Cooking dictionary

Check our cooking dictionary for information on herbs, spices, vegetables, fruits, cooking tools and cooking terminology.
 
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Chives

Chives is a herb in the family of the onion, grown for its leaves and used in cooking. It is ver... read more...

Chivichanga

A chivichanga is a variation of the Mexican chimichanga. It is basically made with a flour... read more...

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice, widely used in cooking worldwide, for both sweet and savoury dishes. It is very popular in the Middle Eastern, African and Greek cuisine.... read more...

Clarified butter

Clarified butter is butter that has been rendered to separate the... read more...

Clove

Cooking oil

Cooking oil is purified fat from vegetables of animals. It is liquid at room temperature and is widely used for frying, deep frying, stir frying, baking, grilling and more... read more...

Coriander

Coriander, also known as cilantro, is a herb, similar in color, appearance and taste to pars... read more...

Coriander seed

Coriander seeds are the dried seeds of the coriander herb, also known as cilantro. They have ... read more...

Cotija

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Court Bouillon

A stock based on vegetables, used to prepare snails for cooking. A classic Court Bouillon stock follows:
In a cooking pot, mix 1/2 part of white wine, 1 part of water,... read more...