Comment on Why is cooking a food item method called different things by what the item is, or what is the criteria?

xantoxis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

It usually has to do with what chemical process happens to the food in question. Not all foods react the same to being dunked in boiling water. (Although I couldn’t tell you what the difference between potatoes in boiling water and carrots in boiling water.)

Sometimes it has to do with how long that cooking method is applied, since a different thing happens. For example, you can poach OR hard-boil an egg; same method, different amount of cooking time.

In short, with a few exceptions, it’s not about what process you’re applying to cook the food, but about the result that it achieves in the food item.

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