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Biga

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, biga means: An Italian-style yeasted preferment, commonly firm, mixed before the final bread dough.

In Turkish: biga, katı ön hamur

How it is used

Used to develop bread flavour; formulas differ, so avoid assuming a single water ratio.

Example sentences

  1. The baker mixed the biga before preparing the final dough.

    Some flour ferments in a separate preliminary mixture.

  2. Pieces of firm biga were added to the mixing bowl.

    The preferment becomes part of the final dough.

Common collocations

  • firm biga
  • biga preferment
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • recipeA set of instructions for making a dish, with a list of ingredients, their quantities and the steps, times and temperatures needed.

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