Textures in Food - Type of Correct and Incorrect Textures of Food
Textures in Food - Type of Correct and Incorrect Textures of Food. Textures of Food are basically the characteristics of that particular food on how it feels when eaten and how it looks. Characteristics can be like its aesthetic appearance, softness or hardness, and feeling when we touch it. Correct textures of basically of 6 types (Source: Theory Of Cookery) 1. Firm and Close 2. Short and Crumbly 3. Light and Even 4. Spongy 5. Flaky 6. Smooth Incorrect Textures are: 1. Coarse and Open Texture 2. Hard Texture 3. Soggy Texture 4. Lampy Texture Incorrect Textures can be formed when wrong quantity of ingredients are added to the recipe of food or heated/boiled/baked etc at wrong temperature and things like that.