Cooking is the
art,
science,
profession, and
hobby of preparing
food for human consumption. The term is often used in the narrower sense of applying heat to chemically transform a food to change its flavor, texture, appearance, or nutritional properties.
Because eating is a universal human drive, cooking is a nearly universal cultural feature.
Specific techniques and ingredients are often regional. See Cuisine for information about the many regional and ethnic food traditions.
Some major cooking techniques:
Other preparation techniques:
Other information:
For recipes, see the Wikipedia Cookbook.
What are our priorities for writing in this area? To help develop a list of the most basic topics in cooking, please see
cooking basic topics.
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