Cookery
Cookery (kʊkəri)
Cookery is the art, practice or work of cooking. It encompasses a vast range of methods, tools and combinations of ingredients to improve the flavor or digestibility of food. It generally requires the selection, measurement and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure in an effort to achieve the desired result.
Etymology
The term "cookery" originates from the Latin word coquere meaning "to cook". The practice of cookery is believed to date back to the prehistoric times, with the discovery of fire.
Related Terms
- Cuisine: A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.
- Recipe: A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.
- Gastronomy: The practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food.
- Culinary Arts: The art of preparing, cooking and presenting food, usually in the form of meals.
- Nutrition: The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- Dietetics: The science of the dietary requirements for food and the effects of food on organisms.
- Food Science: The study of the physical, biological, and chemical makeup of food; and the concepts underlying food processing.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cookery
- Wikipedia's article - Cookery
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