This document contains definitions of over 80 culinary and food-related terms. It provides the pronunciation and definition for words like appetizing, blowtorch, canvas, chewy, clove of garlic, cocktail stick, and craft. The definitions describe parts of foods, cooking tools and techniques, textures, flavors, amounts, and food industry roles.
This document contains definitions of over 80 culinary and food-related terms. It provides the pronunciation and definition for words like appetizing, blowtorch, canvas, chewy, clove of garlic, cocktail stick, and craft. The definitions describe parts of foods, cooking tools and techniques, textures, flavors, amounts, and food industry roles.
This document contains definitions of over 80 culinary and food-related terms. It provides the pronunciation and definition for words like appetizing, blowtorch, canvas, chewy, clove of garlic, cocktail stick, and craft. The definitions describe parts of foods, cooking tools and techniques, textures, flavors, amounts, and food industry roles.
This document contains definitions of over 80 culinary and food-related terms. It provides the pronunciation and definition for words like appetizing, blowtorch, canvas, chewy, clove of garlic, cocktail stick, and craft. The definitions describe parts of foods, cooking tools and techniques, textures, flavors, amounts, and food industry roles.
Appeti zi ng / ˈæpət a ɪzɪŋ/ f ood or s me l l s ma k e you wa n t t o e a t
Bl owt or c h / ˈbl əʊt ɔːt ʃ / a t ool us e d t o h e a t me t a l or r e mov e pa i n t f r om a s ur f a c e by pr oduc i n g a n e xt r e me l y h ot f l a me Ca n v a s / ˈk æn v əs / strong, rough cloth made from cotton or other fibers, used for making tents, sails, strong bags, or work clothes
Ch e wy / ˈt ʃ uːi / needi ng to be cr us hed a l ot wi th the teeth bef or e i t i s s wa l l owed:
Cl ov e of / ˌk l əʊv əv a small separate part of a bulb of garlic (= a ga r l i c ˈɡ ɑːl ɪk / plant used in cooking) Coc k t a i l /ˈkɒkteɪl s tɪk/ a s ma l l , poi ntedwoodenor pl a s ti cs ti ckonwhi chs ma l l pi eces of f ood, s uch s ti ck a s c hees e or s a us a ge, a r e s er v ed t o gues t s a t pa r t i es . Con / k ɒn / toma kes omeonebel i eves omethi ngf a l s e, us ua l l ys otha ttha t per s onwi l l gi v e you t h e i r mon e y or pos s e s s i on s Cr a f t / k r ɑːf t / s k i l l i n k n owi n g h ow t o do or ma k e s ome t h i n g, or a j ob or a c t i v i t y n e e di n g s uc h s k i l l Cr out on / ˈk r uːt ɒn / a s ma l l s qua r e pi ec e of br ea d t ha t i s f r i ed or t oa s t ed Cr umbl e / ˈk r ʌmbəl / t o br ea k , or c a us e s omet hi ng t o br ea k , i nt o s ma l l pi ec es Da bof gl ue / ˌdæb əv ˈɡ l uː/ a small amount of a glue substance Dr i ppi ng / ˌdr ɪpɪŋ wɪð to be covered in a lot of an oil liquid that is wi t h oi l ˈɔɪl / falling or running down Dr opof oi l / ˌdr ɒp əv ˈɔɪl / a small round-shaped amount of oil liquid Dus ti ngof / ˌdʌs t ɪŋ əv s uga r t h a t h a s be e n gr oun d i n t o a f i n e powde r i ci ngs uga r ˈa ɪs ɪŋ ˌʃ ʊɡə/ Enha nc e / ɪn ˈh ɑːn s / t o i mpr ov e t he qua l i t y, a mount, or s t r engt h of s omet hi ng F a c el i f t / ˈf e ɪs l ɪf t / t r e a t me n t t o ma k e s ome t h i n g l ook mor e a t t r a c t i v e F i ni s h / ˌf ɪnɪʃ ˌs ʌmθɪŋ t o e a t , dr i n k , or us e t h e l a s t pa r t of s ome t h i n g s omethi ng ˈɒf / of f Fi t of a nger / ˌf ɪt əv ˈæŋɡ ə/ t o di s pl a y a v e r y ba d t e mpe r , of t e n by s