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nounthe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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- ginger pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
- curry (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
- herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
- mung erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
- bonito fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
- ghee clarified butter used in Indian cookery
- anise native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
- gastronomy a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
- gingerroot pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery
- hyssop a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil