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Shuck

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, shuck means: To remove the shell or outer covering from food such as oysters or corn.

In Turkish: kabuklarını açıp çıkarmak

How it is used

Shuck oysters and shuck corn are common combinations; the covering differs.

Example sentences

  1. The seafood cook shucked the oysters for the platter.

    The verb describes opening shells to expose the edible contents.

  2. We shucked the corn before cutting off the kernels.

    For corn, shucking removes the husk around the cob.

Common collocations

  • shuck oysters
  • freshly shucked corn
  • prepShort for preparation: the work of getting food ready before cooking or service, such as washing, peeling, cutting, portioning and making sauces. Also used as a verb.
  • ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.

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