Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
• press down: To apply pressure to something with a pushing motion.
• push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• have to: Must do
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• cheese out: To avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant.
• mop up: To clean a liquid from a surface by using a mop or cloth.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• red onion: A type of onion with reddish-purple skin and white flesh tinged with red.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• go on: To continue doing something
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• cook off: A contest where participants compete in cooking.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• great: Very good; better than before
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
• cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• level: Specific height of something
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
• carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
• baste: To moisten meat with its juices when cooking
• meatball: Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or boiled
• slaw: Shredded cabbage
• crispiness: Condition or state of being dry and brittle