(n) the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat, Syn. cookery, preparation, Example:cooking can be a great art; people are needed who have experience in cookery; he left the preparation of meals to his wife
[おばんさい;おばんざい, obansai ; obanzai] (n) (uk) (See 惣菜・そうざい) light Kyoto-style home cooking with boiled vegetables and marinated food, also now served in restaurants