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FOOD AND COOKING VOCABULARY

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  • Mexican food is often ____ because of all the chili peppers they use
    spicy
  • What do you call the instructions or steps you follow to cook a dish?
    recipe
  • What is the opposite of sour or bitter when describing food?
    sweet
  • What do you call the main food you eat at a specific time of the day, like breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
    meal
  • What do we call the things we need for a recipe?
  • Before cooking pasta, what do you usually do with the water?
    boil
  • When you prepare a cake or cookies, what method do you use to cook them in the oven?
    bake
  • Which kitchen item do you use to heat soup or boil water, and it usually has one handle?
    saucepan
  • What’s the opposite of ‘cooked’ when talking about food?
    raw
  • You use this big kitchen machine to boil, fry, or heat food on top of it. What do we call it?
    cooker
  • Who is the person in a restaurant responsible for preparing and cooking the food?
    chef
  • What do we call food made from milk, like cheese, butter, or yogurt?
    dairy products
  • What’s the cooking method where you cook food in the oven, often with oil or fat?
    roast
  • When you serve several drinks or a meal at once, what do you use to carry them?
    tray
  • What do you call a taste that is sharp and acidic, like lemons or vinegar?
    sour
  • Which kitchen tool would you use to fry bacon or cook a stir-fry?
    frying pan
  • What do you call it when you cook food over direct heat, often on a barbecue?
    grill
  • What do we call this way of cooking?
    frying
  • If you're cutting a turkey or a roast into thin slices, what type of knife would you use?
    carving knife
  • Paella is a traditional Spanish ____. What’s the word?
    dish
  • What do you call a small amount of food that you eat between meals?
    snack