Food nomenclature can be amusingly mysterious. It's easy to bite into a dish as common as an all-American cheeseburger yet have no idea what certain elements are called. For instance, glance at the ...

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We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Maki Yazawa Maki Yazawa uses her professional culinary experience to ...

A lot of cooking and food terms in English have been borrowed from French restaurants and cuisine, but when words cross borders, a few are always bound to have their meanings altered. A lot of ...

According to Alton Brown, jumbo shrimp is an oxymoron. If you parse the culinary term, you'll get what Brown means. "Jumbo" means large, while "shrimp" means really small, and yes, it refers to ...

And What Is That, Exactly? Confused by the terms you’re seeing in restaurants and grocery stores? Curious about ordering sweetbreads? Never heard of a Jerusalem artichoke? And what is head cheese, ...

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If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at words like “artisanal water” or “farm-to-table experience,” you’re not alone. Eating out used to be simple; you’d head to your favorite eatery and choose something ...

For Thanksgiving in Brooklyn, my Sicilian grandmother would make lasagna to eat and cook a turkey to prove she was a naturalized citizen. The turkey—a bird the size of a Buick—reigned, solitary, on ...

Margie Blake, a young bride just back from her honeymoon, wants to impress her husband Tim by baking a delicious chocolate cake for his lunch. But she assumes the recipe direction to "cream" the ...