Wondering what some of the cooking terms mean? Well let us try to sort that out for you, and if there are terms that we've missed (as I'm sure there will be) please let us know so we can add them.

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Cooking terms starting with the letter Y

Yam
The thick, starch tuber of various tropical vines native to Asia (genus Dioscorea) unrelated to the potato and sweet potato; has an off-white to dark brown skin, flesh that can range from creamy white to deep red and is less sweet that a sweet potato.

Yarrow
An aromatic herb used in flavouring omelettes, stews and salads.

Yeast A raising agent. Yeast is a fungus (saccharomyces cerevisae) which ferments sugars to produce carbon dioxide, which leavens flour mixtures.

Yogurt
Milk cultured with bacteria to give it a slightly thick consistency and sour flavour.

Yorkshire Pudding
A popover-like pastry cooked in roast beef drippings.