| All of us love to eat but only a few of us are really, | | | | boiling water cooks the food so there in less energy |
| really good in preparing delicious recipes. Food can be | | | | involved and the food tastes natural. |
| prepared in different ways and style. We all want to | | | | 3.) Frying |
| cook our food according to what we want it to taste. | | | | Frying is the most common cooking method that many |
| Like for those who hate too much spices and just | | | | love to do because it is easy and does not involve |
| want eat plain-tasting dish, they would prefer to just | | | | many steps. You just pour cooking oil in a heated pan |
| steam or boil the meat or veggies. | | | | then put the meat or any food you want to fry. There |
| The cooking methods employed in preparing dishes | | | | are foods that only need a small amount of cooking oil |
| sometimes depend on the age group and health | | | | while others need to be deep fried so you have to |
| condition of those who will eat the dish. In restaurants, | | | | pour the required amount of cooking oil. |
| they sometimes cook special dishes for the elderly | | | | 4.) Baking |
| and there are also meals for health-conscious | | | | Most housewives love to bake and prepare cakes, |
| individuals or those who are watching their diet. | | | | cookies and other baked goods for their children. |
| There are various cooking methods that many of us | | | | Baking is done by surrounding the food with heat in an |
| apply in preparing our food. Some countries even have | | | | enclosed container. An oven is the common enclosed |
| experimented in different cooking styles and it | | | | container we use to bake. The heat enclosed in the |
| sometimes depend on the country's culture but for the | | | | oven cooks the food inside. |
| most part there are about 15 most common cooking | | | | 5.) Roasting |
| methods worldwide. | | | | Roasted is done by placing the food in direct contact |
| Below are the top 7 cooking methods that most of us | | | | with heat and is considered a semi dry cooking |
| know and can perform. | | | | method. Roasted chicken is one the famous chicken |
| 1.) Boiling | | | | recipes loved by many. |
| This is the simplest cooking method that only involves | | | | 6.) Blanching |
| cooking the food in boiling water. The heat applied to | | | | Blanching is a method where the food usually |
| the water allows the food to get cooked. You can boil | | | | vegetables are cooked over boiling water to make |
| eggs, meat and even vegetables. Boiling can also be | | | | their skin easier to peel. This is usually done to stop the |
| applied to tenderize meat before the meat will be | | | | activity of enzymes caused by freezing food for a |
| cooked in another way. | | | | long time. |
| 2.) Steaming | | | | 7.) Barbecuing |
| This is a cooking method that uses steam in cooking | | | | This cooking method is done by applying heat to the |
| food. It can be observed that Chinese people love | | | | food directly from below using wood, hot coals, |
| steaming different food - fish, dumplings and other | | | | cooking gas or electric current. Barbecuing varies in |
| desserts. Steaming is believed to be a good way to | | | | different countries but not doubt it is done outside the |
| keep the nutrients of the food we are cooking. It is | | | | house or in an open area. |
| considered healthy because only the steam from | | | | |