Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Eten en restaurant

the specific taste that a type of food or drink has

smaak, aroma

having a sharp acidic taste like lemon

zuur, zuurachtig

having a strong taste that is unpleasant and not sweet

bitter, wrang

(of food, particularly cake and bread) not fresh anymore, due to exposure to air or prolonged storage

oud, verouderd

(of food) having a firm, dry texture that makes a sharp, crunching sound when broken or bitten

knapperig, krokant

(of food) having large pieces

chunky, grof

a dish that consists of eggs mixed together and cooked in a frying pan

omelet

a loaf of bread that is narrow and long

baguette

a layer of food that is spread over the top of a dish to make it taste or look better

topping, deklaag

a meal eaten in the evening, typically lighter than dinner and often the last meal of the day

avondeten, diner

a small dish that is eaten before the main part of a meal

voorgerecht, hapje

(of a restaurant, store, etc.) providing customers with the chance to serve themselves and then pay for it

zelfbediening, zelfservice

a meal with many dishes from which people serve themselves at a table and then eat elsewhere

buffet, zelfbediening

a meal bought from a restaurant or store to be eaten somewhere else

afhaalmaaltijd, afhaaleten

an extra amount of food that is served with the main course, such as salad

bijgerecht, zijgerecht

a meal served late in the morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch

brunch, ontbijt-lunch

an amount of food served to one person

portie, hoeveelheid

pleasing or agreeable to the sense of taste

hartig, smaakvol

a method or style of cooking that is specific to a country or region

keuken, culinair

to repeatedly mix something using a spoon, fork, etc.

kloppen, roeren

to move a spoon, etc. around in a liquid or other substance to completely mix it

roeren, mixen

a sour liquid that is commonly used in cooking, cleaning, or to preserve food

azijn

a plant with seeds, leaves, or flowers used for cooking or medicine, such as mint and parsley

kruid, aromatische plant

the red or green fruit of a particular type of pepper plant, used in cooking for its hot taste

chili, peper

a long and thin vegetable with dark green skin

courgette, zucchini

milk from which almost all the fat content has been removed

magere melk, afgeroomde melk

a type of food similar to butter, made from vegetable oils or animal fats

margarine, plantaardige boter

food made from grain, eaten with milk particularly in the morning

cereal

a drink that is not water

drank, verfrissing

an alcoholic drink made by mixing several drinks together

cocktail

a type of fizzy water that can be mixed with other drinks such as gin or vodka

tonic

(of drinks) containing bubbles or carbonation

sparkling, bubbels

(of a drink) not having bubbles in it

plat, stil

(of a fizzy drink) not having bubbles anymore

plat, zonder bubbels

(particularly of alcoholic drinks) not mixed with anything

puur, niet gemengd

to drink a liquid by taking a small amount each time

sippen, nippend drinken

a small tool with a pointy spiral metal for pulling out corks from bottles

kurkentrekker, flesopener