frying

Thân thiện

The chef is frying vegetables in a large skillet.

Definition

Noun 1. The process or act of cooking food in hot fat or oil: This refers specifically to the cooking method where food is submerged or partially submerged in heated fat or oil, typically in a pan, skillet, or griddle. It involves direct contact with the hot cooking medium to brown and crisp the food's exterior.

Usage

• Frying is a common, quick cooking technique.
• It is often used to describe the method itself, not the resulting food item.
• The word is typically used in a general or technical culinary context.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be out of the frying pan and into the fire": This is an idiom meaning to escape a bad situation only to find oneself in a worse one. It uses the imagery of frying metaphorically.
  • Quitting that stressful job only to join a failing company was like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Variants and Related Words

• Fry (verb): To cook in hot fat or oil.
  • Fry the eggs for three minutes.
• Fried (adjective): Describes food cooked by frying.
  • fried chicken
• Fryer (noun): A container or appliance used for frying.
  • a deep-fat fryer

Synonyms

• Sautéing: Cooking quickly in a small amount of oil.
• Pan-frying: Cooking in a pan with a moderate amount of fat.

Related Phrases

• Stir-frying: A specific technique involving frying food quickly over high heat while stirring constantly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sauteing