Process In Preparing Food Flashcards
This is removing the skin using the thumb and forefinger and pulling off the skin as in bananas, oranges or cooked fruits.
Peeling
This is removing the skin with a knife as paring papaya, potatoes are patola as thinly as possible.
Paring
This is mixing of two ingredients together using a spoon or an electric mixer on low speed.
Blending
This is holding a blade of knife over the surface of vegetables, and scraping off skin thinly as in radish, cucumber, carrots, comote and gabi.
Scraping
This is cracking or pressing the hardcover by drawing out the seeds or meet as shelling shrimps, peas and beans.
Shelling
This is mixing the ingredients with air bubbles with repeated round motions by an egg beater or a fork.
Beating
This is brushing pan drippings or other fat or liquid over food as it cooks.
Basting
This is the process of beating or mixing ingredients for the use of a spoon or an electric mixer light and fluffy.
Creaming
To melt sugar slowly over very low heat until sugar is liquid, develop into a syrup-like state.
Caramelize
This is the cutting up foods like pork, carrots and onions into small pieces.
Chopping
This is the cutting of food into thin strips. This can be done by hand or by using a grater or food processor. Fruits like buko and macapuno can be shredded.
Shredding
I thin broad piece cut from something larger.
Slicing
This is the process pulverizing foods using a mortar and pestle.
Pounding
This is straining liquids or particles of food through a sieve or strainer. Press the solids, using a ladle or wooden spoon into the strainer to remove as much as the as liquid and flavor as possible.
Sieving
This is letting food soak in a seasoned liquid and flavor and tenderize.
Marinating
