Reasons for Cooking Food. Flashcards
What is cooking?
Cooking is a process whereby food is heated and chemical and physical changes are obtained on food.
Give 11 reasons for cooking food.
- To kill harmful bacteria/make food safe to eat.
- To destroy natural toxins.
- To preserve.
- To aid digestions.
- To make food easier to eat.
- To develop extractives/flavor.
- To provide hot food in cold weather.
- To reduce bulk.
- Create new dishes.
- Add variety to the diet.
- Necessary for some cooking processes.
To kill harmful bacteria/make food safe to eat. Give an example of this reason.
Cooking meat makes it safe to eat.
To destroy natural toxins. Give an example of this reason.
Boiling red kidney beans kills the natural toxins.
To preserve. Give an example of this reason.
Making fruit into jam preserves the fruit.
To aid digestions. Give an example of this reason.
Cooked starch is easier to digest.
FURTHER EXPLANATION - Raw starch in potatoes and flour cannot be easily absorbed.
To make food easier to eat. Give an example of this reason.
Cooking meat tenderizes it, making it easier to chew and swallow.
To develop extractives/flavor. Give an example of this reason.
Roasting meat develops extractives which add to flavour.
To provide hot food in cold weather. Give an example of this reason.
Soup in winter.
To reduce bulk. Give an example of this reason.
Cabbage.
Create new dishes. Give an example of this reason.
Quiche, chocolate cake and ginger biscuits etc.
Add variety to the diet. Give an example of this reason.
Eggs can be cooked in many different ways.
Necessary for some cooking processes. Give an example of this reason.
Thickening sauces, baking cakes and biscuits etc.
