Question

List any five objectives of cooking

Answer 1

The aim or the intention of cooking is to see that the food cooked undergoes a physical change, sometimes a chemical change and is acceptable for human consumption, with pleasure. The object of cooking is to achieve certain results such as:

1.      Cooking transfers the raw materials to an edible form;

2.      Cooking makes food materials safe for consumptions; cooking partly sterilizes food above 40oc, so that the growth of bacteria falls off rapidly and boiling kills the living cells.

3.      Cooking makes food materials easily digestible so that the cooked food is absorbed by the Digestive system;

4.      Cooking makes food materials more attractive in terms of test, flavour, colour etc. and increase its palatability (The property of being acceptable to the Palate/mouth);

5.      Cooking gives us the ability to prepare different types of prepared food with the same raw materials;

6.      Cooking increases taste and palatability.

7.      Cooking provides different dishes made from same materials;

8.      Cooking ensures complete meal, in terms of physical requirements and Use of various ingredients to provide a balance diet.

Answer 2

1. It help to digest the food
2. Enhance the flavour
3. Cooking retains ,nutritive and flavouring ingredients.
4. Cooking kill the germs present in the raw food material.
5. Cooking preserve food for a longer time