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Baking soda

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, baking soda means: Sodium bicarbonate used in cooking, especially as a raising ingredient with an acid.

In Turkish: karbonat, yemek sodası

How it is used

Bicarbonate of soda is a common British name; distinguish it from baking powder.

Example sentences

  1. The buttermilk pancake recipe calls for baking soda.

    The ingredient contributes to raising the acidic batter.

  2. She checked whether the jar held baking soda or baking powder.

    The two names identify different baking ingredients.

Common collocations

  • bicarbonate of soda
  • add baking soda
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • teaspoonA small spoon, and a standard measure in recipes equal to about 5 ml, or one third of a tablespoon.

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