Roasting consists of roasting a food, generally using a rotating mechanism.
Rostizar is a verb that is used in several Latin American countries to refer to the act of roasting some type of meat . The term is usually used with respect to chickens .
For example: “In a little while I will roast the chicken that we will eat for dinner,” “Roasting the chicken will take about an hour: if you want, you can come back around nine to get the food,” “I think roasting the meat is healthier than frying it.”
According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), the business where chickens are roasted and sold is called rotisserie . In several South American countries, this type of establishment is known as a rotisserie .
Mechanism for roasting chickens
The most popular mechanism for roasting chickens consists of a rotating or rotary spit , also known as an espiedo ; The former are strung on swords that rotate while receiving the heat radiated by a stove (oven). Due to the operation of the rotisserie, the fat from the chickens located on the upper blades falls on those located on the lower blades and ends up being deposited in a tray. The cook must, from time to time, take said container and pour the fat over the chickens on the upper blades so that they also receive the juices.
Roasting chickens with a rotating spit allows you to cook a large number of chickens in a short time , taking advantage of the various blades available on the machine. That's why rotisseries (or rotisseries) usually have these grills. In private homes, however, chicken is usually roasted in a conventional kitchen.
Although the term roast is usually associated with rotisseries, it can also be used as a synonym for roasting or baking food in the oven , even in those that do not have the rotating mechanism described above. In other words, depending on the context, it is possible to use this verb - as well as the rest of the words in its family, such as "roasted" - as a synonym for "bake" or "roast" .
Roasting chicken is a common gastronomic practice in many countries.
Preparation of other products
Likewise, since not all human beings eat products of animal origin (such as meat, milk and eggs), it is also possible to talk about roasted vegetables . No section of an oven's instructions prohibits users from cooking vegetables ; We can even take advantage of the rotating swords with a good variety of vegetables, so that all the ingredients receive the juices that the others give off. Nowadays, more and more establishments such as restaurants, pizzerias and rotisseries are opening their doors to people with tastes, needs and convictions of all kinds .
One of the easiest secrets to exploit in cooking is the great variety of flavors that the same food can offer depending on the way it is cooked ; In the case of vegetables , this is extended even further, since it is possible to eat them raw (although it is also true that there are cultures in which meat is not cooked). Take the case of onion, pepper and potato; Boiling the potato and then chopping all the ingredients is enough to prepare a delicious salad, which can be seasoned and seasoned with oil, oregano, pepper and salt, among many other products, according to each person's tastes.
On the other hand, we can also roast these four vegetables to obtain an absolutely different meal , both in terms of flavor, texture and consistency. The potato can be cut into slices, sticks or pieces of proportions closer to those of a cube, and this has a considerable impact on its cooking : the thinner the cut, the crispier the result. The pepper and onion can also be cut in different ways, such as strips or rings.