Food and cooking vocabulary

Category 1 Vegetables

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Vegetables

cabbage
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Vegetables

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Vegetables

spinach
20
Vegetables

30
Vegetables

aubergine (UK)
eggplant (US)
30
Vegetables

40
Vegetables

artichoke
40
Vegetables

50
Vegetables

cauliflower
50
Vegetables

Category 2 Fruit

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Fruit

peach
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Fruit

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Fruit

plum
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Fruit

30
Fruit

pineapple
30
Fruit

40
Fruit

apricot
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Fruit

50
Fruit

pomegranate
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Fruit

Category 3 Legumes/Pulses

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Legumes/Pulses

peas
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Legumes/Pulses

20
Legumes/Pulses

black-eyed peas
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Legumes/Pulses

30
Legumes/Pulses

lentils
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Legumes/Pulses

40
Legumes/Pulses

broad beans (UK)
fava beans (US)
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Legumes/Pulses

50
Legumes/Pulses

chickpeas
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Legumes/Pulses

Category 4 Cooking Verbs

to become so hot that bubbles are formed in a liquid and rise to the top
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Cooking Verbs

boil
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Cooking Verbs

to cook (food) in fat or oil
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Cooking Verbs

fry / pan-fry
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Cooking Verbs

to cut something into thin, flat pieces
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Cooking Verbs

slice
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Cooking Verbs

to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool such as a knife
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Cooking Verbs

chop
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Cooking Verbs

to cut (food) into very small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool
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Cooking Verbs

grate
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Cooking Verbs

Category 5 Kitchen Utensils

a kitchen tool for removing the skin of fruit and vegetables
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Kitchen Utensils

peeler
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Kitchen Utensils

a tool that is used to pull corks from bottles
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Kitchen Utensils

corkscrew
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Kitchen Utensils

a large and deep spoon with a long handle that is used for serving a liquid
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Kitchen Utensils

ladle
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Kitchen Utensils

a kitchen tool that you use for beating food such as eggs and cream
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Kitchen Utensils

whisk
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Kitchen Utensils

a bowl that has many small holes and that is used for washing or draining food
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Kitchen Utensils

colander
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Kitchen Utensils