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- Dictionarycooking/ˈkʊkɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the practice or skill of preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients: "he developed an interest in cooking"
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Cooking, also known as cookery or professionally as the culinary arts, is the art, science and craft of using heat to make food more palatable, digestible, nutritious, or safe.
the skill or activity of preparing and heating food to be eaten: My mother always hated cooking. Cooking can also refer to a particular style of preparing food: Southern / Italian cooking. (Definition of cooking from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. cook· ing ˈku̇-kiŋ. 1. a. : the act of preparing food for eating especially by heating : the act of cooking food. I do most of the cooking for our family. b. : a manner of preparing food : cuisine. a technique used in French cooking. 2. : food that is cooked. Do you like my cooking? see also home cooking. cooking. 3 of 3. adjective.
Cooking definition: the act of a person or thing that cooks.. See examples of COOKING used in a sentence.
noun. 1. the act of a person or thing that cooks. 2. the art or practice of preparing food; cookery. adjective. 3. used in preparing foods. a cooking utensil.
Sep 21, 2022 · A Guide to Understanding Cooking. At its most basic, cooking means applying heat to food. Whether the food is baked, fried, sautéed, boiled, or grilled, it's all cooking. Evidence suggests our ancestors began cooking over an open fire over 2 million years ago.
Jul 2, 2024 · cooking, the act of using heat to prepare food for consumption. Cooking is as old as civilization itself, and observers have perceived it as both an art and a science. Its history sheds light on the very origins of human settlement, and its variety and traditions reflect unique social, cultural, and environmental influences.
