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Definition: A marinade is a liquid solution that you soak foods, particularly meats in before cooking. A marinade adds flavor to foods and makes them more tender by beginning the breakdown process of cooking. The seasonings you add to a marinade are carried into the food by use of an acidic ingredient in the marinade like vinegar or fruit juices. It is important to have this acidic base not only to do these things but because it protects the food from the formation of harmful substances of the surface while cooking.
Types of marinades. Perhaps the most common is the kind used to flavor fish or meat that is to be grilled or sautÃ©ed. Because these cooking methods only heat the meat to about 135 to 165 degrees, well below the boiling point of alcohol, these marinades should not contain wine, or the meat will taste of alcohol.