Vocabulary. culinary adj. (slightly formal): My culinary skills are rather limited, I’m afraid (I’m not very good at cooking)

culinary adj. (slightly formal): My culinary skills are rather limited, I’m afraid (I’m not very good at cooking).

sip v.: This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully. / She slowly sipped (at) her wine.

infusion n.: She drinks an infusion of herbs (=a drink made by leaving herbs in hot water).

infuse v.: Allow the tea to infuse for five minutes.

ingredient n.: The list of ingredients included 250g of almonds.

utensil n.: In the drawer was a selection of kitchen utensils – spoons, spatulas, knives and whisks.

meal n.: I have my main meal at midday. / How many meals a day do you have?

mealtime n.: The only time our family gets together is at mealtimes.

edible adj.: Only the leaves of the plant are edible, but you can’t eat the roots.

Note: the opposite is inedible adj.

Compare: eatable adj.: Is the soup eatable? – Yes, it’s good enough and fresh.

Tablecloth n.

diner n.: This café attracts a lot of diners every day.

fetch v. (=go, get from another place and bring back): Could you fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please? / I have to fetch my mother from the station.

Compare: bring v.: “Shall I bring anything to the party? ” – “Oh, just a bottle.”

cookbook n. =cookery book

Involve v.

to involve smth.: The job involves traveling abroad for three months each year.

to involve smb. in smth.: I prefer teaching methods that involve students in learning.

to be involved with: She’s been involved with animal rights for many years.

Domestic adj.

domestic chores / duties / arrangements

domestic animals

recipe n.: Do you know a good recipe fo r wholemeal bread?

speciality n.: I can recommend the vegetable pie – it’s the speciality of the restaurant.

stuffed adj.: Do you like tomatoes stuffed wit h cheese and garlic?

Vine n.

vine leaves

oven n.: Place the cake in the oven at 200°C.

conventional / gas oven

cool / medium / hot oven

treat n.: It’s a special treat, I’ll take you to my favourite tea-shop. / We’re going to Italy for the weekend – it’s my birthday treat.

Treat v.

to treat smb. to smth.: The hostess treated us to a good diner.

vegetarianism n.: Vegetarianism is very popular among young people in Britain, especially among teenage girls.

vegetarian n.: Of the four million people who have become vegetarians in Britain, nearly two-thirds are women.

Vegetarian adj.

vegetarian cooking / food

a vegetarian restaurant

a vegetarian dish / meal

seat v. (=to have enough seats for): The new concert hall seats 1500 people.

etiquette n.: Social etiquette dictates that men cannot sit while women are standing.