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Cooking is an aspect of all human societies and a cultural universal. Types of cooking also depend on the skill levels and training of the cooks. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans ...
Cooking is for some people an interest, a hobby, a challenge and a source of significant satisfaction. For many other people it is a job, a chore, a duty, like cleaning. In the early 21st century the importance of cooking as a hobby was demonstrated by the high popularity of competitive television cooking programs.
A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food, [1] and who eats food not only out of hunger but also as a hobby. The related terms " gastronome " and " gourmet " define roughly the same thing, i.e. a person who enjoys food for pleasure ; the connotation of "foodie" differs slightly—a sort of everyday person with a love ...
A cook and a psychologist explain why we show our affection with overflowing platters and demands for second helpings. tirc83 / Getty Images The candles are lit.
Chef or cook braising meat in a non-stick frying pan Credit - Yulia-Images—Getty Images/iStockphoto. This morning, I made scrambled eggs on a $129 frying pan.
Roasting, medieval illuminated manuscript (Tacuina sanitatis casanatensis 14th century) Cooking with charcoal on a barbecue grill. Grilling – a form of cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface of food, commonly from above or below. May involve a grill, a grill pan, or griddle.
A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time, not professionally and not for pay. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring ...
As the final book in Child's oeuvre, ‘Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom’ is a compilation of her previous 16 cookbooks, forming a “loose-leaf kitchen reference guide”. [2] It is intended for use by home-cooks to answer cooking questions and solve common cooking problems, such as how long to cook a particular cut of meat, the most suitable accompaniments to serve with a certain dish, or ...