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All Culinary Techniques

Groups named methods and processes used to prepare, cook and preserve food: techniques such as braising, fermentation, sous vide, smoking, blanching and defined knife cuts, spanning heat-based cooking methods, preservation techniques and hands-on preparation skills used across the world's cuisines. Belongs here: a specific, named method or process used in food preparation or preservation. Does not belong here: the finished dishes that result from applying a technique (Dishes), the raw materials a technique is applied to (Ingredients), a regional or national culinary tradition considered as a whole (Cuisines, Food Traditions), and beverages (Drinks).

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Era of Emergence
300,000 BCE 1
All Culinary Techniques
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Chinese Cooking Techniques

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Churning (Butter)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Churrascaria

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Churrasco

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Clambake

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Clay Pot Cooking

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Coal-Fired Pizza

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Cocoa Bean Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Coddling

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Co-Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Cold Smoking

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Concasse

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Conching

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Confit

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Cooking

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Cooking with Alcohol

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Creaming (Cooking)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Crinkle-Cutting

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Culinary Triangle

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Curanto

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Curdling

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Cured Fish

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Curing

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Deconstructed Cuisine

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Deep Frying

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Deglazing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Degreasing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Dicing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Dishwasher Salmon

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Disposable Grill

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Docking (Baking)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Double Steaming

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Dough Sheeting

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Dredging (Cooking)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Dry Aging

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Dry Roasting

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Dum Pukht

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Dutch Oven Cooking

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Earth Oven

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Edible Ink Printing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Egg Separation

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Egg Wash

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Emulsification

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

En Papillote

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

En Vessie

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Engastration

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Enrobing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Espuma

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Fermentation and Curing of Olives

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques
Sources
1. Cooking (Wikipedia)
Cooking, History section, archaeological evidence of cooking fires (category)
Quote, Cooking, History section, archaeological evidence of cooking fires (category)
Archaeological evidence of cooking fires dates to at least 300,000 years ago, but some estimate that humans started cooking as early as 2 million years ago.
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Braising (Wikipedia)
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Sous Vide (Wikipedia)
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Roasting (Wikipedia)
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Grilling (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: GrillingView the Source
Poaching, cooking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: PoachingView the Source
Blanching, cooking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: BlanchingView the Source
Deep Frying (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Deep FryingView the Source
Stir Frying (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Stir FryingView the Source
Smoking, cooking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: SmokingView the Source
Confit (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: ConfitView the Source
Curing, food preservation (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CuringView the Source
Brining (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: BriningView the Source
Canning (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CanningView the Source
Food Drying (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Food DryingView the Source
Candied Fruit (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CandyingView the Source
Julienning (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: JulienneView the Source
Mise en Place (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Mise en PlaceView the Source
Tempered Chocolate (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Tempering (Chocolate)View the Source
Emulsion (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: EmulsificationView the Source
Deglazing, cooking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: DeglazingView the Source
Caramelization (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: CaramelizationView the Source
Proofing, baking technique (Wikipedia)
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Spherification (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: SpherificationView the Source
Tandoor (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Tandoor CookingView the Source
Teppanyaki (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: TeppanyakiView the Source
Wok Hei (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Wok HeiView the Source
Baking (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: BakingView the Source
Fermentation in Food Processing (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: FermentationView the Source
Pickling (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: PicklingView the Source
Nixtamalization (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: NixtamalizationView the Source
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