Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• lay ahead: To be going to happen in the future.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• sell up: To sell most or all possessions to free resources.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• repetition: When something occurs again
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• master: To gain control over something
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• flaky: Made of or resembling flakes
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• business: A company formed for making profit
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• area: Amount of measured space
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• walnut: Nut with a very hard shell
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• famous: Excellent
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• lamb: Young sheep
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• ripen: To make or become ripe and ready to eat, as fruit
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• pistachio: Greenish nuts used in cakes, ice cream etc.
• kebab: Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer
• cardamom: Aromatic seeds used as seasoning
• smoky: (Room) full of smoke
• baklava: Middle Eastern nut and honey cake with thin pastry
• ama: (Ask Me Anything) An interactive post or session, often on platforms like Reddit or Instagram, where a person (often a celebrity or expert) answers questions from the public in real-time.