Shocking is a
cooking
Cooking, also known as cookery or professionally as the culinary arts, is the art, science and craft of using heat to make food more palatable, digestible, nutritious, or Food safety, safe. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from ...
process wherein the food substance, usually a vegetable or fruit, is plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water to halt the cooking process. This process usually keeps the colour, taste and texture of a fruit or vegetable.
See also
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Blanching
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Parboiling
References
Cooking techniques
Culinary terminology
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