Cooking Vocabulary Quiz

What does a cookbook contain?

• cooks

• courses

• recipes

Which can be "ingredients"?

• herbs, spices, meats

• adding, mixing, mashing

• pans, pots, spoons

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

• peel

• carve

• beat

• pinch

Which is not usually done with a knife?

• slicing bread

• grating cheese

• dicing potatoes

Which two words are the closest in meaning?

• cook and serve

• sauté and stir-fry

• melt and grease

Which of these amounts is the smallest?

• a tablespoon

• a teaspoon

• a pinch

Which action is done just with the fingers?

• sprinkling

• slicing

• whisking

Which means "to cut into small squares or cubes"?

• to dice

• to chop

• to carve

Which is usually carved with a carving knife?

• a chocolate cake

• a roast chicken

• a fried egg

Which cooking method means cooking in hot oil?

• baking

• grilling

• frying

• roasting