Cooking Vocabulary | Interactive practices with keys

Cooking Vocabulary

🔥 Taste & Flavor

• Delicious 😋 – very good to eat : ឆ្ងាញ់
• Tasty 😍 – full of flavor : ដែលមានរស់ជាតិ
• Sweet 🍬 – like sugar : ផ្អែម
• Salty 🧂 – tastes of salt : ដែលប្រៃ
• Sour 🍋 – sharp, acidic taste : ដែលជូរ
• Bitter ☕ – sharp, unpleasant taste : ចត់ ឬល្វី
• Spicy 🌶️ – hot with strong flavor : ហឹរ
• Savory 🍖 – rich, salty taste : ប្រៃ ឬ ហឹរ

🥘 Texture & Cooking Style

• Crispy 🥓 – hard and crunchy : ស្រួយ (ដូចដំឡូងបំពង)​
• Crunchy 🥨 – makes a loud sound when eaten : (ស្រួយ សម្រាប់សាច់)
• Soft 🍞 – easy to chew : ទន់
• Tender 🍗 – easy to cut or eat : ទន់
• Juicy 🍊 – full of liquid : សំបូរទឹក
• Creamy 🧈 – smooth and thick : សំបូរគ្រីម
• Dry 🍪 – not moist : ស្ងួត

🍳 Cooking Adjectives

• Fried 🍟 : ដែលត្រូវបានចៀន
• Boiled 🍲 : ដែលត្រូវបានស្ងោរ
• Grilled 🔥 : ដែលត្រូវបានអាំង
• Roasted 🍗 : ដែលត្រូវបានដុត ដោយម៉ៃក្រូវេវ
• Baked 🥧 : ដែលត្រូវបានដុត
• Steamed ♨️ : ដែលត្រូវបានចំហុយ

🥗 Freshness & Quality

• Fresh 🥬 – recently made or picked : ដែលនៅស្រស់
• Raw 🥩 – not cooked : ដែលឆៅ
• Ripe 🍌 – ready to eat : ដែលទុំ
• Healthy 🥗 – good for the body : ដែលមានសុខភាពល្អ
• Homemade 🏠 – made at home : ដែលធ្វើនៅផ្ទះ

Here are commonly used cooking verbs

🔪 Preparation

• Wash 🚿 – clean food with water : លៀងសម្អាត
• Peel 🍌 – remove the skin : បកសំបក
• Cut 🔪 – divide with a knife : កាត់
• Chop 🥕– cut into small pieces : ចិញ្ជ្រាំ
• Slice 🍞 – cut into thin pieces : ហាន់ជាចំណិតៗ
• Dice 🔲– cut into small cubes : ហាន់ជាដុំៗ
• Grate 🧀 – rub food into small pieces : ឈូស
• Mix 🥣 – combine ingredients : លាយ

🍳 Cooking

Here are the cooking verbs with emojis and simple meanings 👩‍🍳🍽️

• Cook 🍽️ – prepare food with heat : ចំអិន
• Boil 🍲 – cook in hot water : ស្ងោរ
• Fry 🍳 – cook in hot oil : ចៀន
• Bake 🧁 – cook in an oven : ដុតក្នុងឡ
• Roast 🍗 – cook with dry heat : ដុត ក្នុងឡឬលើភ្លើង
• Grill 🔥 – cook over direct heat : អាំង
• Steam ♨️ – cook with steam : ចំហុយ
• Simmer 🍜 – cook slowly in liquid : រំងាស់
• Deep-fry 🍟 – cook food completely in hot oil : បំពង
• Sauté 🥘 – cook quickly in a little oil : ឆា

🥄 Finishing & Serving

• Stir – move food with a spoon : កូរ
• Season – add salt or spices : ដាក់គ្រឿង
• Taste – check the flavor : ភ្លក់
• Serve – give food to eat : ដួសដាក់ចាន
• Garnish – decorate food : តុបតែងអារហារ

✏️ Gap-Filling Practice: Cooking Verbs
Instructions:
Complete each sentence using the correct cooking verb from the box.
Word Bank:
Wash · Peel · Cut · Chop · Slice · Dice · Grate · Mix

1. Please ________ the vegetables before cooking them. 🚿
2. I need to ________ the banana before eating it. 🍌
3. Be careful when you ________ vegetables with a knife. 🔪
4. ________ the carrots into small pieces for the soup. 🥕
5. She will ________ the bread for sandwiches. 🍞
6. ________ the onions into tiny cubes. 🔲
7. ________ the cheese before adding it to the pasta. 🧀
8. ________ all the ingredients together in the bowl. 🥣

✏️ Gap-Filling Practice: Cooking Methods
Instructions:
Complete each sentence using the correct cooking word from the box.
Word Bank:
Cook · Boil · Fry · Bake · Roast · Grill · Steam · Simmer · Deep-fry · Sauté

1. We usually ________ rice in hot water. 🍚
2. My mother likes to ________ chicken in the oven. 🧁
3. Please ________ the soup slowly on low heat. 🍜
4. You can ________ vegetables over direct heat on the barbecue. 🔥
5. To make crispy fries, we ________ the potatoes in very hot oil. 🍟
6. She will ________ the meat with dry heat in the oven. 🍗
7. ________ the fish quickly in a little oil. 🥘
8. It is healthy to ________ vegetables using steam. ♨️
9. Eggs are easy to ________ in hot oil. 🍳
10. We ________ food every day to make meals. 🍽️

Cooking Verbs Quiz 🍽️