BellaOnline Forums Food and Wine Personal Chef Culinary Terms ABC Game

Hey guys, let's play the ABC game using culinary terms.

Here are the rules: The first person (me) comes up with a culinary term starting with the letter "A", the next person "B", the next "C" - and so on.

Give your term, but also give a short description of what your word is.

Let's Play!

"A"
Arborio Rice

Arborio Rice is used to make Risotto because this short and fat rice has an extremely high starch content. It is this high starch content that gives risotto its creamy texture.

"B"
[b]Blanch{/b]
To cook foods in boiling water for brief periods of time then plunge into ice bath to stop cooking; usually vegetables like asparagus or green beans to help keep the color vibrant.

"C"
C�tes du Rh�ne

The generic appellation given to red, white and ros� wines grown in an area covering 83,000 acres in France's Rh�ne Valley.


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Pam W
SE of Seattle

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"D"

Deglaze: Adding liquid (water, stock, wine) to a pan you have cooked meat in to dissolve/remove the bits of meat juices from the pan. Usually done so that you can use this flavor in a sauce.

"E"
Emulsify

To mix together 2 ingredients tht would not normally mix (like water and oil). This is done by slowly adding one ingredient into the other while rapidly whisking so that the droplets are evenly distributed together. A vinaigrette is an emulsion.

"F"
Fines Herbes

A mixture of finely chopped herbs, usually made up of chervil, chives, parsley, & tarragon. Fines Herbes are added near the end of the recipe and are not removed.

G
Garam Masala
A mix of Indian herbs and spices...best done personally to your taste. grind into curries and Eastern foods.

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H
Haricot Verts

French green beans; smaller, more slender and sweeter than the regular green bean. It is best to keep these beans slightly firm when cooked (as opposed to the Southern way of cooking large green beans to an almost mushy consistency).

I
Isinglass
form of gelatine made from fishes' air bladders; agar-agar.

Once used to preserve eggs in a barrel in the spring glut. They would keep for six months like this but were best used for baking