Common Cooking Terms

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Across
  1. 3. Cut a food into 2 equal pieces
  2. 6. Quickly putting and removing a food in boiling water
  3. 7. Cook a food by placing it on a hot grill
  4. 13. Add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to a food so that it tastes better
  5. 14. Cut a food into slices (picture e.g., onion)
  6. 15. Cut a food into small cubes
  7. 16. Fry a food in a small amount of oil while moving it in the pan
  8. 17. Cook a food by putting it in a boiling liquid (like water or stock)
  9. 18. Cut a food into very small pieces (e.g., garlic)
  10. 20. Cook a food so that the sugar in the food becomes brown, or a caramel
  11. 23. Cook a liquid so that it becomes thicker
  12. 24. Cook a food in oil at a high heat while stirring it
  13. 25. Try a small amount of your food once it’s cooked to see if it tastes good
  14. 26. Cook a food by heating it in the hot steam that forms when water boils
  15. 28. Cook a liquid at just before boiling (show example and place next to boiling)
Down
  1. 1. Cook a food in slightly boiling water/liquid
  2. 2. Cut a food into 4 equal pieces
  3. 4. Break a food into smaller pieces
  4. 5. Mix foods together
  5. 8. Put a food in a container, plastic wrap, or plastic zip-lock bag so that no air can get into the food and no air can get out of the container
  6. 9. Remove excess liquid from a food by placing it in a colander
  7. 10. Remove the outer covering or skin from a fruit or vegetable
  8. 11. Shred a food into small pieces (using a grater – picture)
  9. 12. Cut a food into small boxes
  10. 14. Cook a food quickly at a high temperature so that the outside of it becomes brown
  11. 18. Break a food into smaller pieces so that it becomes like a paste
  12. 19. Remove the middle part, and seeds, from a food
  13. 20. Cut a food
  14. 21. A food that is kind of warm but not hot
  15. 22. Heat a solid food so that it becomes liquid
  16. 27. Cook a food in hot oil