Food Vocabulary
Instructions for cooking a dish.
recipe
A tool for cutting food.
knife
Cut vegetables into pieces.
chop vegetables
Make food quickly.
whip something up
Complete: Yesterday I ___ a cake. (bake)
baked
Foods used to make a dish.
ingredients
A deep container used for cooking.
pot
Cook pasta in boiling water.
boil pasta
Avoid risk and choose an easy option.
play it safe
Complete: I have never ___ homemade pasta. (make)
made
Made at home, not bought ready-made.
homemade
A flat metal tray used in an oven.
baking tray
Move soup around with a spoon.
stir soup
Made from basic ingredients, not ready-made.
from scratch
Complete the plan: Tomorrow we ___ going to bake bread.
are
Food that makes you feel happy or safe.
comfort food
Equipment used to weigh ingredients.
kitchen scales
Check how much flour you need.
measure flour
Learn by trying, making mistakes, and improving.
learn by trial and error
Correct the sentence: I have cooked soup last Sunday.
I cooked soup last Sunday.
A dish someone is known for making well.
signature dish
A flat pan used for frying food.
frying pan
Cut cheese into small pieces with a grater.
grate cheese
Try to do something too difficult or too much for you.
bite off more than you can chew
Pat tried cooking for twelve and felt overwhelmed. Explain: He bit off more than he could chew.
He attempted a task that was too difficult or too much for him.