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Saturday, October 23, 2021
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What's the word?
Today, it's all about cooking!
Hey, even if you're not a cook, new words are fun to learn!
Expand your vocabulary ...... want to impress someone? Use the information when you play scrabble!
Barding
A method of placing fat, such as bacon or fatback, around lean meats or fowl that are to be roasted so they will absorb additional moisture and fat to keep them from drying out. ... Barding is only necessary when the meat does not have enough natural fat.
Al Dente
"To the tooth" in Italian, the term refers to firm pasta cooked to the right level of resistance when chewed.
Fond
The roasted bits that stick to the surface area of a baking sheet, often used to make sauces and soup stocks.
Hotchpotch
A catchall phrase used to describe any combinations of meat and vegetables braised over low heat to make stew.
Stock
To boil a combination of bones, meat, fish or vegetables suspended in water in tandem with herbs and spices, yielding a flavorful liquid.
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