Tuesday, June 7, 2011

COOKING TECHNIQUES- CARAMELIZATION AND CLAYPOT COOKING

COOKING TECHNIQUES-
CARAMELIZATION AND
CLAYPOT COOKING .
1. CARAMELIZATIOJN- (British English: also caramelisation) is the browning of sugar, a process used extensively in cooking for the resulting nutty flavor and brown color. As the process occurs, volatile chemicals are released, producing the characteristic caramel flavor.
2. CLAYPOT COOKING is a technique of cooking food in an unglazed clay pot which has been soaked in water so as to release steam during the cooking process. This technique has a long history, stretching back at least to ancient Roman times. excerpts from Wikipedia
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3 comments:

  1. Hmm..how about a lunch of claypot chicken rice and cream caramel..? 2 classic recipes using the mentioned techniques..yummy..

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  2. @ ana..ok yum yummy
    healthy to eat food cooked in claypot

    @ alfandi, both nice to eat. beef soup asian stlye in claypot is also yummy
    i like the way the claypot is first soaked,to add some water content to it. amazing technique.

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