Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• break up
• mix up: To put various things together so they become one
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• stick together: To support each other; remain united.
• chili sauce: A sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients, used as a condiment.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• soggy: Unpleasantly wet
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• deep: Complex and important
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• fragrance: Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• drizzle: Light rain
• burn: To destroy with fire
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• flake: Thin and very small piece of something
• chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
• forget: To not remember something
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• call: A order or request for action
• saute: Dish of sauted food
• cauliflower: White vegetable, that looks similar to broccoli
• dredge: Scooping machine used to dig up river channels
• shallot: Type of longish onion