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Technical food terms (from the Science of Good Food.)

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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