Cooking vocabs

Question 1

beat

Answer 1

to mix eggs, cream, etc. with a fork, a beater, or a whisk - To make scrambled eggs, beat the eggs before cooking them.

Question 2

carve

Answer 2

to cut slices or small pieces from a large piece of cooked meat - Who’d like to carve the roast chicken?

Question 3

chop/ chop up

Answer 3

: to cut into small pieces with a sharp knife - It’s easy to cut yourself when chopping onions, so be careful.

Question 4

cookbook/ cookery book

Answer 4

a book of recipes, often with pictures - Can I borrow that cookbook with all the Asian recipes?

Question 5

dice

Answer 5

to cut food into small cubes or squares - Dice the carrots and potatoes and add them to the soup.

Question 6

grate

Answer 6

to cut tiny slices from cheese, vegetables, chocolate, etc. with a grater - Grate half a cup of cheese and sprinkle it on top.

Question 7

grease

Answer 7

to rub butter or oil onto a baking pan or dish to stop food from sticking - Should I grease the cake tin with butter or oil?

Question 8

grill

Answer 8

to cook directly over or under a very hot gas flame or electric element - Is the fish grilled under a gas grill or an electric grill?

Question 9

mash

Answer 9

to crush food like cooked potato until it’s a smooth mass - Could you mash the potatoes, please?

Question 10

roast

Answer 10

to cook foods like meat and vegetables in an oven - Why don’t we roast some vegetables as well?

Question 11

saute

Answer 11

sauté (verb): to fry quickly in hot oil or fat - To begin, sauté the onions and garlic in a saucepan.v

Question 12

spice (n)

Answer 12

a plant part, often ground into a powder, that adds flavour to a dish - Which spices did you add to this sauce?

Question 13

stir-fry

Answer 13

to fry quickly over a high heat while stirring - Lots of people stir-fry all kinds of meat and vegetables these days.