Cooking methods
This moist-heat cooking method involves submerging food in hot water kept just below boiling point—ideal for eggs or fish.
Poaching
This was used to preserve food for significantly longer than if it did not exist, usually using tin.
This drink, made with espresso and sweetened milk over ice, became a TikTok sensation when people started customizing it with syrups and cold foam at Starbucks.
Iced Latte
This animated rat dreams of becoming a chef in a Parisian kitchen in the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille.
Remi
This popular Japanese dish consists of bite-sized pieces of raw fish served over vinegared rice and often wrapped in seaweed.
Sushi
This dry-heat method cooks food using radiant heat from above, commonly used to melt cheese or brown the tops of casseroles.
What company uses a star system as an extremely high praise for the best restaurants?
Michelin
This Korean dish, made of fermented vegetables—usually Napa cabbage—is now a staple topping on trendy fusion tacos and grain bowls.
Kimchi
This hit Netflix series follows a fine dining chef who returns home to run his family’s Chicago beef sandwich shop.
The bear
This Italian dish features long noodles tossed in a creamy sauce made from eggs, cheese, pancetta, and black pepper.
Spaghetti Carbonara
This method involves browning meat in a pan and then simmering it slowly in liquid, often used for tougher cuts.
braising
This iconic American snack cake was first sold in 1930 and became famous during the Great Depression for its low cost and long shelf life.
Twinkie
Often found in poke bowls and sushi burritos, this mild, buttery fish has surged in popularity in the U.S. over the past decade.
ahi tuna
On this Food Network competition show, chefs race through a grocery store set to grab ingredients before cooking under time pressure.
Guy's Grocery games
A traditional Mexican dessert made from milk, sugar, and cinnamon, often caramelized on top similar to crème brûlée.
Flan
This cooking technique involves vacuum-sealing food and immersing it in a water bath at a precise, consistent temperature.
sous vide
This dish, created in Buffalo, New York, in 1964 at the Anchor Bar, became a nationwide bar food staple.
Buffalo wings
This deep purple Amazonian berry is often blended into smoothie bowls and topped with granola, fruit, and honey for a trendy, antioxidant-packed breakfast.
Acai
This baking competition show features amateur bakers in a white tent trying to impress Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
Great British Bake off
This Japanese dessert is made from sticky rice flour and often filled with sweet red bean paste, commonly eaten during festivals.
Mochi
This precise knife technique used in French cuisine produces matchstick-sized strips, often used for vegetables like carrots or leeks.
Julienne
This pastry chef rose to fame on the Food Network show Ace of Cakes, which followed the over-the-top creations at his Baltimore bakery, Charm City Cakes.
Duff Goldman
This Indonesian fermented soybean product is gaining attention as a high-protein, plant-based meat substitute with a nutty flavor.
Tempeh
In The Menu (2022), the climactic final course served to Margot is a recreation of this classic American fast food item.
Cheeseburger
This Peruvian dish cures raw fish in citrus juice and is often flavored with onions, chili peppers, and cilantro.
Ceviche