Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Noodle
A pasta product containing no eggs. According to my grade six teacher, the expression “use your noodle” came about because the brain resembles a big bowl of noodles (especially those thick, steaming noodles that the Japanese call udon). I was disabused of this comforting notion twenty-five years later upon discovering that noodle, meaning head, derives…
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Non-newtonian
Materials whose flow characteristics change with the rate of shear. Non-Newtonian liquids are usu- ally mixtures which are not chemically pure or physically homogeneous.
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Nitrosamines
Compounds which are formed from nitrates and other naturally present substances. May occur naturally and are usually concentrated upon cooking. End products of the combination of nitrites and nitrates with amines in meat have been shown to produce cancer in test animals. Formed outside or inside the body from precursors like amines, amides, and nitrites.…
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Nitrite
A salt of nitrous acid, usually sodium nitrite. Usually used with nitrates and other naturally present substances to cure meat to prevent spoilage. A kind of food additive, a common and controversial preservative in meats. Food additives used to protect processed foods against bacterial growth and to preserve color and flavor. Nitrites are chemical salts…
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Nitrate
A salt of nitric acid used to cure or preserve meat, especially ham. Saltpeter (potassium nitrate) has been used as a curing ingredient. A salt or an ester of nitric acid. A drug such as glyceryl trinitrate which dilates the vessels leading to the heart muscle and lowers cardiac work by reducing venous return to…
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Nicoise
A kind of salad made with potatoes and green beans, seasoned with oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, and arranged in a dome dish or pasta shell, and decorated with anchovies and garnished with tomatoes and sprinkled with chervil and tarragon. Transport your taste buds to the sun-kissed shores of Nice, the bustling coastal gem of…
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Newtonian
Refers to the flow of liquids. The viscosity of Newtonian liquids does not change with the rate of shear. Newtonian liquids are essentially chemically pure and physically homogeneous.
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Newburg sauce
Sauce of cream, sherry and egg yolks frequently combined with lobster and other shellfish. A decadent sauce composed of lobster, wine, brandy, and an assortment of seasonings, typically served together with the lobster, or occasionally, accompanied with other types of seafood.
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Neutralize
To adjust the pH of a solution to 7.0 (neutral) by the addition of an acid or base. To render neutral.
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Net weight
The weight of the product in the container exclusive of the container.
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