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Good Cooking's Food & Cooking Dictionary

(Q) Definitions

Quadriller - to make criss-cross lines on the surface of food, as part of food presentation.

Quaglia, Italian for Quail.

QQuark, German for Farmer's Cheese

Quatre, French for Four (4).

Quatre-epices - literally meaning "four spices," a finely ground mixture of generally pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, or cloves, used to season vegetables, soups, and stews.

Queijo, Portuguese for Cheese.

Quenelle - a small quantity of a mixture of creamed fish or meat with a light egg binding, usually formed into a round shape, and then cooke

Quiche, A custard tart filled with various meats, cheese, vegetables and seafood.

Quick bread, A bread made with baking powder instead of yeast and usually containing fruits and nuts. /p>

Quimbombo, Spanish for okra.

Quince, A fruit very high in pectin and used in jelly and jam making.

Quinoa, A highly nutritious grain originally from the Andes, now cultivated elsewhere.

Special thanks to my late mother Julia Rauscher Vyhnanek for her food knowledge which was the source for many of the definitions. She was a retired school teacher who was a real "Foodie"! If it were not for her, I many not have become a Chef.