Culinary terms A to Z

Guess these terms for cooking techniques, basic ingredients, dishes, and food serving or preparation

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Ice cream added to any dessert

A la mode

To brush or spoon food as it cooks with melted fat or the cooking juices

Baste

Cut of beef from the shoulder, neck and upper back

Chuck

Mixing food with a rich and/or spiced seasoning, e.g., eggs

Devil

Bind together two liquid ingredients that normally do not combine smoothly

Emulsify

Cooking/dipping pieces of food in communal pot of hot oil, broth, cheese, or chocolate

Fondue

South Asian clarified butter

Ghee

Sauce made of butter, egg, and lemon juice or vinegar

Hollandaise

Steep an aromatic ingredient in hot liquid

Infuse

Vegetables cut into thin strips

Julienne

Mix and work dough into a smooth elastic mass

Knead

Pig fat used in pie crusts and pastries

Lard

Soak raw foods in liquid to tenderize and add flavor

Marinate

Layers of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream

Neapolitan

Rice-shaped pasta

Orzo

Cook in a liquid held below the boiling point

Poach

"Real men" don't eat this savory custard baked in a pie shell

Quiche

Flour cooked in fat used as a base for making sauce

Roux

Southeast Asian meat on a skewer

Satay

Coffee-flavored Italian dessert, literally translates as "cheer me up"

Tiramisu

Baked goods made without a raising agent (e.g., yeast, baking soda)

Unleavened

Salad dressing made from oil, vinegar and seasonings.

Vinaigrette

Round-bottomed cooking pan of Chinese origin

Wok

Pastry typically served with roast beef

Yorkshire pudding

The outer rind of citrus fruit containing essential oils

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Level 83

Apr 7, 2017

There are a lot of desserts served with ice cream, so that clue is a bit vague. My first thought was "apple pie".

Level 68

Apr 7, 2017

Mine was "Alaska", as in "Baked Alaska", then "apple pie". If you said something like a phrase meaning a dessert is served with ice cream, it might be clearer.

Good quiz, though.

Level 79

Apr 7, 2017

I updated the clue - good FB!

Level 48

Aug 7, 2023

Satay is spelled Sate in Indonesia. Might want to make it an acceptable answer.

Level 79

Aug 8, 2023

Thanks - will add this as a type-in.