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Culinary terms A to Z

Guess these terms for cooking techniques, basic ingredients, dishes, and food serving or preparation
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Ice cream added to any dessert
A
A la mode
To brush or spoon food as it cooks with melted fat or the cooking juices
B
Baste
Cut of beef from the shoulder, neck and upper back
C
Chuck
Mixing food with a rich and/or spiced seasoning, e.g., eggs
D
Devil
Bind together two liquid ingredients that normally do not combine smoothly
E
Emulsify
Cooking/dipping pieces of food in communal pot of hot oil, broth, cheese, or chocolate
F
Fondue
South Asian clarified butter
G
Ghee
Sauce made of butter, egg, and lemon juice or vinegar
H
Hollandaise
Steep an aromatic ingredient in hot liquid
I
Infuse
Vegetables cut into thin strips
J
Julienne
Mix and work dough into a smooth elastic mass
K
Knead
Pig fat used in pie crusts and pastries
L
Lard
Soak raw foods in liquid to tenderize and add flavor
M
Marinate
Layers of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream
N
Neapolitan
Rice-shaped pasta
O
Orzo
Cook in a liquid held below the boiling point
P
Poach
"Real men" don't eat this savory custard baked in a pie shell
Q
Quiche
Flour cooked in fat used as a base for making sauce
R
Roux
Southeast Asian meat on a skewer
S
Satay
Coffee-flavored Italian dessert, literally translates as "cheer me up"
T
Tiramisu
Baked goods made without a raising agent (e.g., yeast, baking soda)
U
Unleavened
Salad dressing made from oil, vinegar and seasonings.
V
Vinaigrette
Round-bottomed cooking pan of Chinese origin
W
Wok
Pastry typically served with roast beef
Y
Yorkshire pudding
The outer rind of citrus fruit containing essential oils
Z
Zest
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5 Comments
brandybuck96
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Level 82
Apr 7, 2017
There are a lot of desserts served with ice cream, so that clue is a bit vague. My first thought was "apple pie".
panscedar
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Level 67
Apr 7, 2017
Mine was "Alaska", as in "Baked Alaska", then "apple pie". If you said something like a phrase meaning a dessert is served with ice cream, it might be clearer.

Good quiz, though.

Islandcarver
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Level 83
Apr 7, 2017
I updated the clue - good FB!
kabongollei
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Level 47
Aug 7, 2023
Satay is spelled Sate in Indonesia. Might want to make it an acceptable answer.
Islandcarver
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Level 83
Aug 8, 2023
Thanks - will add this as a type-in.
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