Food-cooking methods Flashcards
A food item used to prepare a dish. (ingrediencia)
an ingredient. The main ingredient for this recipe is a fresh avocado.
A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish. (recept)
a recipe. She found a delicious lasagna recipe online.
A small amount of a substance, usually salt or spice. (štipka)
a pinch. Add a pinch of cinnamon to the oatmeal.
Meat from a cow. (Hovädzie)
beef. She cooked a delicious beef stew for dinner.
A type of food consisting usually of meat and vegetables, cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid. (ragú, guláš)
stew. She made a hearty stew with fresh vegetables for dinner.
Meat from a young sheep. We had roast lamb with mint sauce. (jahňacie)
lamb. We had some roast lamb with mint sauce for dinner.
Meat from an adult sheep. (baranina)
mutton. The restaurant serves a spicy mutton curry.
Meat from birds like chicken, turkey, or duck. (hydina)
poultry. She bought some fresh poultry from the market.
A dark red root vegetable. (cvikla)
beetroot. Beetroot salad is both healthy and delicious.
A vegetable such as a carrot, that is the root of a plant (koreňová zelenina)
root vegetable. Root vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips, and beetroot, are great for slow cooking.
A green leafy vegetable used in salads. (zelený šalát)
lettuce. Add some fresh lettuce leaves to the sandwich.
A mixture of uncooked vegetables, usually including lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. (Šalát)
salad. Serve the risotto with a green salad.
A type of fish with pink flesh.(losos)
salmon. Grilled salmon is a popular dish.
A sea animal with a long body and tentacles, often eaten as seafood. (kalamár, sépia)
squid. Fried squid rings are my favorite appetizer.
A type of large shrimp. (krevety)
prawns. She made a delicious stir-fry with prawns.
Containing a small amount of fat. (nízkotučný)
low-fat. He prefers low-fat yogurt for breakfast.
Milk with the cream removed. (odtučené mlieko)
skimmed milk. Skimmed milk is a healthier option for coffee.
A sweet dish served at the end of a meal. (dezert)
dessert . Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert.
The primary dish in a meal. (hlavné jedlo)
main course. For the main course, we had grilled chicken.
Small dishes served at the beginning of a meal. (predjedlá)
starters. The starters included soup and garlic bread.
The skin of an orange, lemon, or lime, used to add flavour to food. (kôra)
zest . Add some lemon zest to the cake batter for a fresh, citrusy taste.
A very fine, powdered sugar used for making icing or dusting desserts. (práškový cukor)
icing sugar. She sprinkled icing sugar over the freshly baked cookies.
A thick cream with a high-fat content, often used in desserts and sauces. (extra tučná šľahačková smotana)
double cream. She whipped the double cream until it became thick and fluffy.
A light, flaky pastry made of many layers, used in sweet and savory dishes. (lístkové cesto)
puff pastry . She made a delicious apple tart with puff pastry.
A warm, aromatic spice made from the seed of a tropical tree. (muškátový oriešok)
nutmeg. A pinch of nutmeg adds a wonderful depth of flavor to pumpkin soup.
A fragrant herb with needle-like leaves, often used in Mediterranean cooking. (rozmarín)
rosemary. He seasoned the roasted lamb with rosemary and garlic.
A green, aromatic herb commonly used in Italian dishes. (bazalka)
basil . Fresh basil is essential for making authentic pesto.
A very thin and delicate pastry used in dishes like baklava and strudel. (štrúdľové cesto)
filo pastry . She layered the filo pastry sheets carefully to make crispy spanakopita, her favourite Greek dish.
A liquid mixture of flour, eggs, and milk or water, used in baking or frying. (cesto)
batter. He dipped the fish in the batter before frying it to a golden crisp.
A thick mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking bread, pastries, or cookies.
dough. She kneaded the dough until it was smooth and ready to rise.
