Vocabulary

• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• such as: For example; like
• spread around: To distribute something to a wide area or to many people.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• aside from
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• staff: Employees of a company
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• slurp: To drink noisily
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• scholar: Educated person who attends or attended school
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
• miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
• yeti: Large hairy creature said to live in the Himalayas