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Welcome to the Celtnet glossary of food terms. As this recipe site has grown and the total number of recipes range across everythign from breakfast to brewing it has become obvious that a whole slew of recipe and cooking-associated terms are spread across the various pages of this site. These pages are an attempt at bringing all these recipe- and cookery-associated terms together into one place.
Have you ever wondered what a bain Marie is, or what Adjawan seeds are, or what the 'scalding' of milk implies. Cookery recipes are littered with unusual and unfamiliar terms or ingredients. These pages seek to bring these terms and ingredients all into one place. Currently you can use the links above to jump to the first letter of the term you are looking for. Soon, however, I will add a search facility to this page.
This is even more the case for this site as I have recipes here covering historical periods from the stone age to the modern day as well as recipes the cover all areas of the globe.
As well as providing descriptions for all the food terms listed here I have also attempted to draw together as many images for the terms as I ccould so you will not only have a written description but you will also have an image to associate with the words.
As the number of recipes and techniques on this site increase the terms defined on these pages will also expand. If your terms isn't here now then please come back soon as I add new terms almost every day.
To use this glossary simply click on the first letter of your term above or below. Alternativey why not just browse throgh the terms. You may well find something that surprises you!
Just so you know what to expect, each time you refresh this page you will get a random food term definition displayed below. This is exactly the same kind of information as displayed on the main spice pages, which you can navigate through using the links above and below:
 Tamarind seeds are produced by Tamarindus indica a tropical tree that belongs to the Fabaceae (leguminous plants) family. Originally native to eastern Africa it has by now been introduced to most of tropical Asia as well as Latin America and the Caribbean. The tree itself can grow up to 20m tall and stays evergreen in regions without a dry season. Like most of the Fabaceae it has leaves made out of between 10 and 40 leaflets. The flowers are produced in racemes and once fertilized develop into brown pod-like legumes that contains a soft pulp and many hard-coated seeds. The fruit pulp is edible and is employed as a spice in both Asian, African and Latin American cuisines (it's also an important ingredient in the condiments, Worcester sauce and HP sauce). The pulp of a young fruit is very sour and acidic and is most often used as a component of savory dishes. The ripened fruit is sweeter and can be used in desserts and drinks, or as a snack. Tamarind seeds are also an important ingredient in Thai Tamarind Paste which forms the basis of many Thai dishes, such as Pad Thai. |
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