Cooking Glossary
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Fagioli -- Italian for beans.
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Fahrenheit -- A temperature scale where 32 degrees is the freezing point of water, and 212 degrees is the boiling point. C=(F-32)*5/9.
Fajitas -- A Mexican dish of marinated meat fried with onions and peppers, cut into strips, and served with tortillas.
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Farfel -- Grated egg noodle dough used in soups.
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Fennel -- A plant that has fine foliage and celery-like stalks and a large base. The plant has a light, anise like flavor.
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Fenugreek -- Plant native to western Asia used as an herb and as a spice.
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Fermentation -- A chemical change in foods. The change is caused by bacteria or yeasts which produce the enzymes that cause the fermentation process.
Fettuccini -- Wide (about 3/8 inch), flat pasta noodes.
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file powder -- A standard seasoning of Creole cooking. Made from ground, dried sassafras leaves.
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Fillet -- To remove the bones from meat or fish.
Filter -- To remove lumps, excess liquid, or impurities by passing through paper or cheesecloth.
Fines herbes -- A French mixture of finely chopped herbs, traditionally chervil, chives, parsley, and tarragon.
Fino -- A Spanish sherry.
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Firm ball stage -- A stage of candy cooking of 244 to 248 degrees F. At this temperature, a drop of syrup into cold water will form a firm ball.
Fish sauce -- An Asian liquid made from fermented, salted fish.
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Flambe -- When liquor is added to food, warmed, then ignited.
Flan -- An open pie filled with sweet or savory ingredients.
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Flours -- All purpose flour is a blend of high- and low-gluten wheat flours, and is used for general purpose baking. Bread flour is primarily made from high-gluten hard wheat flour. Cake flour is a finely textured, low gluten soft wheat flour.
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Flute -- To create a decorative scalloped edge on a piecrust.
Focaccia -- Italian - a flat round bread brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with salt, then topped with other herbs and baked.
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Fold -- To cut and mix lightly with a spoon to keep as much air in the mixture as possible.
Fricassee -- Usually a stew in which the meat is cut up, lightly cooked in butter, and then simmered in liquid until done.
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Fritter -- Sweet or savory foods coated into batter, then deep fried.
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Frizzle -- To cook thin slices of meat in hot oil until crisp and slightly curly.
Fry -- To cook food in hot cooking oil, usually until a crisp brown crust forms.
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