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Nouns
Food and beverages
Bagel: a type of bread for one person to eat that is made in the shape of a ring
Cilantro: the leaves of the coriander plant, used to add flavour to food.
Comfort foods: the type of food that people eat when they are sad or worried,
often sweet food or food that people ate as children.
Garlic: a vegetable like a small onion with a very strong taste and smell.
Kebab: a dish consisting of small pieces of meat and vegetables that have been
put on a long, thin stick or metal rod and cooked together.
Oil: a smooth thick liquid produced from plants or animals that is used in cooking.
(chili) pepper: any of several types of red pepper (= type of vegetable) that are
used to make foods spicy.
Popcorn: seeds of maize that are heated until they break open
and become soft and light, usually flavoured with salt, butter, or sugar
Ramen: a Japanese meat or fish soup containing noodles (=long thin strips made
from flour, water, and egg) and vegetables
Snail: a small creature with a soft, wet body and a round shell,
that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants.
Soda: any type of sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic.
Spice: a substance made from a plant, used to give aspecial flavour to food.
Toast: sliced bread made warm, crisp (= hard enough tobreak), and brown by
being put near a high heat.
Other
(the) Blues: A cool and delicious drink found mostly in Albert Heijns for a
measly 30c. It mixes well and makes every alcoholic drink apart from beer taste
better.
Bowl: a round container that is open at the top and is deep enough
to hold fruit, sugar, etc.
Brain: the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings,
and activity.
Charcoal: a hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel or, in
the form of sticks, as something to draw with.
Diet: the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group.
Dough: flour mixed with water and often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that it
is ready for baking.
Free time: time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy.
Grill: a frame of metal bars over a fire on which food can be put to be cooked.
Pan: a metal container that is round and often has along handle and a lid, used
for cooking things on top of a cooker.
Plate: a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from
or serve food from.
Skewer: a long, thin metal pin used for holding together pieces
of food, especially meat, during cooking.
Slice: a flat, often thin, piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece.
Stew: a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and
vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid.
Tablespoon: (the amount held by) a large spoon used for measuring
or serving food.
Adjectives
For food and beverages
Juicy: Juicy foods contain a lot of juice and are enjoyable to eat.
Rich: If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.
Other
Secure: free from risk and the threat of change for the worse.
Verbs
Cooking methods
Grill: to cook something on a frame of metal bars, usually over a gas orcoal fire.
Other
Cheer up: If someone cheers up, or something cheers someone up, they
start to feel happier.
Chop: to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool, such as an ax.
Close: to change from being open to not being open, or to cause this tohappen.
Pour: to make a substance flow, esp. out of a container and usually into
another container.
Refrigerate: to make or keep something, esp. food or drink, cold so that it stays
fresh, usually in a refrigerator.
Roll out: to make a new product, service, or system available for the first time.
Turn over: If an engine turns over, its parts move in order to make
the enginestart running.
Adverbs
Lightly: If food is lightly cooked, it is cooked for only a short time: gently.
Conjunction