c r e a mi n g a l ot F l uf f y / ˈf l ʌf i / l i gh t a n d f ul l of a i r , or s of t a n d f ur r y F ood / ˈf uːd Aper s onwhodes i gns , pr epa r es a nds tyl es f oodf or photogr a phyor on- a i r arti s t/s tyl i s t ˌɑːtɪs t/ˌs ta ɪl ɪs t/ de mon s t r a t i on Gl i s tenwi th / ˈɡ l ɪs ən wɪð t o s hi ne by r ef l ec t i ng l i ght f r oma wet or s moot h s ur f a c e s th ˌs ʌmθɪŋ/ Gooe y / ˈɡ uː. i / s of t a n d s t i c k y Gr e a s y / ˈɡ r i ː. s i / c ov e r e d wi t h or f ul l of f a t or oi l Gr i s t l y / ˈɡ r ɪs l i / f ul l of gr i s tl e( =a s ol i dwhi tes ubs ta ncei nmea t tha t i s di f f i cul t toea t) Ha ndf ul of / ˌhændf ʊl əv a na mount of r ound, gr eens eeds , s ever a l of whi chgr owi na podtha t ca n pe a s ˈpi ːz/ be h e l d i n on e h a n d He e l of /ˌhi ːl əv ˈbr ed/ a c r us t y e n d of a l oa f of br e a d br e a d Knoc k s t h / ˌn ɒk ˌs ʌmθɪŋ ma k e s ome t h i n g i n a h ur r y a n d wi t h out muc h c a r e up ˈʌp/ Li mp / l ɪmp/ s of t a n d n e i t h e r f i r m n or s t i f f Moul dy / ˈməʊl di / cover ed wi tha s of t, gr een or gr ey gr owth tha t devel ops on ol d f ood or on obj ec t s t ha t ha v e been l ef t f or t oo l ong i n wa r m, wet a i r Ooze wi t h / ˈuːz wɪð to flow slowly out of something through a small s th ˌs ʌmθɪŋ/ opening, or to slowly produce a thick liquid P i nchof s a l t /ˌpɪntʃ əv ˈs ɔːl t/ a small amount of salt, especially, the amount that you can hold between your finger and thumb Sc a l di ng / ˈs k ɔːl dɪŋ/ t o h e a t a l i qui d un t i l i t a l mos t boi l s Scoopof i ce /ˌs kuːp əv ˌa ɪs a nobj ect l i kea s poonwhi chi s us edf or pi cki ngupa qua nti tyof a f oods uch c r ea m ˈk r i ːm/ a s i c e c r ea m Segment of / ˌs e ɡ mən t əv oneof the s ma l l er gr oups or a mounts tha t a l a r ger gr oupor a mount ca n f r ui t ˈf r uːt / be di v i de d i n t o Sl a b of / ˌs l æb əv a thick, flat piece of chocolate etc., that is chocol a te ˈt ʃ ɒk l ət / usually square or rectangular Sl i c e of / ˌs l a ɪs əv a flat, often thin, piece of lemon that has been l e mon ˈl e mən / cut from a larger piece Soggy / ˈs ɒɡ i / (of things that can absorb water, especially food) unpleasantly wet and soft Spoonf ul of / ˌs puːnf ʊl əv the amount of tomato sauce that a spoon will t oma t o t əˈmɑːt əʊs ɔːs / s a uc e hold Spr i g of / ˌs pr ɪɡəv a small branch of a herbs with leaves on it h e r bs ˈh ɜːbz/ Spr i nkl e of / ˌs pr ɪŋkəl əv very small pieces of grated chocolate used as a gr a t e d ˌɡ r eɪtɪdˈtʃɒkl ət/ chocol a te decoration on the top of cakes St odgy / ˈs t ɒdʒi / Stodgy food is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way Suc c ul e nt / ˈs ʌk j əl ənt / Succulent food is pleasantly juicy Te mpt i n g / ˈt e mpt ɪŋ/ F ood t h a t pe opl e de c r i be s a s h a r mf ul a n d a t t r a c t i v e Te n de r / ˈt e n də/ (of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth) Ti r e d- /ˌt a ɪəd ˈl ʊk ɪŋ/ No l on ge r f r e s h or i n good c on di t i on l ook i n g Tr a de /ˌtr eɪdˈs i ːkr ət/ a piece of information about a product that is s ec r et known only to the particular company that makes it Tr y your /ˈtr a ɪˌj ə ˈhænd to try doing something for the first time ha nda t s th ət ˌs ʌmθɪŋ/ Ve l v e t y / ˈv e l v ət i / Velvety food and drink is very smooth Wood / ˈwʊd ˌv ɑːn ɪʃ / a clear liquid that you can put on a wooden v a r ni s h surface, to protect it and give it a shiny, attractive appearance after drying