Technical food terms (from the Science of Good Food.) © CooksInfo / 2021
In the world of food, there is a vast range of technical and scientific terms related to diverse fields of knowledge and practice. This includes terms describing:
- crop growing and livestock raising;
- food manufacturing, processing, distribution, and sale;
- nutrition;
- food laws;
- the science of what happens to our food when preserved or cooked.
Knowing what technical terms mean is not vital to putting a good meal on the table, but curious cooks will want to refer to them from time to time to expand their understanding of just what a “Best Before Date” does and doesn’t mean, or why recipes often call for meat to be browned in a pan before braising.
This area of the site holds CooksInfo’s collection of such terms.
Technical terms related to the act of cooking in a kitchen are listed separately in another area of the site under Cooking Techniques.
See also: Kitchenware
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