Water is an essential liquid used in almost all cooking and baking processes. It serves as a solvent, a cooking medium, and a leavening agent in doughs. Mineral water can add a slight effervescence or specific mineral notes, but plain water is most common.
Water is universally combined with salt, sugar, pepper, onions, and flour. Recipes demonstrate its use across a wide range, from curries and soups to baking doughs and roasts. Examples include 'Pizzateig', 'Weiße Bohnen Kokos Curry', 'Kartoffelsuppe', and 'Wunderbrot ohne Mehl und Hefe'. It is fundamental for hydration, creating sauces, cooking grains, and developing textures in baked goods.
Ingredients that, besides Salt, frequently appear together with Water or mineral water in public recipes.
Water is found across savoury, sweet, vegetarian, and vegan categories, for lunch, main courses, baking, and coffee & cakes. Strongest patterns include curries, cakes, bread, soups, casseroles, and stews. Its ubiquitous nature means it appears in almost all recipe types, making specific dietary or occasion patterns less distinct, though it is a staple in both savoury and sweet preparations.
There are 80 public recipes with this ingredient in total.
Water or mineral water is used in 112 recipes.