maxthesilly

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spanish vocab - cooking methods

ahumar - to smoke

asar - to roast, to grill

blanquear - to blanch

brasear - to braise

cocer - to cook

cocinar - to cook

cocinar a la plancha - to grill

cocinar al vapor - to steam

deshidratar - to dehydrate

dorar - to brown

estofar - to stew

freír, fritar - to fry

guisar - to stew

hervir - to boil

hornear - to bake

pochar - to poach

rostizar - to roast

saltear - to sauté

sofreír - to sauté

tostar - to toast

making this list was interesting since sometimes a simple translation doesn't suffice or there's regional difference. here is some added nuance to some of the terms:

freír vs fritar: this one is just a regional difference. fritar, according to la rae, is used in bolivia, colombia & uruguay

saltear vs. sofreír: sofreír is what you do at the beginning with ingredients like onions and garlic on lower heat to make a sofrito which serves as a base. whereas saltear is more general, you stirfry vegetables

cocinar vs. cocer: in many cases interchangable, but an important difference is that cocinar refers to the general process of cooking (today we are going to cook spaghetti with meatballs = cocinar) whereas cocer refers to the act of cooking something to make it not raw. that said, the opposite of crudo 'raw' is cocido 'cooked'

estofar vs. guisar: an estofado is a guiso but a guiso isn't necessarily an estofado: both are stewing, but estofar is to cook something in its own juices while guisar adds liquid.

asar vs. rostizar: rostizar is just an mexican/central american to asar, but it seems the cooking method is the same

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