B1 · Intermediate
Cooking Techniques
Understand and describe common cooking methods and how they affect preparation and the finished dish.
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Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- to stir-fry
- to simmer
- to brown
- to marinate
- to confit
- to poach
- to preheat
- to flambé
- to braise
- to caramelize
- to brown the top of a dish (often with cheese)
- to blanch
- to smoke (food)
- to pickle
- to ferment
- to thicken (a sauce)
- to thicken with egg and cream
- to clarify
- to debone
- to joint (cut up meat)
- to reduce (boil down)
- to steam-cook
- to oven-bake
- to deep-fry
- to roast whole
- to tenderize
- to temper (chocolate)
- to brush (with egg wash)
- yeast
- baking powder
- a rising time
- a baking time
- to knead dough
- to roll out the dough
- to brush with egg
- boiling water
- cake batter
- a cake plate
- a cooking class
- graham flour
- bread flour
- a bagel
- a baguette
- wholemeal bread
- a French loaf
- a clove
- allspice
- coarse flour
- wholemeal flour
- crispbread
- cornbread
- a bouquet garni
- a fennel seed
- a cooking pot
- a casserole pot
- a mixing bowl
- to crack an egg
- raw
- golden brown
- medium-rare
- pan-fried
- to stir constantly
- a tuber, a swollen underground plant part
- to smoke food
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- Lesson 1
Cooking Techniques
- Lesson 2
Explaining How Dinner Is Made
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