Raw Food and Cooked Food

1.What Is Poached Food? Write a Few Names of Poached Dishes.

Cooking food on a slow flame with any liquid is called poaching.
Usually, delicate foods like eggs and fish are poached.
Some fruits are also poached while preparing dessert dishes.

2.Is Sushi Cooked Food?

3.What Is a Pickle? Why Are Pickles Prepared With Excess Oil and Salt?

A pickle is a blend of spices, fruits, or vegetables prepared using different methods.
Salts, vinegar and oil are common ingredients used in a pickle.
Excess oil and salt are added to pickles to lengthen their shelf life.
Excess oil and salt added to the pickles do not allow the microbes to grow and destroy pickles.

4.What Is a Tandoor?

A tandoor is an oven-like thing made from clay to bake food.
It can be used to make Indian bread, meat and fish dishes.
Charcoal and wood fire is used as heating elements in a tandoor, unlike electricity used in ovens.
Tandoori ovens are used both in restaurants and at home.
Chicken tandoori, naan, roti, and paneer tandoori are dishes prepared in tandoor.

5.Name the Raw Materials That Are Used for Baking a Cake.

The raw materials that are used for baking a cake are as follows:

6.How Is Food Cooked in Pressure Cookers?

Pressure cookers are designed to cook food using steam.
Cooking can be done in less time using a pressure cooker than other utensils.
Food like rice dishes, daal, boiled vegetables and chicken and lamb dishes can be prepared in a pressure cooker.

7.Except for Cakes, What Types of Other Dishes Are Baked?

Except for cakes, the following dishes are baked:

8.Name Two Types of Oils That Are Not Derived From Plants.

Shark oils and cod liver oils are not derived from plant sources. They are derived from sharks and codfish.