Food & Cooking
27 entries in the Food & Cooking compendium.
SnackSmall bites, big history: the world of snacks from street vendors to packaged treats.SoupA liquid dish, often savoury, served warm or hot, with a history stretching back to prehistoric times.StewA slow-cooked combination of ingredients in liquid, thickened and simmered to mingle flavors.TofuA soybean curd staple with over 2,000 years of history.VegetableEdible plant parts, foundational to human diet and agriculture.Vegetable oilEdible oils from plants used for millennia in food and industry.VeganismA philosophy excluding animal exploitation as far as possible.VegetarianismAbstention from meat, rooted in ethics, health, and religion.SpicePlant substances used for flavouring, colouring, and historic trade.Sweet soy sauceSweetened aromatic soy sauce essential to Indonesian cuisine.SyrupA thick sugar-water solution used as a sweetener and condiment.TamaleAncient Mesoamerican steamed corn dough dish, sacred and portable.Toast (food)Browned sliced bread, often eaten with spreads or toppings.Tomato sauceTomato sauce is a versatile base for many global cuisines.Tomato soupA versatile soup with tomatoes as the main ingredient.TonkatsuJapanese pork cutlet, a Western-style dish introduced in the Meiji era.Trail mixLightweight, nutritious snack mix for hiking.SausageA seasoned ground meat product, often encased and preserved.PorkPork is the second most widely eaten meat globally.PizzaA baked flatbread dish of Italian origin, popular worldwide.MeatAnimal tissue consumed as food, with cultural and environmental significance.Ice creamA frozen dairy dessert with ancient origins and global variations.FruitSeed-bearing structure of flowering plants, key to reproduction and human nutrition.Fast foodMass-produced food designed for speed and commercial resale.DoughnutA fried or baked sweet snack of leavened dough.CandySugar-based confection eaten casually between meals.Bar (food)Processed ingredients shaped into a bar for convenience.
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