Glossary O

Ou is the Romanian term for "Egg".

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Oua is the Thai word referring to a "bean curry".

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Deutsch: Unze / Español: Onza / Português: Onça / Français: Once / Italiano: Oncia

Ounce in the food context refers to a unit of weight or volume measurement commonly used in recipes and food packaging. It can be used to measure both dry and liquid ingredients, with one ounce equivalent to approximately 28.35 grams. In the U.S., an ounce of liquid (fluid ounce) is equal to about 29.57 millilitres.

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Ouzo refers to a Greek anise-flavored spirit which is diluted with ice water

Ovashi is the Russian word for vegetables

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Deutsch: Backofen
An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance, and most commonly used for cooking. Kilns and furnaces are special-purpose ovens, used in pottery and metalworking, respectively.

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Oven Bag refer to heat-resistant nylon bags for cooking meals without basting or tending.

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Oven Ready means that the food product is ready for cooking or ready to cook.

One of my daughter's wedding presents was an oven toaster. Soon after the honeymoon, she and her husband tried it out. Almost immediately, smoke billowed out of the toaster. "Get the owner's manual!" her husband shouted.
"I can't find it anywhere!" she cried, searching through the box.
"Oops!" came a voice from the kitchen. "Well, the toast is fine, but the Owner's Manual is burnt to a crisp."

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Ovenproof refers to a cooking material that can be safely used in an oven without the material burning or melting. Such a material is also called oven-safe.