food and kitchen Flashcards
a shallow pan, with a long handle, for frying a food in
frying pan
a metal pot for heating water
kettle
a device for opening tins of food
tin opener
a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids
sieve
a tool for taking out corks
crockscrew
a roller of wood etc. for flattening of dough
rolling pin
a tube used for pouring liquid or powder into a container
funnel
a kitchen device with a rough surface for grating food
grater
a container made of glass or pottery with a wide neck
jar
a small hand mill used to grind peppercorns
pepper mill
a round, deep dish for holding or mixing food
bowl
a deep pan usually with a long handle
saucepan
having a strong, unpleasant taste; not sweet
bitter
containing a lot of salt
salty
containing a lot of suggar
sweet
having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it
spicy
having a taste of the same sort as that of lemon juice or vinegar
sour
almost without taste
bland
slightly salty or with herbs, pleasant
savoury
tasting or smelling bad
rancid
having a flavour or taste of smoke
smoky
containing a lot of juice
juicy
a small round green seed, eaten as a vegetable. Several peas grow together inside a long thin pod on a climbing plant
pea
a plant with a round dark red root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
beetroot
a plant with large green leaves that are eaten raw, especially in salad.
lettuce
a small crisp red or white root vegetable with a strong taste, eaten raw in salads
radish
a vegetable of the onion family with a very strong taste and smell, used in cooking to give flavour to food
garlic
a N Atlantic fish that swims in very large groups and is used for food
herring
a large fish with silver skin and pink flesh that is used for food.
salmon
a common freshwater fish that is used for food.
trout
a flat sea fish that is used for food
plaice
a flat sea fish that is used for food (lenguado)
sole
meat from a calf
veal
meat from a pig that has not been cured
pork
meat that comes from a cow
beef
a young sheep
lamb
a large bird that is often kept for its meat, eaten especially at Christmas in Britain and at Thanksgiving in the US
turkey
a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom
pear
a soft round fruit with smooth red or purple skin, sweet flesh and a large flat seed inside
plum
a small soft round fruit with shiny red or black skin and a large seed inside
cherry
a round fruit with yellow or orange skin and a large seed inside
apricot
a small green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a climbing plant (called a vine).
grape
a fungus with a round flat head and short stem.
mushroom
a type of small onion with a long green stem and leaves.
green onion
the small green or red fruit of a type of pepper plant that is used in cooking to give a hot taste to food, often dried or made into powder
chilli pepper
a soft red fruit with very small yellow seeds on the surface, that grows on a low plant
strawberry
a soft fruit with a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked
tomato
a long pointed orange root vegetable
carrot
a round citrus fruit with thick reddish-yellow skin and a lot of sweet juice
orange
a yellow citrus fruit with a lot of sour juice.
lemon
a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked
pepper
a round vegetable with many layers inside each other and a brown, red or white skin.
onion
a vegetable with green leaves around a large hard white head of flowers
cauliflower
a vegetable with a thick green stem and several dark green or purple flower heads
broccoli
a plant whose young green or white stems are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
asparagus
a large tropical fruit with thick rough skin, sweet yellow flesh with a lot of juice and stiff leaves on top
pineapple
a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh, that is usually eaten raw
cucumber
a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh
apple
a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground as the root of a plant
potato
to cook in hot oil or fat
fry
to cook gently; to boil very gently
simmer
to cook or be cooked in an oven, or over a fire
roast
to cook something in steam
steam
to cook something using dry heat, in an oven
bake
to make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat
toast
to cook something by putting it on a flat metal frame with bars across it
grill
to cook by boiling in water
boil
to cook meat or fruit in a small amount of water and its own juices
stew
to cook slowly in a small amount of liquid in a closed container
braise
