Cooking terms, explained

Plain-English definitions of 125 cooking terms: techniques, ingredients, equipment and dishes, with UK and US names side by side.

Handy references

• Oven temperature chartGas mark, °C, fan and °F side by side
• UK vs US food namesAubergine or eggplant, cling film or plastic wrap

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• Techniques18 entries
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