Vocabulary

• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• have to: Must do
• 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.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• non stick: A substance used to coat a surface to prevent things from sticking to it.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
• tail off: To become gradually smaller or weaker.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• this day and age: The present period or modern times.
• in this day and age: In the present time; nowadays.
• equal parts: Amounts that are the same in size or quantity.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• going on: To continue doing something
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• use up: To use all of; consume
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• fry up: To cook food quickly in a pan using hot fat or oil.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• barely: Only just; just possible
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• level: Specific height of something
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• prawn: Largish edible shellfish with ten legs
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• luscious: Being juicy and attractive to eat or to look at
• scallion: Small onion with long green stems
• saute: Dish of sauted food
• kimchi: Korean spicy cabbage dish
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• wok: Pan with convex bottom used for stir frying
• grater: Utensil with sharp edges for shredding foods
• crispiness: Condition or state of being dry and brittle