COOKING TECHNIQUE
This simple cooking method involves dunking the food into high-temperature water
What is boiling?
This common ingredient also goes by the chemistry designation NaCl
What is salt?
This flat pan is used to cook pancakes
What is a frying pan (or skillet)?
This method of food preparation involves subjecting it to high heat directed from the ceiling of the oven
What is broiling?
This key ingredient in baking is what makes the dough rise
What is yeast?
This substance is usually the first thing to go into a frying pan; it helps to keep the food from sticking
What is cooking oil?
Cooking poultry so that it's well done is meant to prevent gastrointestinal illness, often referred to by this common name
What is food poisoning?
This describes the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning wood
What is smoking?
This sauce is made from oil and vinegar and commonly used as a salad dressing
What is vinaigrette?
This mechanical device is used to mix ingredients.
What is a mix master?
This electric pot cooks food very slowly, sometimes during the course of a day
What is a slow cooker (or Crock Pot)?
This describes the process of soaking food in liquid, usually mixed with sauces, oils and herbs, to give them extra flavour
What is marinate?
Chinese 5-spice powder typically contains star anise, cloves, pepper, fennel and this spice
What is cinnamon?
This type of cooking pot is used for Chinese stir frying
What is a wok?
This refers to a traditional clay oven that is often used to cook Indian dishes such as butter chicken
What is tandoor?
This thick, fragrant sauce, translated from Cantonese as "seafood," doesn't actually contain seafood ingredients
What is hoisin sauce?
Eating improperly-canned food can result in this illness
What is botulism?