fussy /ˈfʌsi/ adjective
1 NOT LIKING only liking particular things and
very difficult to please
She's a very fussy eater .
2 CAREFUL too careful about unimportant details
3 TOO COMPLICATED If something is fussy, it is
too complicated in design and has too many details.
picky /ˈpɪki/ adjective
informal Someone who is picky does not like many
things.
a picky eater
He's very picky about his
clothes.
adventurous /ədˈventʃ ə rəs/ adjective
1 NEW THINGS willing to try new and often
difficult things
I'm trying to be more
adventurous with my cooking.
2 EXCITING exciting and often dangerous
He led an adventurous life.
plate /pleɪt/ noun
1 FOOD [ C ] a flat, round object which is used
for putting food on
a dinner plate
a plate of biscuits
2 METAL/GLASS [ C ] a flat piece of metal or
glass
I had a metal plate put in my
knee after the accident.
dish 1 /dɪʃ/ noun [ C ]
FOOD food that is prepared in a particular way as part of a
meal
a chicken/vegetarian dish
grill 1 /grɪl/ noun [ C ]
1 KITCHEN ( also US
See picture kitchen
2 FIRE a flat, metal structure used to cook
food over a fire
slice
2 /slaɪs/
verb
1 FOOD [ T ] ( also slice up ) to cut
food into thin, flat pieces
Could you slice the tomatoes?
2 slice into/off/through, etc
[ I , T ] to cut into or through something with a
knife or something sharp
I almost sliced my finger off.
See also: sliced bread
mash /mæʃ/ verb [ T ]
[ FOOD ] to crush food until it is soft
steam
/stiːm/ verb
1 COOK [ FOOD ] [ T ] to cook something using
steam
steamed rice
2 PRODUCE STEAM [ I ] to produce steam
a steaming bowl of soup
steam (sth) up phrasal verb
If glass steams up, or if you steam it up, it becomes
covered in steam.
The mirror in the bathroom
steamed up.
To let off steam
roast 1 /rəʊst/ verb [ I , T ]
[ FOOD ] If you roast food, you cook it in an oven or over a
fire, and if food roasts, it is cooked in an oven or over a fire.
Roast the lamb in a hot oven for
35 minutes.
See picture cook
roast adjective [ always before noun ]
roast
beef/pork
grate
1 /greɪt/
verb
1 FOOD [ FOOD ] [ T ] to break food such as
cheese into small, thin pieces by rubbing it against a grater (= kitchen tool
with holes)
grated cheese/carrot
2 NOISE [ I ] to make an unpleasant noise when
rubbing against something
The chair grated against the
floor.
grate on sb/sth phrasal verb
If someone's voice or behaviour grates on you, it
annoys you.
Her voice really grates on me.
vinegar
/ˈvɪnɪgə
r / noun [ U ]
[ FOOD ] a sour liquid that is used in cooking, often made from
wine
bland /blænd/ adjective
1 BORING not interesting or exciting
bland statements
2 NO TASTE [ FOOD ] If food is bland, it does not
have much taste.
greasy /ˈgriːsi/ adjective
containing or covered with fat or oil
greasy
food/fingers
filling /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ adjective
Food that is filling makes your stomach feel full.
This soup is very filling.
stir-fry /ˈstɜːˌfraɪ/ verb [ T ]
[ FOOD ] to fry small pieces of vegetable, meat, etc very
quickly while mixing them around
stir-fry noun [ C ]
chilli UK ( US
1 VEGETABLE [ FOOD ] [ C , U ] a small, thin,
red or green vegetable that tastes very hot
chilli powder
2 DISH [ FOOD ] [ U ] a spicy dish of beans,
meat, and chillies
eneldo nm dill n
gratinar [conjugation =>] VT to cook au gratin
perdiz (bird) partridge
Rolled in batter
algae
/ˈældʒiː/
noun [ U , group ]
[ BIOLOGY ] a plant with no stem or leaves that grows in or near
water
tofu /ˈtəʊfuː/ ( also bean curd ) noun [ U ]
[ FOOD ] a soft pale food made from the soya bean plant
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