Cooking Glossary
T
T -- In a recipe T. is the abreviation for one tablespoon.
Tabasco -- Sauce made from the tabasco pepper, vinegar and salt.
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Tahini -- Sesame seed paste.
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Tapas -- Appetizers popular throughout Spain.
Tart -- Pastry shell with shallow sides and no top crust.
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Tempering -- Process of heating and cooling chocolate which improves the malleability and gloss.
Tempura -- Japenese style of batter dipped and deep fried.
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Teppanyaki cooking -- Japanese cooking on a grill.
Tex-Mex -- Food derived from the combined cultures of Texas and Mexico.
Thin -- To reduce a mixture's thickness with the addition of more liquid.
Thyme -- Herb of the mint family.
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Tofu -- Bean curd.
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Tomatillo -- Similar to a small green tomato.
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Toss -- To thoroughly combine several ingredients by mixing lightly.
Trifle -- Sponge cake or ladyfingers soaked with liquor and covered with jam, whipped cream and nuts.
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Tripe -- The lining of beef stomach.
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Truffle -- Fungus that is considered a delicacy.
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Truss -- To use string, skewers, or pins to hold together a food to maintain its shape while it cooks.
Tube pan -- A round high sided pan with a hollow center tube. The tube helps with more even baking in the center of the cake.
Tureen -- Deep-sided, covered dishes used in serving soups and stews at the table.
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