Cooking vocabulary

A list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions on how to cook a particular dish is called:

• a shopping list

• a recipe

• a cook book

• a menu

Which of the following do you do in a pan, on the stove?

• saute

• dice

• bake

• boil

What is the difference between boil and simmer?

• simmer is not hot

• boil is very hot

• simmer has more bubbles

• boil has more bubbles

If meat in the oven is being cooked from above, it is being ___________.

• sauteed

• fried

• boiled

• broiled

• eaten

Food that is fried is usually cooked in __________

• water

• milk

• oil

• cream

It is important to ________ the contents in the pot when making a stew, so that the heavier ingredients don't stick to the bottom and burn.

• chop

• blend

• slice

• stir

Roasted potatoes are prepared in the __________.

• microwave

• pot

• stove

• oven

To make onion rings, you must first __________ a whole onion into thick rings, then deep-fry in hot oil.

• slice

• dice

• chop

• saute

_________ steaks taste the best from the barbecue.

• Boiled

• Grilled

• Broiled

• Sauteed

'Cook' sounds similar to (rhymes with) ________

• rock

• coke

• book