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Temper

To blend two liq­uids togeth­er to a sim­i­lar tem­per­a­ture before com­bin­ing them com­plete­ly. Tem­per­ing is what keeps eggs from cook­ing when they’re added to a hot sauce and gives choco­late can­dy a per­fect polish.

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Trompo

Tacos al pas­tor or tacos trompo is a method of slow-cook­ing pork and pineap­ple on a ver­ti­cal spit; it was brought to Mex­i­co by Lebanese immi­grants. Al pas­tor is Span­ish for “shep­­herd-style,” while trompo means “spin­ning top,” which makes sense. Tra­di­tion­al­ly this meant cook­ing with a rotat­ing spit over direct heat. Most folks won’t have a … Con­tin­ue read­ing Trompo

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