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Technique type classification sorts cooking methods by the physical process behind them, such as heating, cooling, mixing or preserving. Wikipedia describes sous vide as "also known as low-temperature, long-time (LTLT) cooking," a name that states its own classification outright. This dimension lets a visitor compare techniques that rely on the same underlying physical principle.

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Era of EmergenceSourced to the subject's own account
1988 CE 1
Type/Classification
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1. Molecular Gastronomy (Wikipedia)
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The term "molecular and physical gastronomy" was coined in 1988 by Hungarian physicist Nicholas Kurti and French physical chemist Hervé This.
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