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 4 of 6: from “lard” to “poulette sauce”.
- lard verb To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
- larding noun Bacon or pork stuffed into other meat before cooking.
- larding needle noun A needle-like tool used to insert small strips of fat into an uncooked roast of meat
- let down verb To thin; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of.
- LGBT noun A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.
- liaison noun A thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
- light adj Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- liquidized adj That has been turned into a thick liquid or puree.
- liquor noun A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
- long-grain adj Of rice, characterized by kernels that are approximately four to five times longer than they are wide.
- longevity rice noun A type of rice engineered to live for more than two years and can be harvested multiple times from a single planting.
- low and slow adv At a low temperature for a relatively long period of time.
- macédoine noun A type of dish containing a mixture of many types of fruits, or many types of vegetables.
- macro adj Clipping of macrobiotic.
- maigre adj Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).
- make-ahead adj Of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.
- makhani adj Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.
- malai noun An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole milk and then skimming off the resulting fatty layer.
- malai kofta noun A common dish of Indian cuisine consisting of potato paneer balls (kofta) served in a creamy curry sauce.
- manchette noun A paper frill attached to the exposed end of a bone of a cooked piece of meat.
- marble rye bread noun A type of bread made from a combination of pumpernickel rye and traditional rye dough or a combination of pumpernickel rye and sourdough.
- mark noun A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- marquise noun A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
- measure noun A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
- meat pie noun A pie containing meat.
- meat syringe noun A kitchen tool resembling a large hypodermic syringe designed to inject liquids like marinades, brines, or flavorings deep into meat.
- mee noun Chinese-style wheat noodles.
- meringue verb To prepare as a meringue dish.
- mess noun A dessert of fruit and cream, similar to a fool.
- Metaxa sauce noun A sauce made with vegetables, cream, olive oil, paprika, etc. and the Greek brandy-like alcoholic drink Metaxa.
- miami vice noun A cocktail that is a hybrid of a strawberry daiquiri and a pina colada, where these two cocktails are layered on atop the other to form the…
- middlings noun The part of a pig between the shoulder and the ham.
- mince verb To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely.
- mise en place noun A form of preparation that involves having ingredients and equipment ready in advance, so that only cooking is required.
- mock fish noun A dish made with grated raw potato, mixed with egg and flour, then fried.
- modernist adj Pertaining to the culinary arts of molecular gastronomy.
- molded salad noun A salad made of vegetables, fruits, or meat that is set in gelatin, essentially forming a shape within a mold.
- Montreal steak spice noun A spice mix; the traditional spices used to rub steaks and flavour grilled meats in Central Canada and the U.S. Northeast, New England…
- moonshine noun A spiced dish of eggs and fried onions.
- mother dough noun A live dough used as the source of starter dough, containing live (traditionally, environmentally derived) yeast and ground grains, for…
- moulinette noun A food mill.
- mount verb To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- mousetrap noun Ordinary, everyday cheese.
- Musang King noun A cultivar of Durio ziberthinus (“species”), a type of durian (“the king of fruit”), called the "king of durians".
- nap verb To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)
- nappe verb To coat (a food) with liquid.
- nasi noun Cooked rice.
- New Nordic noun Ellipsis of new Nordic cuisine
- New York snowball noun A dessert consisting of a small, cream-filled cake typically covered in chocolate icing and desiccated coconut, popular in the city of New…
- nib sugar noun A product of refined white sugar that is very coarse, hard, opaque white, and does not melt at temperatures typically used for baking.
- nimona noun A traditional curry of Uttar Pradesh, made from coarsely ground fresh green peas (or sometimes green chickpeas) slow-cooked with potatoes…
- nitrogen ice noun A type of ice cream prepared by flash freezing a liquid mixture with liquid nitrogen.
- nitsuke noun A Japanese technique of simmering food, especially fish, in a strongly-flavoured soy sauce with sake or mirin.
- nonpareil noun Any of various types of small sweets.
