This document provides an overview of advanced cooking vocabulary words to help readers better understand recipes. It defines terms like herbs, measurements, marinate, combine, mix, dough, raw, discard, and cool off. Examples are given for several terms to further illustrate their meaning in the context of cooking. The document encourages readers to learn these new vocabulary words to improve their cooking skills and ability to follow recipes.

1. Advanced
Cooking
Vocabulary

2. 1. On a scale of 1-10 (1 = hate , 10 = Love), how much do you
enjoy cooking?

3. 2. Who can explain how to make…
Instant Noodles?

4. Cooking doesn’t have to be difficult. ANYONE can
cook….
You just need to
follow a R_______
(cooking instructions) !

5. Cooking doesn’t have to be difficult. ANYONE can
cook….
You just need to
follow a RECIPE
(cooking instructions) !

6. Here are some advanced cooking
vocabulary words to help you
the next time you’re reading a recipe!

7. Vietnamese food is famous for using many kinds of
H_____________ (these smell and taste so fresh!)

8. • In the UK, Brits say
“HERBS”
• In America, we say
“ERBS” (silent H)

9. There are MANY different ways to cook an egg. Can you name a
few ways?

10. H_____ Boiled S_____ Boiled

11. Hard Boiled Soft Boiled

12. S________________

13. SCRAMBLED

14. S_________ Side Up

15. Sunny Side Up

16. Usually, recipes list the items
we will need to make a dish.
These items are called
I_______________

17. INGREDIENTS
* here are some cookie / cake ingredients

18. But how much / many ingredients
will you need to make a recipe?
For that information, you must
notice the M______________
next to each ingredient.

19. But how much / many ingredients
will you need to make a recipe?
For that information, you must
notice the MEASURMENTS
next to each ingredient.
measuring spoons
measuring cups
a measuring cup

20. Let’s discuss measurements:
In most of the world, recipes use the metric
system: This includes litres (L) and millilitres (mL), grams (g) and kilograms (kg), and
degrees Celsius
The USA, however, measures weight in pounds.
The USA also uses volume measures based on cooking utensils: This includes: Teaspoons,
Tablespoons, Cups, Ounces, Quart, Gallon. We also measure temperature in Fahrenheit.
*we use what’s called the Imperial System

22. So, if you’re using a Recipe from America…
You may have to C___________ some
measurements & cooking temperatures.
*don’t worry, there are easy phone apps that do this

23. So, if you’re using a Recipe
from America…
You may have to CONVERT
some measurements &
cooking temperatures.
*what other things can you
convert?

24. Of course, if you’re cooking something you’ve cooked before –
the measurements don’t have to be exact.
You can just E____________ (guess) or “eye” your ingredients.

25. Of course, if you’re cooking something you’ve cooked before –
the measurements don’t have to be exact.
You can just Estimate or “eye” your ingredients.

26. *You can let your meat M_________ in a delicious sauce overnight!
If you’re going to cook meat, you can make it even more
delicious by M___________ the meat in sauce.
(you can add spices, oil, herbs, etc. to make the meat taste
delicious!)

27. MARINATE (Noun and verb)
This meat is marinating in soy sauce, garlic, onion, chili and sugar! Mmmmmm!
(It can marinate for 30minutes – 3 days!)

28. Some recipes will instruct to Add a P______________ of (salt,
pepper, chili, etc.). That just means to add a little

29. Some recipes will instruct to Add a PINCH of (salt,
pepper, chili, etc.). That just means to add a little

30. Which Chocolate Chip Cookie looks more delicious?
Cookie A Cookie B

31. Cookie A Cookie B
Cookie A is a “store-bought” cookie.
Cookie B is a “homemade” cookie.
Do you prefer Store/Restaurant-bought food OR Homemade food?

32. You should R________ rice before cooking it. You should
also do this after you touch raw (uncooked) meat.

33. You should RINSE rice before cooking it. You should
also do this after you touch raw (uncooked) meat.

34. You need to C__________ an egg carefully! You don’t want to get the shell in your food!

35. You need to CRACK an egg carefully! You don’t want to get the shell in your food!

36. Before you can sauté vegetables or meat, you must first M_____
butter.

37. MELT *in this picture, they’re melting butter and chocolate
together

38. When you make Instant Noodles, first you must H________ the
water until it boils.

39. HEAT or HEAT UP *in this photo, they are heating oil.

40. This baker is S___________g chocolate frosting onto her cake. Mmmmmmmm.
*What’s your favorite flavor of frosting?

41. SPREAD / SPREADING Mmmmmmmm.
*In this photo, a woman is spreading jam on some bread.

42. When you put ingredients
together, we can say that
we’re C____________
them.
*ex: These ladies are
C________ their
vegetables with the sauce

43. When you put ingredients
together, we can say that
we’re COMBINING
them.
*ex: These ladies are
Combining their
vegetables with the sauce

44. When making a cake, you need to first
combine the ingredients, then you can…
M_____ the flour, egg, sugar and melted
butter together.

45. When making a cake, you need to MIX flour, egg, sugar and melted butter.
*You can mix something by hand or with a machine called a mixer

46. Uncooked cookie or bread
mixture can be called
D____________
*some people like to eat cookie
D________, but you shouldn’t!

47. Uncooked cookie or bread
mixture can be called
DOUGH
*some people like to eat cookie
Dough, but you shouldn’t!
• we sometimes call an “overweight” boy
a “doughboy”

48. These meats AND vegetables aren’t
cooked, so we can say they’re
R_____________

49. These meats AND vegetables aren’t
cooked, so we can say they’re
RAW
*Have you ever tried
Raw fish? Beef?

50. If you have food that
is too old to eat,
we usually say,
“This food is…..”

51. If you have food that
is too old to eat,
we usually say,
“This food is/has…..”
is/has Spoiled
is Rotten
has “gone off”
This is called “Mold”

52. When you eat a banana or orange…. what do you do with
the peel? OR…. if you have spoiled food, you should….
* This is another word that means “to throw away”

53. to Discard = to throw away
You can discard: egg shells, peanut shells, fruit peels,
seeds, empty bottles, etc.

54. When you get a HOT bowl of soup, sometimes you need
to wait and let the soup c_____o______ before eating it
* or else, you could BURN your tongue!

55. Let it COOL OFF before eating it!
Or you can blow on your food, like this
woman