Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• cultural phenomenon: A thing that takes place when something or someone gains popularity, especially when this is among many people.
• constant struggle: A continuous and persistent effort or fight against difficulties or opposition.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• swell up: To become larger and rounder, usually due to injury or illness.
• shape into: To mold or form something into a particular shape or form.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
• vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
• secret recipe: A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, kept secret to maintain exclusivity.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• tiny: Very, very small
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• act: To behave in a certain way
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• container: An object that can be used to hold things
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• smooth: Moving without stops and starts
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• product: Item that can be bought
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
• squish: To walk through mud or puddles
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
• wallpaper: Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
• tartar: Yellow material that forms on the teeth and gums
• bubblegum: Form of chewing gum