Is meal, no, for cooking? (8)
I believe the answer is:
semolina
'is meal no for cooking?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'is meal no for cooking?' is the wordplay.
'for cooking?' indicates anagramming the letters (letters prepared or cooked into a new form).
'is'+'meal'+'no'='ismealno'
'ismealno' is an anagram of 'SEMOLINA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for semolina that I've seen before include "Wheat powder" , "Part of wheat used in puddings" , "Cereal used for puddings" , "dessert" , "Lemon is a strange pasta" .)