Hot Water
Cooking food in rapidly bubbling water or broth.
What is Boiling
Cooking food over direct heat resulting in charred flavors and grill marks.
What is Grilling
Cutting food into smaller pieces, typically using a knife.
What is Chopping
What are the two basic seasonings?
Salt and pepper
This essential nutrient is H20
What is Water
Cooking food gently in water or broth just below boiling point, with small bubbles forming.
What is Simmering
Cooking food evenly in an oven using dry heat, often for meats and vegetables
What is Roasting
Cutting food into smaller pieces, typically using a knife.
What is Dicing
The process of preparing and organizing all ingredients and equipment before cooking.
What is Mise En Place
This essential nutrient is 16% of your body weight
What is Protein
Cooking food using steam from boiling water, typically in a steamer or a colander.
What is Steaming
Cooking food in oil or fat at a high temperature, sometimes in an oven or wire basket
What is Frying
Cutting food into thin matchstick-sized strips.
What is Julienning
Soaking food in a seasoned liquid to enhance flavor and tenderness before cooking.
What is Marinating
This essential nutrient doesn't slow you down but picks you up
What are Carbohydrates
Cooking food slowly in a small amount of liquid in a covered pot, often starting with browning the food first.
What is Braising
Cooking food quickly in a small amount of oil or fat over medium to high heat.
What is Sautéing
Cutting food into very small pieces, usually garlic or herbs
What is Mincing
Crystals formed by different geological processes. The most common one is salt.
Minerals
This essential nutrient might be saturated
What are Fats
Briefly cooking food in boiling water, then plunging it into ice water to stop the cooking process, preserving color and texture.
What is Blanching
Cooking food with high heat from above, typically in an oven or broiler, creating a browned surface.
What is Broiling
This Technique is cat like
What is the claw technique
Cooking food by surrounding it with dry heat in an oven, commonly used for casseroles.
What is Baking
This essential nutrient can help you spell the word CAKE
What are Vitamins