Glossary T
Tortas de Aceite refer to Spanish "oil cakes" (literal translation), a lightly sweetened, waferish thin, light, flaky biscuit which originated in Andalucia, specifically near Sevilla. Tortas de Aceite became popular in the 19th century and became popular in other countries, including the United States. Tortas de Aceite are a light and healthy alternative dessert, simply made with flour, water, yeast, olive oil and sprinkled lightly with sugar.
It was Ines Rosales who in 910 started to make these olive oil tortas or Tortas de Aceite by hand and sold them at the train station in Sevilla. When she was no longer able to keep up with the demands for her Tortas, she began employing the women of the local village who assisted her in the production of these thin, flaky delicate and crispy dessert. It was said that she used local ingredients including extra virgin olive oil. In a short time this Andalucian specialty became known and enjoyed throughout Spain and presently in other countries of the world.
Tuscan Prosciutto Crudo refers to one of the Italy's varieties of Prosciutto which is considered as a savory ham. The Tuscan version of Prosciutto tends to be quite salty and may have notes of strong flavors like pepper, garlic, rosemary and juniper. Tuscan Prosciutto Crudo is made exclusively with pigs born, bred, fattened and slaughtered in Tuscany and cured with sea salt, pepper and aromatic herbs. The ham’s flavor is said to be subtly enhanced by the unmistakable fragrances of Tuscany.
Tirtlen refer to South Tyrol's pastries or large parcels of dough with savory fillings and deep-fried in hot oil. Tirtlen is a flat circle and they are usually filled with seasoned spinach, quark, or sauerkraut ; fried pastry usually stuffed with herb or cream
Tirtlen is also sometimes defined as stuffed Fagots.
South Tyrol is located in Italy, also called Alto Adige or Südtirol
Tourment d'amour translated literally as "love's torments" refer to the local specialty of Ile des Saintes, one of the French Caribbean islands which is a dependency of Guadeloupe.
Torment d'amour are coconut tarts enjoyed as snacks in the said island which can be bought from the street vendors including children vendors.
Thermometer refers to the the single most important kitchen tool to protect the food. Thermometers should be used to check the internal temperature of meat to determine doneness.
Internal temperature refers to the temperature deep inside the meat, but not touching the bone, if there is
Bimetallic stemmed thermometers are thermometers that are useful for measuring temperatures of everything from incoming shipment to the internal temperature of food in hot-holding units