Cooking related terms that make you squirm (title edited by MNHQ at request of OP)

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Sides. No. It is side dishes. See also mains (Shudder)

I made lamb at Easter. No, you cooked it.

Cooked to your liking. Well they woudn't deliberately cook it otherwise if they wanted to stay in business...

Second, Coke is just Coke. Any other type of Coke, such as diet Coke,

In my experience, as someone who cannot stand the taste of artificial sweeteners or stevia, you do have to specify. Otherwise they tend to assume you mean diet coke. Possibly because that's what most people choose, even if it's to go with a giant burger and their own weight in chips.

But then the correct term would be deep fried, not just fried.

The comment about pan fried always elicits these kinds of responses...

Poke bowl….sounds like everyone has had a prod

I dislike anything to do with talking about food. I don't like people making a fuss about food either. Just shut up and eat it. When I used to visit the parents in law at Christmas I'd hate the way they'd sit discussing every aspect of the Christmas lunch in minute detail "Ooo the turkey's lovely and moist and the potatoes are so crispy. Remember in 1972 when you dropped a potato and the dog ate it? Or was it 1974? 🤔" That kind of thing.

Moist - that’s another one and succulent for some reason

a deep fryer.

Platter. As per a pp
Tub
I'll bring a cheeky tub of slaw as a side.

Umami. Why do we need a 5th "taste" and what happened to savoury ?

The whole language of American Tik Tok ‘cookery’ aka emptying packets and tins of mismatched highly processed substances on top of each other.

”I’m going in with my marshmallows / I’m coming in with a bag of Cheetos”

”put the Velveeta right on top / put the Cool Whip right in the bowl / sprinkle the onion powder right on top”

”SO delicious / SO goooooooooood”

Veggies
Yorkies
Roasties

Any other -ies

Agrée re pan fried. You can normally tell if your food will be shallow or deep fried .

Eg

Haddock in batter

Versus

Wagyu beef.

And if you really can't tell, ask thé staff.

James Martin calling everything a "classic" this and "classic" that.

Not that I watch him but my partner does...

Well, having RTFT I shall be preparing food in stony silence as that seems like the safest course of action given the amount of heaving so far.

My pet hate isn't a particular word. It's a that thing at the end of every reel where the influencer takes a bite of their own dish, squeezes their eyes shut and nods vigorously whilst chewing. It's the cooking equivalent of hands under the face and tilted head for makeup and skincare. Drives me nuts.

Nom nom. Drizzle.

"On a bed of"

Tomatoes advertised as 'grown for flavour', would you grow them to have no flavour.

A deep fat fryer? An air fryer? Industrial flat top griddle?

He is an arsehole!

Folding in is a valid technique, it means don't beat it in but turn the sauce, or whatever, gently often using a spatula.

Grated cheese surely.

Chow down, yuk.

@mnhq are you able to édit the title of this thread so thé last word is 'squirm'?

Click on 'Report post' on your OP and ask them in the dialogue box.

Re jus, gravy etc.

To me a jus is a thin reduction of méat juices And maybe alcohol.

Gravy is a thicker concoction. In cheaper places in thé UK often thickened with artificial gravy granules. I find thèse unpleasant but to others it is comfort food . Chacun a son goût .

A sauce is a sauce.

Thanks @Gymnopedie . Done.