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Cooking is the process of preparing
food
by applying
heat,
selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered
procedure for producing safe and edible food. The process
encompasses a vast range of methods, tools and combinations of
ingredients
to alter the
flavor
or
digestibility
of food. Factors affecting the final outcome include the
variability of ingredients, ambient conditions,
tools,
and the skill of the individual doing the actual cooking. The
diversity of cooking worldwide is a reflection of the natural
polynormal nutritional, aesthetic, agricultural, economic,
cultural, social and religious considerations that impact upon
it.
Source:
Wikipedia |
