Active Vocabulary

Meals

Unit 1

Foodstuffs. Cooking Methods and Ways of Cooking. Recipes

А. Foodstuffs

Active Vocabulary

I. Foodstuffs

canned / tinned food

cooked food

dried food

fresh food

frozen food

plain food

raw food

uncooked food

Meat

meat: beef, lamb, mutton, pork, veal, venison

bacon

cold pork

ham

kidneys

liver

mince (minced meat)

sausage(s)

smoked meat

smoked sausage

tongue

Poultry and Game

chicken

duck

goose (geese pl.)

rabbit

turkey

Fish and Seafood

caviar

fish: bream, carp, cod, dace, eel, haddock, mackerel, perch, pike, plaice, salmon, sturgeon, trout, turbot

salted fish: herring

dried fish

smoked fish

tinned (canned – A.E.) fish:

sardines, sprats

shellfish: crab, lobster, oyster,

shrimp / prawn

Dairy Products

butter

cheese

cottage cheese

curds

kefir

margarine

mayonnaise

milk

sour cream

sweet cream

yoghurt

Confectionery and Pastry

biscuits (cookies – A.E.)

cake / tart

fancy cake

sponge (chocolate)

pastry

pie (chocolate / meat / with custard)

Sweets

candy / chocolates

jam

jelly

marmalade

Bread and Bakery Goods

Bread: brown (rye), white (wheat)

bun

puff

roll

Dry Groceries

cereals: buckwheat, barley,

millet, oats, pearl barley, rice,

macaroni

noodles

spaghetti

Berries

blackberry

blueberry / bilberry

cranberry

currant (black / red / white)

gooseberry

raspberry

(wild) strawberry

Nuts

coconut

hazelnut

peanut

seeds

walnut

Fruits

apple

apricot

banana

cherries

grapes

lemon

melon

orange

peach

pear

pineapple

tangerine

watermelon

dried fruits: date, prune, (seedless) raisin

Vegetables

aubergine (eggplant)

beet

cabbage (green / red / savoy)

carrot

cauliflower

cucumber

dill (fennel)

French / kidney beans

garlic

lettuce

onion

parsley

pea

pepper (sweet)

pickled vegetables

potato

radish (black / white)

tomato

turnip

mushrooms

II. Prepared Food

Beverage

beer, dark / light

champagne

cocktail (fruit)

coffee, black / strong / white / double / instant

drink n, v hard / strong / soft

drinks (spirits)

iced orange drink

juice

lemonade

liqueur

milk shake

mineral water

tea, strong / weak

wine, dry / sweet / table / sparkling

Food

baked beans / potatoes, etc.

beefsteak

boiled potatoes / vegetables, etc.

chips

chops, mutton / pork / veal, etc.

eggs, hard-boiled / soft-boiled / fried / scrambled

French fries

fried chicken / fish / potatoes, etc.

jelly fish / meat

mashed potatoes (mash)

omelette (omelet)

pancake

pasta / macaroni

porridge

pudding

pigs-in-the-blanket / cabbage

rolls

roast beef (lamb)

roasted meat

salad, fruit / vegetable / meat / mixed / green / etc.

steak

stewed vegetables / meat / etc.

whipped cream

cutlet

III. Ways of Cooking

bake

barbecue

boil

casserole

chop (up)

coat with smth.

cook

cut (up / off), to cut into pieces

dress with smth.

dressing, salad dressing

flavour

flavour / season with smth.

fry

grate

grill

handy, to have at hand

heat / preheat (up)

knead, to knead dough

make, to make cakes / coffee / tea

mash

melt

mince, to mince meat

mix

peel

pluck

poach

pour (in / out)

preserve

recipe for smth., to follow a recipe

roast

roll (out), to roll the pastry

shell, to peel off the egg shell

simmer

steam

stew

stir

stuff

taste

toast

whip

IV. Cookware, Tableware and Cutlery

baking tin

bread bin

china

corkscrew

crockery

cup

frying pan (fry pan – A.E.)

ladle (soup ladle)

lid

pepper box

potato peeler

rolling pin

salt cellar

sauce boat

saucepan

saucer

scales

server

tea kettle / pot / set

tea strainer

toaster

tray

water jug

whisk / egg beater

Plate

bread / dinner / deep (soup) / meat / dessert / bottom plate

Bowl

butter / sugar / salad / dessert bowl

Pot

tea / mustard pot

Glass

tapered / crystal glass

Dish

potato / butter dish

Fork

fish / salad / serving / cocktail fork

Knife

butter / fish / fruit / cheese knife

Spoon

dessert / salad / tea / vegetable / mixing / table spoon