Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rice vinegar: A mild vinegar made from fermented rice, commonly used in Asian cuisine.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• go bananas: To become very excited or angry; to behave in a wild and uncontrolled way.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• at least: As a minimum
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• chili sauce: A sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients, used as a condiment.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• conceive: To become pregnant
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• master: To gain control over something
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• waffle: Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
• part: Division of a book
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• live: To be alive
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• olive: Person's name
• smell: To have a particular odor
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
• potato: Vegetable used e.g. to make fries
• steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
• beef: Red meat from cows
• clover: Small plant with three, or four, round leaves
• eyeball: The round part of the eye
• cutter: A special tool used for cutting things