Food

STEW

A stew is a dish of solid ingredients like meat and vegetables simmered slowly in liquid. The long, gentle cooking tenderizes tough cuts and blends flavors together. Stews are among the oldest cooked dishes, made possible once early people had pots to hold liquid over fire.

STEW is the kind of word that shows up in themed word searches like Strands. Themed puzzles group words like this under a shared category — here, Food.