This page gathers the 603 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Cooking”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 1 of 6: from “-wich” to “caramelization”.
- -wich suffix Sandwich.
- a la minute adj Prepared to order, not prepared in advance.
- a la mode adj Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.
- adobe bread noun A type of bread baked by the Pueblo peoples of the Southwestern United States, made with yeast, flour, salt, warm water and a sweetener…
- aerated bread noun Bread which has been raised by charging the dough with carbon dioxide, instead of raising by fermentation.
- aji noun A chili pepper, in the context of South American cuisine.
- al pastor adj Of (tacos of) typically pork, or sometimes another meat or dish: grilled on a spit, and flavored with chiles, spices, and pineapple.
- Alabama hot pocket noun A savory dish consisting of spiced meat and cheese wrapped in bread or a pastry crust.
- Alfredo noun The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettuccine Alfredo.
- all day adv In total.
- all dressed adj Having all the standard or expected toppings, dressings, condiments, seasonings, etc.
- allemande sauce noun A French sauce based on a light-coloured velouté thickened with egg yolks and heavy cream, and seasoned with lemon juice.
- amandine adj Served with almonds.
- amaranth noun The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
- Amish friendship bread noun A type of bread or cake made from a sourdough starter, and is often shared in a manner similar to a chain letter.
- Anadama bread noun A traditional yeast bread of New England, made with wheat flour, cornmeal, molasses and sometimes rye flour.
- angu noun A popular Brazilian mash made with fubá (milled corn or rice), salt, and often garlic fried in olive oil.
- AP noun Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
- armadillo egg noun A jalapeño popper, especially when wrapped in bacon or sausage meat.
- artisan bread noun A type of handmade, short shelf life bread that is offered unpackaged and consumed immediately after baking.
- au jus prep_phrase Prepared or served in or with gravy made from its own juices.
- autolysis noun A two-stage mixing process where water and flour are combined first before adding leavening and salt.
- baconize verb To prepare like bacon, by smoking etc.
- bain-marie noun A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.
- bake off verb To cook (something) by baking.
- baking beans noun Small heat-resistant weights, usually ceramic or metal, used to hold pastry down during blind baking in order for it to not puff up or…
- baking tray noun An oven-proof metal tray used to hold foods in the oven.
- balachong noun A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
- bang bang adj Prepared in the style of bang bang chicken.
- bard verb To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
- base noun A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- bat out verb to flatten something (e.g. with a rolling pin)
- baton noun A batonnet, a long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.
- batter noun A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food…
- battered adj Coated with batter (noun).
- batterer noun One who applies batter.
- bean tostada noun A Mexican dish consisting of a crispy, fried or baked corn tortilla topped with a layer of mashed or refried beans.
- bear noun The meat of this animal.
- béarnaise sauce noun A sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs.
- beaten adj Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
- beef stew noun A dish that combines beef with a variety of other ingredients, such as broth, herbs, spices, potatoes and vegetables.
- beef stroganoff noun Synonym of stroganoff; specifically prepared using lightly floured beef cubes in a sour cream and mustard sauce.
- beer-can chicken noun A cooked dish made by standing a prepared chicken upright on a partially filled can of beer and cooking it slowly in a barbecue or oven, so…
- beurre blanc noun A warm emulsified sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and grey shallots into which butter is…
- Bhutanese red rice noun A medium-grain rice grown in the Kingdom of Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas, and a staple rice of the Bhutanese people.
- black fungus noun Synonym of wood-ear.
- black-eyed Susan noun A kind of boiled pudding with currants.
- blackcap noun An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
- blanch verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
- blazer noun A dish used to cook directly over the coals of a brazier, or the flame of a chafing dish lamp.
- blind adv As a pastry case only, without any filling.
- blister verb To sear after blaching.
- blitz verb To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
- bloom verb To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.
- boil up noun A traditionally Māori soup/stew made with potatoes, pork and other ingredients.
- bonbon noun A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.
- Boston brown bread noun A type of dark, slightly sweet steamed bread, usually sweetened with molasses, popular in New England.
- botanical noun Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source.
- bouillabaisse noun A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.
- boule verb To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball.
- bowl noun A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
- braise verb To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.
- bread starter noun A mixture of water and flour that has been fermented by bacteria and natural yeasts, used to prepare sourdough bread.
- breadcrumb verb To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking.
- break verb To de-emulsify.
- breast verb To debreast.
- britches noun The roe of cod.
- broiler noun A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
- brown verb To cook something until it becomes brown.
- brown bits noun Caramelized remnants of meat left in a pan after the cooking of the meat, which are often re-cooked in wine or other liquids and then…
- brown butter noun A preparation of unsalted butter in which the butterfat and milk solids are allowed to separate and brown over a heat, used in French…
- brown stew noun A stew in which the meat is browned before being added
- brownie noun A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
- brownulated adj Being a free-flowing form of brown sugar with significantly lower moisture content than traditional types.
- brûlée verb To create a sugary crust (on food), using a chef's torch.
- brunoise noun A very fine dice. A method of cutting vegetables, usually to the dimensions of 2 mm or less, by julienning and then cutting many times at a…
- buckle noun Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
- buckwheat noun The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
- Buddha's delight noun A dish in Chinese and Buddhist cuisine, consisting of vegetables and other vegetarian ingredients (sometimes with seafood or eggs) cooked…
- burrita noun A Latin American dish of meat and cheese in a tortilla, especially if folded rather than rolled like a burrito.
- bush bread noun A bread made by the Aboriginal Australians, by crushing seeds into a dough, after which it is baked.
- butter noun Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter…
- butter pat noun A type of wooden paddle used to shape butter.
- buttercream noun A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.
- buttered adj Spread with butter.
- buttering noun The application of butter (n.) to something.
- buttermilky adj Prepared with buttermilk.
- cab noun Short for cabernet sauvignon
- Caesar salad noun A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and…
- calamari noun Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.
- California roll noun A popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.
- California-style pizza noun A style of single-serving pizza that combines New York and Italian thin crust with toppings from Californian cuisine.
- callaloo noun spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
- candle salad noun A children's dish, composed of leaves of lettuce, pineapple rings, a banana, a cherry, mayonnaise, assembled to look like a lit candle in a…
- candy verb To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
- cannelon noun A fluted mold.
- cannon noun A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- canon noun Alternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”).
- caramel verb To caramelize.
- caramelization noun The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.