Technique Index

Techniques

Every cooking technique used across 88 culinary traditions. Tap any technique to see which dishes and cultures feature it.

319 techniques88 cultures

67 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi +64

63 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi +60

66 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi +63

61 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi +58

49 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi +46

47 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi +44

39 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Belgian +36

42 cultures · Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Belgian +39

46 cultures · Azerbaijani, Belgian, Cajun & Creole +43

45 cultures · Bangladeshi, Belgian, Burmese (Myanmar) +42

40 cultures · Azerbaijani, Belgian, Cajun & Creole +37

35 cultures · American Southern, Bangladeshi, Cajun & Creole +32

37 cultures · Belgian, Burmese (Myanmar), Cajun & Creole +34

32 cultures · Azerbaijani, Belgian, Cajun & Creole +29

31 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Belgian +28

32 cultures · Bangladeshi, Burmese (Myanmar), Cambodian (Khmer) +29

33 cultures · Azerbaijani, Belgian, Brazilian +30

26 cultures · Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Croatian +23

34 cultures · Azerbaijani, Brazilian, Burmese (Myanmar) +31

28 cultures · American Southern, Cajun & Creole, Cantonese Chinese +25

16 cultures · Cambodian (Khmer), Cantonese Chinese, Sichuan Chinese +13

27 cultures · Bangladeshi, Burmese (Myanmar), Cantonese Chinese +24

28 cultures · Belgian, Cajun & Creole, Cambodian (Khmer) +25

22 cultures · Belgian, Cambodian (Khmer), Danish +19

26 cultures · Azerbaijani, Danish, Finnish +23

22 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Belgian +19

26 cultures · Bangladeshi, Belgian, Croatian +23

18 cultures · Cambodian (Khmer), Sichuan Chinese, Egyptian +15

19 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Egyptian, Ethiopian +16

24 cultures · Belgian, Danish, Hungarian +21

19 cultures · Azerbaijani, Belgian, Sichuan Chinese +16

21 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Sichuan Chinese, Croatian +18

20 cultures · Bangladeshi, Belgian, Cajun & Creole +17

19 cultures · Azerbaijani, Cambodian (Khmer), Sichuan Chinese +16

21 cultures · Burmese (Myanmar), Cambodian (Khmer), Cantonese Chinese +18

19 cultures · Bangladeshi, Belgian, Cantonese Chinese +16

19 cultures · Azerbaijani, Ghanaian, Greek +16

15 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Belgian +12

11 cultures · Cambodian (Khmer), Ghanaian, Hawaiian +8

20 cultures · Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Danish +17

17 cultures · Belgian, Cambodian (Khmer), Cantonese Chinese +14

10 cultures · Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Belgian +7

11 cultures · Cambodian (Khmer), Sichuan Chinese, Danish +8

17 cultures · Azerbaijani, Sichuan Chinese, Danish +14

13 cultures · American Southern, Bangladeshi, Egyptian +10

13 cultures · Cajun & Creole, Croatian, French +10

11 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Croatian, Hawaiian +8

Yeast Fermentation14

13 cultures · Azerbaijani, Belgian, Cajun & Creole +10

Batter Preparation13

10 cultures · American Southern, Burmese (Myanmar), Ethiopian +7

10 cultures · Sichuan Chinese, Croatian, Ghanaian +7

10 cultures · Bangladeshi, Belgian, Sichuan Chinese +7

7 cultures · Indonesian, Malaysian, Portuguese +4

10 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Hungarian, Israeli +7

9 cultures · Greek, Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire), Ashkenazi Jewish +6

