Food words

carol · DishWasher Joined: Oct 23, 2006 Posts: 18

I always re-use words in my assignments which is bad! My assisgnment is European cuisine. for this i have to decided on a dish I am going to make, the following friday I make it and by the following friday I have to have a full evaluation.

The words that keep popping up are : Garnish, compliment and contrast.

to day i discovered ' blanch' and 'dredge', these being cooking methods. i have used all these words in the correct context but still keep getting stuck for words.

Does any one know any good sites that have words and their definitions??

Thanks Very Happy

Ps, just moved house, the new house is a real mess which means no room for a computer at the moment. this means the only time i can reply is when im at college (mon-fri) or when the computer is finally up and running Confused

paulamathers · Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:

Hey smelly!
Garnish - Decorate?
Compliment - Accompanies?
Contrast - not sure i have brain ache today

If you type the into Microsoft Word, then click on "Tools" on the toolbar, then "Language" then "Thesaurus" it will give you a list of options.

Or, go on yahoo/google etc and type in "on-line thesaurus" into the seearch engine. That should help. Alternatively, pick up a cook book at the library (public library will be better than the college one), one that has loads of writing in - Gordon Ramsey's have loads of text, him just randomly chatting, and you should find some good examples there.
Hope your rooms not too pink and you find room for all your teddies!!!

carol · DishWasher Joined: Oct 23, 2006 Posts: 18

Decorating and garnishing is different. I can decorate with strawberries slices, placing them around a place. u GARNISH a dish to make it more appealing to the eye (parsley most common) and compliment and accompanies is different too. compliment are foods that taste good together or colours that make the other look nicer....green and red are contrast colours but in food they usually compliment each other even though they are opposites.... making sense? I can't use that word changer thing coz usually they put the words in the wrong contexts and doesn't make sense when said in a sentence.

Got a 'soft peach' room now rather than pink. its just similar to ....er...what’s that colour most people have into heir house, the off white creamy colour that all houses are painted when rented out...well its like that. And no, not filled with teddies, but the door has stickers all over so my theory is the young girl was a psycho!!!

any way, about food, i just need a sight that gives me a list of words to discribe food on the left and the definitions on the right.

paulamathers · Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject:

the colour is Magnolia. wouldn't the encyclopedia on this site (left hand side) have them? or try the BBC Food website

Kate · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:45 am Post subject:

Carol maybe this can help,
http://www.answers.com/topic/food

I'm not really sure what you are trying to do in your classes but if I can be of help just drop a line.

Kate
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carol · DishWasher Joined: Oct 23, 2006 Posts: 18

just looking for descriptive food words. Each time I make a dish at college, I have to evaluate it. Combining this with the history of the ingredient in the dish will create an assignment. just keep reusing the same words to describe how food looks, melss, tastes, feels etc.

thanks though Smile

Kate · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject:

Ahhh I'm good at that lol. Words like mouth feel, velvety in refrence to sauces and textures. But your right, it's hard to not use the same words at times. Good Luck!
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paulamathers · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject:

Please could someone tell me what you Americans mean by the terms "chuck roast" and "Tailgate"?????

I'm getting stuck on the terminology again!

Kate · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

A chuck roast is a flat roast, like a big thick steak that requires long slow cooking. It is usally pot roasted with potatoes and carrots etc. In the states we have Ground Chuck, ground beef made from the chuck portion.

Tailgate refers to football and baseball games. people gather in the parking lots of the stadiums before or after the game and have parties. In the begining of these events, the name tailgating was coined because they used someone's pickup to haul the stuff and used the tailgate (rear door) of the bed of the truck as a serving and cooking area. Nowdays they have gotten much more elaborate with tables and barbecues set up.
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paulamathers · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject:

aah ok thankyou!