wild game bird with long narrow tail feathers
  202. seaweed
    plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
  203. nutritional
    of or relating to or providing nutrition
  204. apricot
    a yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
  205. vinegar
    a sour-tasting liquid used as a condiment or preservative
  206. buckwheat
    an annual Asian plant with edible seeds and pinkish-white flowers
  207. artichoke
    a plant cultivated for its large, edible flower head
  208. broccoli
    plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
  209. carrot
    perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
  210. celery
    widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
  211. leek
    plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum
  212. scallion
    a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
  213. asparagus
    plant with long green stems that is eaten as a vegetable
  214. arugula
    an edible, leafy green plant with a peppery or bitter taste
  215. rutabaga
    a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
Created on Tue Oct 29 06:37:12 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Oct 29 08:06:43 EDT 2013)

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