marinating
Let an agent explain marinating, relay how acids, salt, enzymes and time affect food from culinary science and food safety sources, describe named marinated dishes, and distinguish marinating from brining, curing, pickling and maceration of fruit.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain marinating, relay how acids, salt, enzymes and time affect food from culinary science and food safety sources, describe named marinated dishes, and distinguish marinating from brining, curing, pickling and maceration of fruit.
The process of soaking foods, especially meat, fish and vegetables, in a seasoned liquid called a marinade, typically combining acids such as vinegar, citrus or yoghurt, oils, salt, herbs and spices, to add flavour and in some cases tenderise the surface, used in dishes worldwide such as ceviche, where citrus alters fish proteins, and Japanese sudako, vinegared octopus; food safety guidance advises marinating in the refrigerator and not reusing marinade that touched raw meat unless boiled.
What it is for: Flavouring and tenderising food.
It can be explain the process; relay food safety guidance; describe named dishes; distinguish related techniques.
Distinguishing features
Flavour infusion
Surface tenderising
Acid, oil and seasoning
Time dependent
What it looks like
Food submerged in or coated with a seasoned liquid in a covered container.
Physical character
safe marinating location: refrigerator at or below 5 C - food safety guidance
typical penetration: a few millimetres note - most flavour stays near the surface
registry parent: maceration note
How it is recognised
Soaking food in a seasoned liquid
Marinade, sudako, ceviche
Brining uses salt water mainly; curing preserves with salt and nitrites; pickling preserves in acid; maceration softens fruit in liquid
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
uses -
is contrasted with -
includes - as a marinated dish
In practice
Families and kinds
acidic marinades
enzymatic marinades with fruits such as pineapple
dairy marinades such as yoghurt
dry rubs as related
marinated dishes such as ceviche and sudako
Standards and regulation
Food hygiene guidance from agencies such as the FSA and USDA
Failure modes and hazards
Bacterial growth when marinating at room temperature
Cross-contamination from reused marinade
Mushy texture from over-marinating in acid
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What marinating is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is marinating, and how does it differ from brining, curing, pickling and fruit maceration? definition
- Is the question about a recipe, food safety or the science? boundary
Dishes
Named dishes.
Dishes
Dishes.
- What are sudako and ceviche, and how is marinating used in them? definition
- Which entry fits the specific dish? action
Science Food science.
Science.
Acids
Acids and salt.
Acids
Acids.
- How do acids and salt change proteins? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Myths
Myths.
Myths
Myths.
- Why does marinade penetrate only a short distance, as food scientists explain? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Safety Food safety.
Regulation.
Refrigeration
Refrigeration.
Refrigeration
Refrigeration.
- Why should food be marinated in the refrigerator? provenance
- Which entry fits food safety? action
Reuse
Reusing marinade.
Reuse
Reuse.
- When can marinade be reused safely? provenance
- Which entry fits cross-contamination? action
Context Cuisines.
Context.
World
Around the world.
World
World.
- How is marinating used in tandoori, adobo, jerk and souvlaki? provenance
- Which entry fits adobo? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did marinating originate as a preservation technique? provenance
- Which entry fits food preservation? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should sudako be split off as a dish entry?
- How should culinary science sources be linked?
- Should marinade be a separate entry?