Food Preparation

Activities involved in transforming raw ingredients into edible forms.

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Food preparation encompasses a wide range of activities involved in transforming raw ingredients into edible forms. It includes cooking, baking, preserving, and other processes that make food safe and palatable.

The term 'food preparation' combines 'food,' from Old English 'fōd,' and 'preparation,' from the Latin 'praeparatio' meaning 'a getting ready'.

Food preparation is how we turn things like fruits, vegetables, and meat into yummy meals!

Early food preparation involved using tools like grinding stones
Food preservation techniques, such as salting and drying, are ancient forms of food preparation
Modern food preparation relies heavily on electricity for cooking and refrigeration

What is food preparation? It involves cleaning, cutting, and cooking ingredients
Why is it important? It makes food safe to eat and easier to digest
What are some common methods? These include washing, chopping, baking, and frying

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