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Candying

To coat certain fruits or vegetables in sugar and then cook it in a heavy sweet syrup in order to preserve it as well as retains its colour and flavour.

Caramelize

To heat granulated sugar to a golden brown colour and use it for flavouring and colouring other food.

Chop

To cut food into smaller or bite-size pieces by using quick, heavy blows of a knife.

Clarify

To make a liquid clear by adding beaten egg white and egg shells and then straining the liquid.

Coat

To dip or roll food, such as chicken, in a seasoning such as bread crumbs. Coating food often precedes frying or deep-frying it.

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