Utensils
Cooking Verbs
Adjectives (tastes and flavours)
Cooking verbs 2
Unique Food from around the world
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Possibly the most important utensil in the kitchen, often thought of as a chef's "companion". Be careful using it though else you might cut yourself.
a knife
100
to put something with something else.
add
100
When food tastes strongly of sugar.
sweet
100
to remove the skin off a food item such as an apple or potato.
to peel
100
This notorious food is known as the "king of fruits". Often prized for it's flavour and texture, but known for having a very off putting smell. It's extremely popular in Southeast Asia where it is commonly grown.
Durian
200
This utensil is necessary to transfer the heat of the fire to the ingredients it contains with in order lift flavours and cook easily. it's round in shape with a solid handle.
a pan
200
to cook food in hot water that has reached 100c or higher. Or to simply heat water to 100c or higher to sanitize it or prepare it for hot drinks such as tea or coffee.
to boil
200
when food tastes of salt
salty
200
To give food that is fully prepared and ready to eat.
To serve
200
Tuna is a popular and stable dish in sushi restaurants around the world and particularly in Japan. However in Japan one part of Tuna is a particular delicacy. What part is it?
The eyeball
300
This specialized pan is the most adaptable pan in the world as it can be used to boil, fry, steam or stirfry. it's large surface also makes it easy to cook quickly over high heat. You can find it in nearly every kitchen in China.
a wok
300
To cut food into tiny pieces
to chop
300
The taste one experiences through foods such as lemons or unripe grapes. it can give the sensation of tanginess in the mouth and causes one to "pucker".
sour
300
To cook food in hot fat such as oil, lard or butter.
to fry
300
Chinese cuisine is perhaps the most diverse and universally beloved style through out the world however one particular dish is divisive: The thousand year old egg or "century" egg. How is it made?
It’s made by preserving duck, chicken, or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, and salt for months at a time – by which point the yolk has turned dark green or grey and has a potent sulfur smell.
400
This "hot box" is an important tool which allows a cook to bake many foods by literally surrounding it with heat.
an oven
400
to crush or press foods in order to extract fluids such as juice or oil.
to squeeze
400
to have no flavour or uninteresting flavour.
bland
400
to mix ingredients together using a circular motion and a spoon.
to stir
400
The humble avocado is perhaps the trendiest food in the world currently. However what is it?
a. fruit
b. vegetable
c. meat
d. berry
d. berry
It's believed that MegaFauna in North America such as the wooly mammoth ate the avocado thus promoting the berry to evolve to a large fatty food that it is today.
500
This specialty tool is used to measure small quantities such as spices but can come in handy to scoop samples to test your cooking.
a teaspoon.
500
The action of preparing devices for cooking by starting the heating process.
to pre-heat or heat up
500
This flavor often caused by naturally occuring tannins in food can be off putting but satisfying when contrasted with other flavors such as sweetness. Coffee, dark chocolate, and herbal teas are often described as this.
bitter
500
to cook food through the super heated water vapor produced by boiling water.
to steam
500
Lutefisk is the national dish of Norway. A food of necessity, it is a preserved food that is created by drying and soaking in toxic lye. Once cleaned and rehydrated it is light in texture and flavour. From what animal is it made?
