Cuisines of the World
Cooking vocabulary
Food
Dining and Kitchen Utensils
Units of Measurement
100

It is a national dish in Italy which main ingredient is rice

What is risotto

100

Cooking directly under a very hot gas flame, usually outdoors

What is grill

100

This vegetable came to Estonia in the 18 century and is a common vegetable in Estonian cuisine 

What is potato

100

A large cloth for covering a dining table

What is tablecloth

100

This is a symbol of metric units of measurement

What is SI

200

This offal is haggish made of

What is cow's stomach

200

Giving someone food or drink that has been prepared

What is serving

200

Its close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chive

What is onion

200

A tool with two arms that can be pushed together to pick sth up

What are tongs

200

This unit comes from the Italian word "uno" and derives from the Ancient Roman "uncia"

What is ounce

300

This dairy dish is commonly used for cooking, as a traditional medicine and for religious rituals in Hinduism

What is ghee

300

Cutting slices or small pieces from a large peace of cooked meat

What is carving

300

A sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs, two claws, eyes on long stalks

What is lobster

300

Rules for behaving correctly in social situations

What is etiquette

300

This unit derives from the Roman ancestor "libra" that is also the source of its abbreviation

What is pound (lb)

400

This Estonian national dish comes from Germany and is called sour cabbage

What is sauerkraut

400

Frying quickly over a high heat while stirring

What is stir-fry

400

Organs from an animal or bird eaten as food

What is offal

400

A three-pronged fork usually for eating the third meal course 

What is dessert fork

400

A thermometer scale on which under standard atmospheric pressure the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees above zero and the freezing point at 32 degrees above zero

What is Farenheit

500

The earliest roots of the cuisine of this country lie in Mesoamerican cuisine

What is Mexico/Mexican cuisine

500

Frying quickly in a hot oil or fat

What is sautè

500

A dessert or pastry called Dim Sum from this cuisine originally means a small portion of food, usually served with tea

What is China

500

A kitchen tool with a surface full of small, sharp-edged holes that can cut food into tiny slices 

What is grater

500

This unit originated as the base of systems for measuring wine and beer in England, is equal to four quarts, eight pints, sixteen cups, or thirty-two gills

What is gallon