Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• out of season: Not at the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, activity, etc. is at its best or most easily available.
• draw out: To lengthen (far beyond the normal limits)
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• amount: Quantity of something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• century: Period of 100 years
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• disparity: Unfair difference between things; inequality
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
• puree: Juice made from crushed fruit or vegetables
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• pigeon: Gray bird that is common in cities
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
• coarse: Feeling rough and not smooth
• sieve: Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
• superlative: Highest in quality or excellence
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• tout: To praise or promote something
• shallot: Type of longish onion
• cayenne: Hot-tasting red pepper used in cooking
• veal: Meat from a young cow
• pestle: Hand tool for grinding substances in a mortar
• moi: (French) me