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COMMON METHOD OF COOKING FOODS
Roasting
This is a method of cooking food in dry heat by any of the following: an open fire or overheated charcoal e.g. roasted maize, plantain, fish, yam, etc. In roasted sand or ash e.g. roasted yam, groundnut. It is a method of cooking by heating to extract water from the food.
Advantages:
- Roasting develop good flavour in the food
- Roasting in open fire is an open and feet method of cooking
Disadvantages:
- Food tends to shrink during roasting
- It requires constant attention
Grilling
Advantages:
- It is a method of cooking food over, under or in front of a smokeless fire e.g. slice of meat, chicken parts, fish and plantain
- It is a quick method of cooking
- Grilled food digests easily
Disadvantages
- It requires careful and constant attention
QUIZ
- What is roasting?
- List two advantages of grilling
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