Water

Water used as a food ingredient.

About Water

Water is the clear, liquid ingredient used to dissolve, dilute, hydrate, boil, steam, poach, and cook other foods. It is used in beverages, broths, doughs, batters, sauces, soups, preserved foods, and cooked grains and legumes.

In its ordinary culinary form, water has little colour, aroma, or flavour, though dissolved minerals and treatment can affect taste. It contributes liquid volume rather than a characteristic food texture, while changing the concentration and consistency of preparations.

Water may be added cold, warm, hot, frozen, or as steam. Culinary records may distinguish tap, filtered, mineral, distilled, sparkling, or otherwise treated water. Heating changes its state, and absorption or evaporation changes how much remains in the finished food.

Ingredient type: whole food
Form: other

Forms & related ingredients

Fresh Filled Pastacontains · Fresh Filled Pasta → Water
Seafood stockcontains · Seafood stock → Water
Mung bean jellycontains · Mung bean jelly → Water
Alecontains · Ale → Water
Mung Bean Dumplingscontains · Mung Bean Dumplings → Water
Dried wheat pastacontains · Dried wheat pasta → Water
Sandwich breadcontains · Sandwich bread → Water
Guajillo Chili Saucecontains · Guajillo Chili Sauce → Water
Thick rice noodlescontains · Thick rice noodles → Water
Tagliatellecontains · Tagliatelle → Water
Pickled beetrootcontains · Pickled beetroot → Water
Rye Sourdough Startercontains · Rye Sourdough Starter → Water
Flour tortillacontains · Flour tortilla → Water
Stale Bread Crumbscontains · Stale Bread Crumbs → Water
Sakecontains · Sake → Water
Fermented Maize Doughcontains · Fermented Maize Dough → Water
Mung bean starch noodlescontains · Mung bean starch noodles → Water
Dashi stockcontains · Dashi stock → Water
Fermented Soybean Pastecontains · Fermented Soybean Paste → Water
Anchovy-Kelp Stockcontains · Anchovy-Kelp Stock → Water
Fish stockcontains · Fish stock → Water
Margarinecontains · Margarine → Water
Cannelloni Pastacontains · Cannelloni Pasta → Water
Buckwheat soba noodlescontains · Buckwheat soba noodles → Water
Barley ruskcontains · Barley rusk → Water
Fruit syrupcontains · Fruit syrup → Water
Bonito soup stockcontains · Bonito soup stock → Water
Cassava Doughcontains · Cassava Dough → Water
Beef brothcontains · Beef broth → Water
Coarse Corn Masacontains · Coarse Corn Masa → Water
Rhubarb preservecontains · Rhubarb preserve → Water
Grass Jellycontains · Grass Jelly → Water
Tamarind pastecontains · Tamarind paste → Water
Breadcontains · Bread → Water
Coconut creamcontains · Coconut cream → Water
Udon noodlescontains · Udon noodles → Water
Pork-and-chicken stockcontains · Pork-and-chicken stock → Water
Vegetable Brothcontains · Vegetable Broth → Water
Fish brothcontains · Fish broth → Water
Hot-Dog Buncontains · Hot-Dog Bun → Water
Meat stockcontains · Meat stock → Water
Kunafa shredded pastrycontains · Kunafa shredded pastry → Water
Plum Preservecontains · Plum Preserve → Water
Injeracontains · Injera → Water
Cranberry juicecontains · Cranberry juice → Water
Brothcontains · Broth → Water
Wonton wrappercontains · Wonton wrapper → Water
Lamb Stockcontains · Lamb Stock → Water
Candied orangecontains · Candied orange → Water
Wheat pastacontains · Wheat pasta → Water
Vanilla Extractcontains · Vanilla Extract → Water
Dried short pastacontains · Dried short pasta → Water
Cenceña wheat flatbreadcontains · Cenceña wheat flatbread → Water
White Breadcontains · White Bread → Water
Wafer sheetscontains · Wafer sheets → Water
Date Pastecontains · Date Paste → Water
Cao Lau Rice Noodlescontains · Cao Lau Rice Noodles → Water
Pickled Chilli Peppercontains · Pickled Chilli Pepper → Water
Chicken Brothcontains · Chicken Broth → Water
Wheat Flour Dumplingscontains · Wheat Flour Dumplings → Water
Mung bean noodlescontains · Mung bean noodles → Water
Wheat Flour Wrappercontains · Wheat Flour Wrapper → Water
Sweet bean pastecontains · Sweet bean paste → Water
Fermented Corn Masacontains · Fermented Corn Masa → Water
Durum-wheat spaghetticontains · Durum-wheat spaghetti → Water
Shredded wheat pastrycontains · Shredded wheat pastry → Water
Sour Rye Startercontains · Sour Rye Starter → Water
Durum Wheat Pastacontains · Durum Wheat Pasta → Water
Couscouscontains · Couscous → Water
Yeast-Raised Wheat Breadcontains · Yeast-Raised Wheat Bread → Water
Rice Papercontains · Rice Paper → Water
Puff pastrycontains · Puff pastry → Water
Apricot nectarcontains · Apricot nectar → Water
Dried fish stockcontains · Dried fish stock → Water
Crackerscontains · Crackers → Water
Wheat pastry doughcontains · Wheat pastry dough → Water
Canned Corned Beefcontains · Canned Corned Beef → Water
Small pastacontains · Small pasta → Water
Wheat noodlescontains · Wheat noodles → Water
Chicken stockcontains · Chicken stock → Water
Spring-roll wrappercontains · Spring-roll wrapper → Water
Tofu Skincontains · Tofu Skin → Water
Fish ballscontains · Fish balls → Water
Orange marmaladecontains · Orange marmalade → Water
Beancurd Skincontains · Beancurd Skin → Water
Dried chile saucecontains · Dried chile sauce → Water
Fermented Corn Doughcontains · Fermented Corn Dough → Water
Bean-curd skincontains · Bean-curd skin → Water
Breadcrumbscontains · Breadcrumbs → Water
Pork-skin aspiccontains · Pork-skin aspic → Water
Shortcrust Pastrycontains · Shortcrust Pastry → Water
Browning Saucecontains · Browning Sauce → Water
Regag flatbreadcontains · Regag flatbread → Water
Belgian Beercontains · Belgian Beer → Water
Buckwheat noodlescontains · Buckwheat noodles → Water
Beef stockcontains · Beef stock → Water
Pickled red onioncontains · Pickled red onion → Water
Mushroom soupcontains · Mushroom soup → Water
Sweet Potato Starch Noodlescontains · Sweet Potato Starch Noodles → Water
Baguettecontains · Baguette → Water

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