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En papillote

The French term 'en papillote' means to wrap food in a parcel before baking in the oven. It helps seal in flavour, retain nutrition, and keeps everything moist as it cooks in its own steam.

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En croûte

'En croûte' means, quite simply, ‘in a crust’. This French dish involves wrapping ingredients in a layer of pastry before baking in the oven.

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Emulsion

An emulsion involves whisking two liquids, that normally can't be combined, quickly in order for them to mix or blend, as very small droplets of each are dispersed in each other.

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