List of basic cooking topics

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Cooking is an act of preparing food for eating. It encompasses a vast range of methods, tools and combinations of ingredients to improve the flavour or digestibility of food. It generally requires the selection, measurement and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure in an effort to achieve the desired result. Basic topics in cooking include:
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Foods

Bread - Pasta - Cheese - Rice
Sauces - Soups - Desserts
Herbs and spices
Other ingredients
Regional cuisines
Asia - Europe - Caribbean
South Asia - Latin America
Middle East - North America - Africa
Other cuisines...
Preparation techniques and cooking items
Techniques - Utensils
Weights and measures
See also:
Famous chefs - Kitchens - Meals
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Contents

Main article: Cooking

Main article: History of Cooking

Some major hot cooking techniques:

Some cool techniques

  1. Brining
  2. Drying
  3. Grinding (e.g. sesame seeds to produce tahini), chopping, slicing finely, grating, etc..
  4. Julienning
  5. Marinating
  6. Mincing
  7. Pickling
  8. Salting
  9. Seasoning
  10. Sprouting
  11. Sugaring

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Main article: List of cooking topics

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