Como se diz em Inglês?
Hoje vamos verificar alguns verbos relacionados à Culinária em Inglês. Atualmente Saber cozinhar é uma das habilidades mais úteis que podemos aprender. Se podemos cozinhar, podemos comer pratos saudáveis feitos em casa com ingredientes frescos, em vez de ter que comprar fast food não saudável ou refeições pré-cozidas ou congeladas caras.
Tell us: "Do you know how to cook?"
- add (verb): to put something else in - Add grated cheese to the white sauce and stir.
- bake (verb): to cook in an oven - I can bake cakes and pies, but I can't bake bread.
- beat (verb): to mix eggs, cream, etc. with a fork, a beater, or a whisk - To make scrambled eggs, beat the eggs before cooking them.
- boil (verb): to cook in boiling water - Will you boil the vegetables, or steam them?
- burn (verb): to spoil food by cooking it for too long or at a temperature that's too high - Please don't burn the toast.
- carve (verb): to cut slices or small pieces from a large piece of cooked meat - Who'd like to carve the roast chicken?
- chop or chop up (verb): to cut into small pieces with a sharp knife - It's easy to cut yourself when chopping onions, so be careful.
- cook (verb): to prepare food for eating - What are you cooking for dinner?
- mash (verb): to crush food like cooked potato until it's a smooth mass - Could you mash the potatoes, please?
- melt (verb): to turn a solid substance into a liquid by heating - Melt some butter in a saucepan and then add the flour.
- mix (verb): to combine two or more substances - The flour is mixed with a little oil and warm water to make a dough.
- peel (verb): to take or cut the skin off a vegetable or fruit - I get juice all over my fingers if I peel an orange.
- sprinkle (verb): to add a few drops of liquid or a substance like salt or pepper by shaking a container or by using your fingers - Why do you sprinkle so much salt on everything?
- steam (verb): to cook in hot steam from boiling water - Steaming vegetables destroys fewer nutrients than boiling them.
- stir (verb): to move a spoon or other implement around to mix something - If you don't stir the sauce enough, it'll be lumpy.
- stir-fry (verb): to fry quickly over a high heat while stirring - Lots of people stir-fry all kinds of meat and vegetables these days.
STEAMED VEGETABLES = Vegetais ao Vapor
Steamed vegetables are undeniably healthy, visually appealing, and tasty.
ROASTED POTATOES = Batatas Assadas
How often do you eat potatoes?
How often do you cook?
Even if you only have a small stove or cooker with a couple of hotplates, you can cook delicious food at home. You can fry meat, fish or eggs in a frying pan with oil or butter. You can also chop or slice vegetables and sauté or stir-fry them in a pan or a wok. Another way of cooking vegetables and grains like rice is by boiling or steaming them. You can peel vegetables like potatoes and carrots before cooking them, and even mash them after they're cooked if you like. You can also boil other foods like spaghetti, eggs and certain meats, or steam fish and other seafood like crabs and mussels.
What´s your favorite dish?