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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Cooking Term of the Week (G)

Garnish
A decorative piece of an edible ingredient such as parsley, lemon wedges, croutons, or chocolate curls placed as a finishing touch to dishes or drinks.

Glaze
A liquid that gives an item a shiny surface. Examples are fruit jams that have been heated or chocolate thinned with melted vegetable shortening. Also, to cover a food with such a liquid.

Grate
To shred or cut down a food into fine pieces by rubbing it against a rough surface.

Grease
To coat a pan or skillet with a thin layer of oil.

Grill
To cook over the heat source (traditionally over wood coals) in the open air.

Grind
To mechanically cut a food into small pieces.

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