Food and cooking related vocabulary for ESL 5

Topic: Food/ Cooking 5

1. Spinach, kale, and other such leaf vegetables are sometimes referred to as (leafy/leaf) greens.

2. The flavor of this spice is too strong. It will (overpower/overtake) the other flavors.

3. Roasting a spice (brings/takes) out its flavor.

4. Take the soup off the burner and let it (cold/cool) for 30 minutes.

5. Is the flavor subtle or (intense/intensive)?

6. There are at least three ways to cook potatoes. You can fry them, bake them, or (boil/bowl) them.

7. Stir the sauce until it's the (consistency/constancy) (= thickness) of yogurt.

8. This has to be cooked over (medium/middle) heat.

9. You have to cook the broccoli over a low flame. = You have to (simmer/summer) the broccoli.

10. You have to work the dough with your hands. = You have to (knead/knit) the dough.

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