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Food and cooking

Everyday words for meals, ingredients and cooking, from breakfast to dessert.

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breakfast
noun/ˈbrekfəst/
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
I usually have eggs and toast for breakfast.
ingredient
noun/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
One of the foods you use to make a dish.
Flour, eggs and milk are the main ingredients in pancakes.
recipe
noun/ˈresəpi/
A set of instructions that tells you how to cook something.
My grandmother gave me her recipe for apple pie.
boil
verb/bɔɪl/
To cook something in very hot water.
Boil the pasta for ten minutes.
slice
verb/slaɪs/
To cut something into thin, flat pieces.
Can you slice the bread, please?
spicy
adjective/ˈspaɪsi/
Having a strong, hot taste.
This curry is too spicy for me.
dessert
noun/dɪˈzɜːrt/
Sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal.
We had chocolate cake for dessert.
leftovers
noun/ˈleftoʊvərz/
Food that is not eaten during a meal and is kept for later.
We're having last night's leftovers for lunch.