NIH MeSH · D003296Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Cooking

Also known asCookery

Definition

The art or practice of preparing food. It includes the preparation of special foods for diets in various diseases.

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Abattoirs

Places where animals are slaughtered and dressed for market.

Cookbooks as Topic

Works about a set of instructions about how to prepare food for eating using specific directions.

Cooking and Eating Utensils

Tools used in COOKING or EATING such as cutlery, pots, pans, and dishes.

Food Dispensers, Automatic

Mechanical food dispensing machines.

Food Handling

Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, processing, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or deliver…

Food Packaging

Containers, packaging, and packaging materials for processed and raw foods and beverages. It includes packaging intended to be used for stor…

Food-Processing Industry

The productive enterprises concerned with food processing.

Food Storage

Keeping food for later consumption.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003296) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