9 cultures · Belgian, Croatian, Danish +6

9 cultures · American Southern, Sichuan Chinese, Croatian +6

10 cultures · Cajun & Creole, Danish, French +7

8 cultures · Burmese (Myanmar), Cambodian (Khmer), Cantonese Chinese +5

Syrup Soaking11

8 cultures · Egyptian, Greek, Israeli +5

8 cultures · Croatian, Malagasy (Madagascar), Norwegian +5

9 cultures · Azerbaijani, Filipino, Ashkenazi Jewish +6

7 cultures · American Southern, Azerbaijani, Croatian +4

8 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Danish, Filipino +5

8 cultures · American Southern, Belgian, Cambodian (Khmer) +5

9 cultures · American Southern, Cambodian (Khmer), Danish +6

Spice Blending9

7 cultures · Cajun & Creole, Ethiopian, Indonesian +4

6 cultures · Ashkenazi Jewish, Mongolian, Nepali +3

7 cultures · American Southern, Cajun & Creole, Danish +4

6 cultures · Sichuan Chinese, Korean, Lao +3

One-pot Cooking7

7 cultures · American Southern, Cajun & Creole, Ghanaian +4

5 cultures · Norwegian, Romanian, Somali +2

7 cultures · Finnish, Indonesian, Mexican +4

Slow Simmering7

6 cultures · Egyptian, Italian, North Indian +3

6 cultures · Belgian, Burmese (Myanmar), Sichuan Chinese +3

Caramelization6

5 cultures · Belgian, Cantonese Chinese, French +2

4 cultures · Belgian, French, Italian +1

4 cultures · Indonesian, Japanese, Malaysian +1

6 cultures · Belgian, Cajun & Creole, Croatian +3

6 cultures · Cambodian (Khmer), Malaysian, Mongolian +3

5 cultures · Belgian, South African, Trinidadian +2

Dough Preparation5

5 cultures · Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire), Mongolian, Nepali +2

5 cultures · Japanese, Persian (Iranian), Spanish +2

4 cultures · Libyan, Malian, Moroccan +1

5 cultures · Japanese, Mexican, Somali +2

5 cultures · Ethiopian, Filipino, French +2

4 cultures · Ghanaian, Malian, Nigerian +1

5 cultures · Lebanese, Moroccan, North Indian +2

5 cultures · Danish, Singaporean, Syrian +2

4 cultures · Israeli, Ashkenazi Jewish, South African +1

4 cultures · Hawaiian, Romanian, Russian +1

Dough Kneading4

4 cultures · Cajun & Creole, Hawaiian, Lebanese +1

4 cultures · Kenyan, Mongolian, Pakistani +1

Griddle Cooking4

4 cultures · Ethiopian, Malagasy (Madagascar), North Indian +1

3 cultures · Bangladeshi, Lao, Persian (Iranian)

