Das Buch English File - Mittelstufe - Lektion 1A

things that people and animals eat, such as meat or vegetables

Essen

flesh from a fish that we use as food

Fisch

any sea creature that is eaten as food such as fish, shrimp, seaweed, and shellfish

Meeresfrüchte, Fisch und Meeresfrüchte

the meat of a crab that can be eaten

krabbenfleisch

the meat of a lobster as food

Hummer, Hummerfleisch

an edible bivalve mollusk with a dark shell that is found in saltwater or freshwater habitats

Muschel, Essmuschel

a marine crustacean with a compressed abdomen that is cooked as food

Garnelen, Shrimp

a silver-colored fish often found in both freshwater and saltwater environments

Lachs

a marine creature that can change color and has a long soft body with ten tentacles helping it swim very fast

Tintenfisch, Kalmar

a type of large fish that is found in warm seas

Thunfisch

the flesh of animals and birds that we can eat as food

Fleisch

meat that is from a cow

Rindfleisch

the flesh of a chicken that we use as food

Hähnchen

meat of a duck, eaten as food

Ente

meat that is from a young sheep

Lammfleisch

meat from a pig, eaten as food

Schweinefleisch

something we can eat that grows on trees, plants, or bushes

Obst

a plant or a part of it that we can eat either raw or cooked

Gemüse

a vegetable with glossy, deep purple skin and firm, white flesh

Aubergine

a vegetable with a round and dark red root that is eaten as food

rote Bete, Rübe

a large round vegetable with thick white, green or purple leaves, eaten raw or cooked

Kohl

a small and round fruit with mainly red skin and a pit

Kirsche

a long and thin vegetable with dark green skin

Zucchini

a long fruit that has thin green skin and is used a lot in salads

Gurke

a purple or green fruit that is round, small, and grows in bunches on a vine

Traube

a type of green vegetable that is long and thin and is used in cooking

grüne Bohne, Stangenbohne

a juicy sour fruit that is round and has thick yellow skin

Zitrone

a sweet yellow fruit with a thin skin that grows in hot areas

Mango

a variety of fruits with yellow, green, or orange skin or juicy flesh that contains many seeds in its center

Melone

a soft and juicy fruit that has a pit in the middle and its skin has extremely little hairs on it

Pfirsich

a sweet yellow or green bell-shaped fruit with a lot of juice

Birne

an edible soft berry that is red or black in color and grows on bushes

Himbeere

a type of pepper with a very hot taste that is red in color

rote Paprika, scharfer Pfeffer

the act of preparing food by heat or mixing different ingredients

Kochen

cooked with dry heat, particularly in an oven

gebacken, gebraten

cooked in extremely hot liquids

gekocht, abgekocht

cooked in very hot oil

gefroren, frittieren

having been cooked over direct heat, often on a grill, resulting in a charred or seared exterior

gegrillt, auf dem Grill zubereitet

a piece of meat that is cooked in an oven or is prepared for doing so

Braten, Fleischbraten

cooked using the steam of boiling water

gedämpft, gekocht im Dampf