Glossary
Girl Dinner, batch cooking, one pot, deglaze, tahini: the words you hear in recipe videos, explained simply.
- Mezze
- An assortment of small shared dishes, from the Levant and the Mediterranean.
- Girl Dinner
- A no-cook assembly meal, popularized by TikTok in 2023.
- Comfort Food
- Comforting dishes, often rich and familiar.
- Batch cooking
- Cooking in quantity in one session for several meals.
- Meal prep
- Preparing meals ahead, portion by portion.
- One pot
- A recipe cooked entirely in a single vessel.
- Al dente
- Pasta cooked so it stays slightly firm to the bite.
- Brown butter
- Butter heated until it browns and smells nutty.
- Deglaze
- Pouring liquid into a hot pan to lift the browned bits.
- Marinate
- Letting food sit in an aromatic mixture before cooking.
- Tahini
- Sesame seed paste, the base of hummus.
- Kimchi
- Korean fermented cabbage, spicy and tangy.
- Nutri-Score
- An A-to-E label summarizing the nutritional quality of a food.
- Viral recipe
- A recipe massively shared on social media.
- Overnight oats
- Oats soaked overnight, eaten cold for breakfast.
- Shakshuka
- Eggs poached in a spicy tomato and pepper sauce.