Restaurant Vocab
What do you call the money you give a waiter for good service?
A tip
What does "spill the beans" mean?
I am made by mixing eggs and other ingredients together in a pan. I can contain vegetables, cheese, or meat.
Omelette
What verb means to cook food in hot oil?
What word describes food with very little flavor?
bland
What does it mean when a restaurant is fully booked?
There are no tables available.
You can't have your cake and ___ it too.
eat
I am a cold dish made from raw vegetables, usually served with dressing.
Salad
What verb means to cook food slowly in liquid at a temperature below boiling?
Simmer
What word describes food that is pleasantly firm and makes a loud sound when you bite into it?
crunchy
What does "a la carte" mean on a restaurant menu?
You order and pay for each dish separately rather than ordering a meal where everything comes together.
What does "in a nutshell" mean?
To explain something very briefly
I am a dish where ingredients are wrapped inside a flat piece of bread.
Burrito / Wrap / Shawarma
What verb means to cook food using steam from boiling water?
steam
what word describes meat that is difficult to chew?
tough
what is the word for a small amount of food that you receive before your main meal?
An appetizer
Your friend says "I'm on a tight budget." Which food idiom could describe their financial situation?
I am traditionally cooked slowly in a pot. I usually contain liquid, vegetables, and meat. I am thicker than soup.
what verb means to cook meat or vegetables slowly in an oven, usually using dry heat?
roast
what word describes food that contains too much oil or fat?
greasy
If a restaurant says a dish is its specialty, what does that mean?
It is the dish that the restaurant is best known for and cooks especially well.
"That's the way the cookie crumbles." What does this mean?
You have to accept that sometimes bad or disappointing things happen.
I am a dessert made from layers of cream, coffee-soaked biscuits, and cocoa powder.
Tiramasu
What's the difference between boiling and simmering?
Boiling uses a higher temperature with large bubbles, while simmering uses a lower temperature with small bubbles.
what word describes food that has a strong, pleasant smell?
aromatic