Outline of food preparation

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the preparation of food: Food preparation is an art form and applied science that includes techniques like cooking to make ingredients fit for consumption and/or palatable.

The process of food preparation includes selecting the ingredients needed and correctly handling ingredients to produce the components of a meal.

A sample of some cuisines around the world:

Food preparation at the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island , Washington state
Preserved food
KitchenAid Stand Mixer in action
Baking bread at the Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum
Roasting, medieval illuminated manuscript ( Tacuina sanitatis casanatensis 14th century)
Cooking with charcoal on a barbecue grill
Seafood gumbo , an example of Cajun cuisine
Decorated bread loaves
Olive oil
A platter with cheese and garnishes
Japanese silken tofu (Kinugoshi Tofu)
Lamb cutlets
Eggplants, also called aubergines .
Thai Kaeng phet pet yang : roast duck in red curry