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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    In the standard system the conversion is that 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches and 1 inch = 2.54 cm, which makes a gallon = 3785.411784 millilitres exactly. For nutritional labeling on food packages in the US, the teaspoon is defined as exactly 5 ml, [22] giving 1 gallon = 3840 ml exactly. This chart uses the former.

  3. Dactyly - Wikipedia

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    Pentadactyly (from Greek πέντε pénte "five") is the condition of having five digits on each limb. It is traditionally believed that all living tetrapods are descended from an ancestor with a pentadactyl limb, although many species have now lost or transformed some or all of their digits by the process of evolution.

  4. List of food preparation utensils - Wikipedia

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    For removing hot food from a liquid or skimming foam off when making broths A wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle Spoon rest: dublé: To lay spoons and other cooking utensils, to prevent cooking fluids from getting onto countertops Sugar thermometer: Candy thermometer: Measuring the temperature, or stage, of sugar Tamis: Drum sieve

  5. Epithets in Homer - Wikipedia

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    A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.

  6. List of eating utensils - Wikipedia

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    In others, such as Japanese and Chinese, where bowls of food are more often raised to the mouth, little modification from the basic pair of chopsticks and a spoon has taken place. Western culture has taken the development and specialization of eating utensils further, with the result that multiple utensils may appear in a dining setting, each ...

  7. Gastronomy - Wikipedia

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    The word is a compound of Greek γαστρ(ο)-'stomach' and νόμος lit. 'custom', modeled on 'astronomy'. [4] It was revived in 1801 as the title of a poem by Joseph Berchoux . [5] [6] It was Brillat-Savarin, in his Physiologie du goût (1825) who systematized the study of food and cooking under this name. [7]

  8. WHAT'S COOKING: A special delux and Margherita top the ...

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    Fresh food is a staple at Bosco's, according to its manager, Blair Young. Robin Neuhauser places a pizza onto the conveyer in the pizza oven at Bosco's Pizza Kitchen.

  9. List of cooking techniques - Wikipedia

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    See also References Further reading External links A acidulate To use an acid (such as that found in citrus juice, vinegar, or wine) to prevent browning, alter flavour, or make an item safe for canning. al dente To cook food (typically pasta) to the point where it is tender but not mushy. amandine A culinary term indicating a garnish of almonds. A dish served amandine is usually cooked with ...