COOKING VOCABULARY QUIZ

1. What does a cookbook contain?

• courses

• recipes

• price

2. Which can be "ingredients"?

• herbs, spices, meats

• adding, mixing, mashing

• pans, pots, spoons

3. Before cooking or eating certain fruits and vegetables, some people _______ them.

• carve

• peel

• beat

4. Which is usually NOT done with a knife?

• dicing meat

• chopping vegetables

• grating cheese

5. Which two words are the closest in meaning?

• cook and serve

• sauté and stir-fry

• melt and grease

6. Which of these amounts is the smallest?

• a tablespoon

• a teaspoon

• a pinch

7. Which action is done with just the fingers?

• sprinkling

• slicing

• whisking

8. "To cut into small squares or cubes" means ________?

• to chop

• to dice

• to carve

9. Which is usually carved with a carving knife?

• a chocolate cake

• a fried egg

• a roast chicken

10. Which cooking methods work by surrounding food with hot air on all sides?

• baking and roasting

• frying and grilling

• boiling and steaming