3 cultures · Japanese, Persian (Iranian), Swedish

4 cultures · Malaysian, Saudi Arabian, Somali +1

4 cultures · Belgian, Danish, Hungarian +1

Toasting Spices4

3 cultures · Burmese (Myanmar), Tanzanian, Thai

4 cultures · Hawaiian, Italian, Japanese +1

3 cultures · Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

3 cultures · Japanese, Malagasy (Madagascar), Spanish

3 cultures · Japanese, Spanish, Ukrainian

3 cultures · Finnish, Lebanese, Polish

Custard Making3

3 cultures · Greek, Italian, Portuguese

2 cultures · Hawaiian, Mongolian

2 cultures · Japanese, Korean

3 cultures · Greek, Ashkenazi Jewish, West African Diaspora

3 cultures · Greek, Saudi Arabian, Taiwanese

2 cultures · Bangladeshi, Pakistani

2 cultures · Italian, Syrian

3 cultures · Danish, Icelandic, Japanese

Open Flame Cooking3

3 cultures · Nepali, South African, Uzbek

3 cultures · Burmese (Myanmar), Cajun & Creole, Japanese

Pressure Cooking3

1 culture · North Indian

3 cultures · Bangladeshi, Nepali, Sri Lankan

Sauce Preparation3

2 cultures · Croatian, Malaysian

3 cultures · Sri Lankan, Turkish, Uzbek

3 cultures · Croatian, Hawaiian, Taiwanese

Spice Tempering3

3 cultures · Burmese (Myanmar), North Indian, Pakistani

3 cultures · Filipino, Moroccan, Portuguese

2 cultures · Sichuan Chinese, Spanish

2 cultures · Malaysian, Taiwanese

2 cultures · Korean, Vietnamese

Charcoal Cooking2

2 cultures · Lao, Tanzanian

2 cultures · Kenyan, Libyan

2 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Taiwanese

2 cultures · Hawaiian, Tunisian

2 cultures · Bangladeshi, Nepali

2 cultures · Trinidadian, Turkish

2 cultures · Russian, Turkish

1 culture · American Southern

1 culture · South Indian

2 cultures · Croatian, Turkish

2 cultures · Italian, Spanish

2 cultures · Cajun & Creole, Cantonese Chinese

2 cultures · Azerbaijani, Egyptian

Herbal Infusion2

2 cultures · Malaysian, Singaporean

Hot Oil Pouring2

2 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Sichuan Chinese

Layered Cooking2

2 cultures · Bangladeshi, Uzbek

Noodle Preparation2

2 cultures · Burmese (Myanmar), Vietnamese

2 cultures · Italian, Ukrainian

2 cultures · Somali, South Indian

2 cultures · French, Moroccan

Rotisserie Cooking2

2 cultures · Greek, Israeli

Roux Preparation2

1 culture · Danish

2 cultures · American Southern, Norwegian

Sauce Reduction2

2 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, French

2 cultures · Japanese, Turkish

2 cultures · American Southern, Korean

2 cultures · Danish, Malian

2 cultures · Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire), Mongolian

2 cultures · Greek, Uzbek

2 cultures · Cantonese Chinese, Sichuan Chinese

1 culture · Mongolian

2 cultures · Filipino, Malaysian

1 culture · Uzbek

Tandoor Cooking2

2 cultures · North Indian, Pakistani

2 cultures · Danish, Japanese

Vertical Roasting2

2 cultures · Egyptian, Saudi Arabian

1 culture · Moroccan

1 culture · Portuguese

1 culture · Spanish

1 culture · South African

Aromatic Sautéing1

1 culture · Cantonese Chinese

1 culture · Mongolian

1 culture · Russian

Batter Resting1

1 culture · French

1 culture · Cajun & Creole

1 culture · French

Blood Coagulation Control1

1 culture · Filipino

1 culture · South African

1 culture · Icelandic

1 culture · French

Broth Preparation1

1 culture · Japanese

1 culture · Egyptian

Butter Rolling1

1 culture · Ukrainian

1 culture · Syrian

1 culture · Brazilian

Charcoal Roasting1

1 culture · Vietnamese

1 culture · Mongolian

Clay Oven Cooking1

1 culture · Uzbek

Clay Pot Cooking1

1 culture · Azerbaijani

Claypot Cooking1

1 culture · Cantonese Chinese

Cleaning Seafood1

1 culture · Spanish

1 culture · Portuguese

1 culture · Norwegian

Communal Cooking1

1 culture · Sichuan Chinese

1 culture · Bangladeshi

1 culture · Russian

1 culture · Hungarian

1 culture · Persian (Iranian)

1 culture · Greek

1 culture · Malagasy (Madagascar)

1 culture · Filipino

1 culture · Russian

Curd Cheese Preparation1

1 culture · Polish

1 culture · Portuguese

Custard Preparation1

1 culture · South African

Custard Topping1

1 culture · South African

Custard-making1

1 culture · Cantonese Chinese

1 culture · Ivorian (Côte d'Ivoire)

1 culture · French

1 culture · Italian

Dipping Sauce Preparation1

1 culture · Cambodian (Khmer)

