Vocabulary Nutrition and Wellness

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