Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Horseradish
An herb related to the mustard family with a pungent root ground and used as a condiment. A pungent plant with antibacterial and diuretic uses Available at some grocery stores. The acrid root of a lofty and rough member of the mustard family is utilized as a zestful relish, predominantly with meat dishes, especially roast…
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Horsepower
A measure of heat, energy or work. A unit of power equal to 7on4d5.. 7 watts or 550 foot pounds per second.
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Hors d’oeuvre
Colorful and attractive and savory foods or relishes usually served as appetizers. This phrase does not, as my father believes, derive from horse ovaries but rather is French for outside the work, the “work” being the courses of the meal; an hors d’oeuvre, therefore, is a small dish to be served either before the main…
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Hops
A plant whose flowers contain resins and essential oils that contribute to the characteristic bitter flavor and pleasant aroma of beer. Hops also known as Humulus lupulus. A fibrous vine of the mulberry family that provides the main flavoring agent in beer. The seed cones of the hop plant, used in the production of beer.…
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Homogenization
The process of making incompatible or immiscible components into a stabilized uniform suspension in a liquid form. The blending of immiscible phases to almost colloidal form by pressure dispersion, which sometimes has the effect of prolonging the stability and shelf-life of the food; milk and protein-based beverages exemplify foods that can be homogenized.
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Hominy
Corn kernels that have been soaked and lightly cooked, followed by removal of outer seed coat and germ. This refers to whole kernels of white or yellow corn that have been stripped of their hulls and then boiled, causing them to expand in size. Hominy is the whole kernel of dried corn that has been…
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Hollandaise
The name of a hot sauce made with yolks of eggs and butter and served with eggs, fish or vegetables.
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Histogram
One of the seven Tools of Quality to provide a static picture of the frequency distribution (variations in the process) allowing proper interpretation relative to a particular attribute that is measured in the process or of a product. Histogram is a bar diagram representing a frequency distribution of a particular attribute that is measured in…
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Highball
A beverage poured over ice cubes in a tall glass with or without liquor.
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High
A label word used to describe a food that contains 20% or more of the Daily Values of a nutrient per the reference amount. Pleasurable effects that follow the use of certain drugs.
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