- Normande sauce noun A sauce made with velouté, fish velouté (and/or fish stock), cream, butter, and egg yolk, sometimes with mushrooms.
- nose to tail adj Using every possible part of the animal.
- olive noun A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
- on the bias prep_phrase Describing the method of chopping ingredients diagonally (to increase their surface area or adjust the length of fibres)
- one pot noun A dish whose essential ingredients are combined in a single pot for cooking.
- onion roll noun A yeast-raised roll that is flavored with onion and is often topped with dried onions or poppy seeds.
- opera cake noun A French cake made with layers of almond sponge soaked in coffee syrup, layered with ganache and coffee buttercream, and covered in a…
- osturducken noun An ostrich stuffed with a turducken; that is, a boned chicken stuffed with some sort of breadcrumb or sausage stuffing, inside a boned…
- oven rack noun A removable, horizontal metal shelf positioned inside an oven cavity to support cookware and food during cooking.
- oven ring noun A metal accessory used on a stovetop or cooktop to support round-bottomed cookware such as a wok, fitting over a burner to provide…
- overfired adj Of a cooker: having a heat source that is above the food being cooked.
- overproof verb To proof (allow dough containing yeast to rise) excessively.
- overprove verb Alternative form of overproof.
- pain noun Any of various breads stuffed with a filling.
- pajata noun A serving of pasta dressed with the above entrail cooked with onion, lard, parsley, and celery, with the addition of tomato sauce and white…
- palate noun The palate of an animal, as an item of food.
- panada noun A dish made by boiling bread in water and combining the pulp with milk, stock, butter or sometimes egg yolks.
- paper case noun A small paper mould, typically circular and corrugated for making cupcakes.
- papillote noun A small piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper, wrapped around food during cooking.
- Parker House roll noun A bread roll made by flattening the center of a ball of dough so that it becomes an oval shape and then folding the oval in half.
- parmigiana adj Cooked or served with Parmesan cheese and tomato sauce.
- pass verb To put through a sieve.
- patent adj Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled.
- pea noun The edible seed of Pisum sativum.
- pea soup noun A thick soup made with dried peas (often split peas) and various other ingredients.
- peaches and cream noun A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States.
- pellicle noun A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
- penne alla vodka noun A pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, onions, and…
- perfection salad noun A terrine or jello-style vegetable loaf made with lemon vinaigrette flavored gelatin, filled with a chopped garden salad or green salad…
- piccata adj Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
- pie pan noun A pan for holding and shaping the dough and filling of a pie, made of a heat-conducting metal, glass or other ceramic, and (more recently)…
- pig iron noun An iron plate which is hung between a piece of meat and the fire used to cook it to prevent the meat from burning if the fire is too hot.
- pinwheel noun A pastry made by laying out dough flat, smearing a topping over it and rolling it up into a spiral, then baking it, resulting in a swirl of…
- pipe verb To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- piping noun Icing extruded from a piping bag.
- placenta cake noun A dessert cake originating in ancient Greece consisting of layered dough interwoven with cheese and honey, along with various other…
- plain flour noun A wheat flour with a medium gluten content, suitable for general use.
- plate verb To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- plum broth noun A rich, thick soup or stew made with meat, dried fruit, and spices, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
- polonaise noun A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
- pope noun Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.
- pot roast noun A dish made by browning a roast-sized piece of beef (often taken from the tougher chuck cut) to induce a Maillard reaction, then…
- pot-in-pot adj Of a cooking method, where food is cooked in a separate container placed inside a larger cooking pot, rather than directly in the bottom of…
- potato apple bread noun A type of breakfast snack made from potatoes and sweetened apples, usually eaten around Halloween in Ireland.
- potpourri noun A ragout or stew of meat and vegetables.
- poulette sauce noun A French sauce made with mushrooms and allemande sauce, then finished with Noilly Prat vermouth, lemon juice, butter and chopped parsley.