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The cooking and preparation techniques this atlas records, grouped into six sub categories drawn from the standard professional-culinary heat-transfer taxonomy, extended with a preservation group, the modernist-cuisine movement's own molecular-technique grouping, a preparation and flavor-development group, and a regional and traditional-equipment group: Dry-Heat Cooking Methods, Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods, Food Preservation and Curing Techniques, Modernist and Molecular Techniques, Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques, and Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques. A technique here is the method itself, distinct from any single dish it produces, each described in its own right and linked back here by relationship.

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Era of Emergence
300,000 BCE 1
All Culinary Techniques
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Fermiere

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Filleting

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Flambé

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Flash Freezing

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Flash Pasteurization

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Flattop Grill

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Foam (Cooking)

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Fond

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Food Drying

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Food Extrusion

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Food Irradiation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Freeze Drying

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Frying

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Garnishing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Garri Processing

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Ghee Clarification

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Gibbing

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Glaze (Cooking)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Gratin

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Griddle

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Grilling

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Gui (Korean Grilling)

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Guiso

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Hāngī

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

High-Altitude Cooking

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Home Canning

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Homogenization

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Hot Salt Frying

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Hot Smoking

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Huff Paste

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Hurdle Technology

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Idli Batter Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Indirect Grilling

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Infusion

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Injera Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Jerk (Cooking)

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Jugging

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Juicing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Julienne

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Julienning

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Kālua

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Kamado

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Kenkey Processing

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Kho

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Khorkhog

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Kilishi

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Kinilaw

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Kinpira

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Kneading

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Kocho Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Koji Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Laminated Dough

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Larding

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Low-Temperature Cooking

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Lozenge Cut

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Macedoine

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Maceration (Cooking)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Malolactic Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Malosol

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Marination

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Masonry Oven

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Meat Carving

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Meat Tenderizing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Microencapsulation

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Microwave Cooking

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Mincing

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Mirepoix

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Mise en Place

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Mongolian Barbecue

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Mu Kratha

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Nappage

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Nixtamalization

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

No-Knead Bread

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Note by Note Cuisine

Modernist and Molecular Techniques

Oblique Cut

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Ogi Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

One Pot Pasta

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Osmotic Dehydration

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Outdoor Cooking

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Palm Wine Tapping

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Pan Frying

Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

Panning (Food)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Parbaking

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Parboiling

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Parcooking

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Pascalization

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Pasteurization

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Paysanne

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Pellicle (Cooking)

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Pickling

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Piping (Pastry)

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Pit Barbecue

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Plank Cooking

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Poaching

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods

Potting (Food Preservation)

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Pounding (Food Preparation)

Regional and Traditional Cooking Techniques

Prahok Fermentation

Food Preservation and Curing Techniques

Pre-ferment

Preparation and Flavor Development Techniques

Pressure Cooking

Moist-Heat and Combination Cooking Methods
Sources
1. Cooking (Wikipedia)
Cooking, History section, archaeological evidence of cooking fires
Quote, Cooking, History section, archaeological evidence of cooking fires
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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