Vocabulary Nutrition and Wellness
Across
- 4. To use a grinder to break up food into coarse, medium, or fine particles
- 6. to make straight shallow cuts with a slicing knife in the surface of a food
- 8. to grind or mash cooked fruits or vegetables until they are smooth
- 9. to mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or a large spoon and fork
- 11. to lightly sprinkle a food with flour or confectioners’ sugar
- 12. to beat ingredients combining until soft and creamy
- 13. to cut a food, such as almonds, into very thin strips
- 15. to coat a food with flour
- 16. to mix thoroughly and add air to foods
- 19. to remove the center of a fruit, such as an apple or pineapple
- 20. to pour liquid over a food as it cooks using a baster or spoon
- 23. to heat sugar until it liquefies and darkens in color
- 24. to break or tear off small layers of food, often cooked fish, with a fork
- 25. to beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into a mixture, making it light and fluffy
Down
- 1. to divide a food into four equal pieces
- 2. to crush food into a smooth mixture with a masher or beater
- 3. to pulverize food into crumbs, powder, or paste with a tolling pin, blender, or food processor
- 5. to put small pieces of food on the surface of another food
- 7. to coat a food with three different layers
- 8. to cut off a very thin layer of peel with a paring knife
- 10. to cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears
- 11. to coat food heavily with flour
- 13. often applies to food that is cooking. Mix with a spoon or a wire whisk In a circular motion
- 14. to coat a food with liquid that forms a glossy finish
- 16. to use a pastry brush to coat a food with a liquid
- 17. food is removed from the pan and excess fat poured off, a small amount of liquid is added and stirred and simmered
- 18. to cut a food into large, thin pieces with a slicing knife
- 19. to cook a food in a sugar syrup
- 20. to dip food briefly in boiling water and then in cold water to stop the cooking process
- 21. to make a liquid clear by removing solid particles
- 22. used to gently mis a light, fluffy mixture into a heavier one