Cooking with children provides significant advantages, like bringing families closer together and boosting children’s self-esteem, not to mention the fact that cooking encourages children to try new healthy foods. One more advantage when you involve children in cooking is the exposure to new vocabulary which is unique to the kitchen, cooking and food. Whether it is just by observing their parents or getting their hands involved in the kitchen, children get an opportunity to learn several new words related to cooking. So make the most of this chance and draw their attention to these important cooking verbs in English.
Learning through first-hand experience gives children an opportunity to explore their surroundings and objects by touching, feeling, smelling, listening and tasting. Kids are naturally curious and find this method of learning more exciting and effective.
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Benefits Of Learning Cooking Verbs For Children
Learning something new is always beneficial for children who are observing and exploring the world constantly. When children learn cooking-related verbs, there are several advantages that they enjoy:
- Improves their vocabulary
- Makes them interested in household chores
- Develops more interest in the food they eat and improves a healthy connection with food.
- Makes them understand how to read and follow recipes
- Better understanding of the scientific process of cooking
- Better understanding of phrasal references of cooking verbs in other contexts, like: ‘A watched pot seldom boils’ or ‘You have bigger fish to fry’.
List Of Cooking Verbs For Kids With Meaning
Cooking is a wonderful activity involving several different types of processes. Each of these processes can be defined with a specific word. Let us learn some new cooking verbs with pictures for better understanding of each of these actions. Below is an alphabetically arranged list of cooking verbs from a to z.
1. Add
To put something with another thing or group of things. Eg. Add one cup of milk to two cups of water.
2. Bake
To cook something with dry heat, in an oven. Eg. Bake the cake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven.
3. Boil
To cook something in boiling water. Eg. She’s boiling the broth to make soup.
4. Chop
To cut something into smaller pieces. Eg. Chop onions and carrots into small pieces.
5. Dice
To cut food into small cubes– Dice the potatoes and put them in the pot.
6. Fry
To cook food in hot oil or fat– Slice the mushrooms thinly and fry in butter.
7. Grate
To reduce to small particles by rubbing on a grater– Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl.
8. Grill
To cook food over fire or hot coals, usually on a flat metal frame– My father hasn’t grilled the meat yet.
9. Knead
To press a mixture of flour and water many times with your hands– Knead the dough on a floured surface.
10. Marinate
To soak meat or fish in a marinade, or to be left in a marinade– He marinated the beef in red wine vinegar for a few hours.
11. Mash
To crush food until it is soft and smooth– Mash the fruit up so that the baby can eat it.
12. Mix
To combine or blend into one mass or mixture– Mix about 50 grams of flour with a pinch of salt.
13. Peel
To remove the skin of fruit and vegetables– I cut my finger peeling potatoes.
14. Rinse
To wash something quickly, especially without soap– She rinsed the vegetables under a cold tap.
13. Roast
To cook food in an oven or over a fire– Put the meat into the oven to roast.
14. Roll out
To make food that you are preparing flat and thin by pushing a rolling pin over it– Roll out the dough into one large circle.
15. Saute
To cook something quickly in a little hot oil or fat– You should sauté the onions until they’re brown.
16. Scramble
To cook beaten eggs by stirring them gently until firm– My sister prefers scrambled eggs to boiled eggs.
17. Sift
To put flour, sugar through a sieve or similar container to remove large pieces– Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
18. Simmer
To cook slowly at a temperature just below boiling– Just leave the soup to simmer for a few minutes.
19. Slice
To cut something into thin, flat pieces– Slice up the onions and add them to the meat.
20. Spread
To cover a surface with a thin layer of a soft food– She spread some strawberry jam on his toast.
21. Squeeze
To press something such as a liquid out of something– She squeezed a bit of lemon juice onto the fish.
22. Stir
To mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon– Stir the sauce until it begins to boil.– I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.
23. Whisk
To beat eggs, cream, etc. with a fork or a whisk– You should whisk two egg whites until stiff.
Questions On Cooking Verbs With Answers For Kids
1. ___ the cucumber into small pieces.
a) Stir
b) Chop
c) Drain
2. ___ the cookies for 40 minutes in the oven.
a) Bake
b) Mix
c) Boil
3. Once the pasta is boiled, ___ the extra water.
a) drain
b) boil
c) fry
4. ___ the potatoes before you start cooking them.
a) Fry
b) Stir
c) Peel
5. ___ the salad with salt, pepper and olive oil.
a) Chop
b) Season
c) Drain
6. ___ the potatoes in oil until they are golden and crisp.
a) Bake
b) Pour
c) Fry
7. Constantly ___ the sauce in the pan with a wooden spoon.
a) boil
b) fry
c) stir
8. ___ the soup in individual serving bowls.
a) chop
b) fry
c) pour
9. ____ all the ingredients together evenly.
a) mix
b) pour
c) chop
10. ___ the water and add some tea leaves to it.
a) Fry
b) Bake
c) Boil
Answers
- b) Chop
- a) Bake
- a) drain
- c) Peel
- b) Season
- c) Fry
- c) stir
- c) pour
- a) mix
- c) Boil
When kids acquire a part of the cooking-related vocabulary, they will be able to follow directions in the kitchen while learning new verbs or nouns. Teaching young children kitchen vocabulary may be a fun hobby with the help of parents and family.
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