Unmold
To remove molded food from its container.

Unsalted Butter
Butter which contains no salt. Unsalted Butter is more perishable thanbutter with salt. Generally used in cakes and other sweet products.

Until set
Until the liquid has becomes firm-often refers to a gelatine, jelly or custard mixture.

Upside-Down Cake
An upside-down cake is generally made by first covering the bottom of the baking pan with butter, sugar, and arranged fruit. A cake batter is then poured over the fruit. the baked cake is inverted onto a serving plate, which makes the fruit bottom the top of the cake.

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Vanilla
An aromatic spice with a warm flavour, vanilla is the seed pod of an orchid. It's available dried or as an extract.

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Variety Meats
Also known as "offal," variety meats are usually organ meats, such as brains, heart, kidneys, liver, etc.

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Vinaigrette
An oil and vinegar sauce usually used on salad greens or other vegetables. Vinaigrette may contain other seasonings, shallots, onions, mustard, etc.

Water Bath
To place a container of food in a large pan of warm water, which surrounds the food with heat. The water bath is used to cook custards, sauces, and mousses, and may be used to keep food warm.

Wax Paper or Waxed Paper
A paper with a thin coating of wax on both sides. Wax paper is moisture proof and almost transparent, often used to cover foods and line baking pans.

Whey
The liquid which separates from the solids when cheese is made.

Whip
To beat rapidly with a whisk, or electric mixer, incorporating air to lighten a mixture and increase its volume.

Whisk
(Noun) A metal utensil made of looped wires joined at the handle, used to whip foods such as cream and egg whites. Whisk (Vb): To beat with a whisk; a tool with a multiple thin-wire base.

Wok
A pan with a round bottom, the wok is used to stir-fry foods.

Whitewash
It is a thin mixture of flour and cold water.

Worcestershire Sauce
A condiment used to season meat, gravy, sauces, and other various dishes. Worcestershire sauce is thin and dark with a piquant flavor, named for Worcester, England, where it was originally bottled. ingredients usually include vinegar, tamarind, onions, Molasses, garlic, soy sauce, lime, anchovies, and seasonings.

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Yeast
A microscopic, single-cell organism that converts its food into alcohol and carbon dioxide through a process known as fermentation.

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Zest
Coloured outer layer of the peel of citrus fruits.