1 culture · Japanese

1 culture · Polish

Dressing Preparation1

1 culture · Syrian

1 culture · Spanish

1 culture · Nigerian

1 culture · Sichuan Chinese

Dumpling Folding1

1 culture · Mongolian

Dumpling Making1

1 culture · Azerbaijani

1 culture · Singaporean

1 culture · Greek

1 culture · Finnish

1 culture · Malaysian

Fermentation (optional)1

1 culture · Filipino

1 culture · Trinidadian

Fish Preparation1

1 culture · Hungarian

Flavor Layering1

1 culture · Cajun & Creole

1 culture · Hawaiian

1 culture · Croatian

1 culture · Italian

Fresh Herb Preparation1

1 culture · Cambodian (Khmer)

1 culture · Malaysian

Gelatinization1

1 culture · Ukrainian

Gentle Scrambling1

1 culture · Turkish

1 culture · Filipino

Griddle Baking1

1 culture · Tanzanian

Griddle Frying1

1 culture · Malaysian

Grinding Spices1

1 culture · South Indian

1 culture · Lao

Hand-pulling Noodles1

1 culture · Uzbek

1 culture · Uzbek

Handmade Noodles1

1 culture · Mongolian

1 culture · Icelandic

Herb Butter Preparation1

1 culture · French

1 culture · Vietnamese

1 culture · Lao

High Heat Cooking1

1 culture · Malaysian

High-heat Cooking1

1 culture · Cantonese Chinese

1 culture · Egyptian

1 culture · Japanese

1 culture · Indonesian

1 culture · French

1 culture · Taiwanese

1 culture · Cantonese Chinese

1 culture · Portuguese

1 culture · French

Layering Flavors1

1 culture · French

1 culture · Nigerian

Leaf Preparation1

1 culture · Nigerian

1 culture · Pakistani

1 culture · Filipino

1 culture · Swedish

1 culture · Norwegian

1 culture · North Indian

1 culture · Belgian

1 culture · Norwegian

Natural Culturing1

1 culture · Mongolian

1 culture · Lao

Open Fire Cooking1

1 culture · South African

1 culture · French

1 culture · Hawaiian

1 culture · Ashkenazi Jewish

Pan Sauce Preparation1

1 culture · Italian

1 culture · Croatian

1 culture · Thai

1 culture · Cantonese Chinese

Pattern Stamping1

1 culture · Uzbek

Phyllo Layering1

1 culture · Greek

1 culture · Swedish

1 culture · Finnish

1 culture · Spanish

1 culture · Hawaiian

1 culture · Nepali

1 culture · Malaysian

1 culture · Lao

Raw Preparation1

1 culture · Belgian

1 culture · Norwegian

1 culture · Swedish

1 culture · Romanian

1 culture · Singaporean

1 culture · Tanzanian

1 culture · Hawaiian

Rotisserie Roasting1

1 culture · Lebanese

1 culture · Italian

1 culture · Burmese (Myanmar)

Sauce Blending1

1 culture · Indonesian

Sauce-thickening1

1 culture · Sichuan Chinese

1 culture · Ghanaian

Shallow Frying1

1 culture · Pakistani

1 culture · French

1 culture · Italian

Slurry Preparation1

1 culture · Taiwanese

Soup Preparation1

1 culture · Lao

Spice Grinding1

1 culture · Indonesian

Spice Marinating1

1 culture · Nigerian

1 culture · Ghanaian

Spice Paste Blending1

1 culture · Malaysian

Spice Toasting1

1 culture · Somali

Spice-tempering1

1 culture · Pakistani

1 culture · Egyptian

1 culture · Hungarian

Starch Gelatinization1

1 culture · Taiwanese

1 culture · Malaysian

Syrup Preparation1

1 culture · Pakistani

Tandoor Baking1

1 culture · North Indian

Terrine Cooking1

1 culture · French

Topping Assembly1

1 culture · Nepali

Topping Spreading1

1 culture · Lebanese

Vinegar Seasoning1

1 culture · Japanese

Waffle Iron Cooking1

1 culture · American Southern

1 culture · Ethiopian

1 culture · Persian (Iranian)

1 culture · French

1 culture · Singaporean

1 culture · Malaysian

Yeast Dough Preparation1

1 culture · Hungarian