Cooking and kitchen
Words for the kitchen, recipes and home cooking: cookware, ingredients, spices, cooking methods, flavors and instruction verbs. Use this list to read recipes, explain what to add or cut, and talk about food, dishes and everyday kitchen actions at home.
Level 1
- cocina — kitchen
- agua — water
- pan — bread
- carne — meat
- cocinar — cook
- dulce — sweet
- fresco — fresh
- sopa — soup
- ensalada — salad
- añadir — add
- comida — meal
Level 2
- plato — dish
- ingrediente — ingredient
- aceite — oil
- sal — salt
- azúcar — sugar
- harina — flour
- cortar — cut
- mezclar — mix
- hervir — boil
- hornear — bake
- servir — serve
Level 3
- sartén — pan
- olla — pot
- cuchillo — knife
- cuchara — spoon
- plato — plate
- picante — spicy
- salado — salty
- receta — recipe
- instrucción — instruction
- sencillo — simple
- entrante — starter
Level 4
- plato principal — main course
- demasiado cocido — overcooked
- vegetariano — vegetarian
- bol — bowl
- horno — oven
- remover — stir
- freír — fry
- pelar — peel
- picar — chop
- precalentar — preheat