Cooking

Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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This fruit of ancient lineage has been grown in China for over 4,000 years. It now thrives in most temperate climates, with California producing about 90 percent of the American crop. A relative of ...

conch

Culinary arts; Cooking

This gastropod mollusk (see both listings) is encased in a beautiful, brightly colored spiral shell. Conch is found in southern waters and is particularly popular with Floridians and Caribbeans. ...

blue cheese

Culinary arts; Cooking

This genre of cheese has been treated with molds that form blue or green veins throughout and give the cheese its characteristic flavor. Some of the more popular of the blues include dana-blu, ...

barley

Culinary arts; Cooking

This hardy grain dates back to the Stone Age and has been used throughout the eons in dishes ranging from cereals to breads to soups (such as the famous scotch broth). Most of the barley grown in ...

akule

Culinary arts; Cooking

This Hawaiian fish, also known as bigeye scad, is usually salted and dried. See also fish.

chipotle chile

Culinary arts; Cooking

This hot chile is actually a dried, smoked jalapeño. It has a wrinkled, dark brown skin and a smoky, sweet, almost chocolaty flavor. Chipotles can be found dried, pickled and canned in adobo sauce. ...

herring

Culinary arts; Cooking

This huge family of saltwater fish has over a hundred varieties. The popular herring swims in gigantic schools and can be found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In the ...