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Cooking
Keeping food fresh is very important. This is achieved by bringing food straight home from the
place where it is sold and keeping it cool in a fridge until it is time to start the cooking process.
Now it is possible to get food from all over the world and be eating it only hours after it was
harvested in Africa or South-East Asia.

To make meals not only enjoyable but exciting we can use a variety of different ingredients. For
example, adding herbs and garlic to bread. In vegetable soup, croutons added on top, give texture
and crunch.

Eggs are a good source of protein. They are easy to cook and extremely versatile. They can be
fried, boiled, scrambled, poached and made into omelettes. Eggs are also added to cake mixtures.
They add air to the mixture to help it to rise along with the self-raising flour. A light cake is more
enjoyable to eat than a heavy soggy cake.

In summer when the outside temperature rises, cooking in a kitchen can be exhausting. Often
food prepared that does not require heat is preferable. Salads with cold fish, cooked ham, cheese
and boiled eggs are ideal.

We keep food frozen in freezers. This is useful as it can be used if it is not convenient to go
shopping. Bread freezes well and can be de-frosted quickly in a toaster or micro-wave oven.
Tinned food is also convenient. Once opened it has to be consumed within a few days. Dairy
products, like milk, cheese and cream, need to be kept cool in hot weather. Sell by and use by
dates that are now written on top of food products, assist us in deciding how long it is safe to
keep the food.

In winter and on cold days, a kitchen is an enjoyable place to work as heat from the hob, oven
and stove keeps the working environment comfortable. Our bodies seem to need more warm
food in the winter than in the summer. Meat pies, adding dumplings to stews, sweet pie crusts on
top of apples or mincemeat are consumed and enjoyed in cold frosty weather. At the end of a
long day at work, smells of food cooking in a kitchen is a great home coming.






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