parboil

Meanings

• Verb

  Cooking method where food is partially boiled, usually before further cooking or baking.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with parboil
parch , marshal , arch

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Variants

List of all variants of parboil that leads to same result
parboil , parboiled , parboiling , parboils

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Etymology

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From the Middle English parboilen, from Old French par bouillir, from par 'past' + bouillir 'to boil'.

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Trivia

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1. Parboiling was used as a preservation method for food before the invention of canning.

2. Parboiling can help reduce the amount of time needed for further cooking or baking, as well as improve the texture and flavor of the food.

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Related Concepts

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1. Blanching: Similar cooking method where food is quickly boiled and then cooled down in ice water to stop the cooking process and preserve the color and texture.

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Culture

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Parboiling is a common cooking technique used in various cuisines around the world, especially for vegetables and grains.

How to Memorize "parboil"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine food being partially submerged in a pot of boiling water for a short period of time before being removed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate parboil with the cooking process of partially boiling food.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that parboil starts with the letter 'p' and rhymes with 'marshal' to help memorize its meaning.

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