Cooking Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. dumplings
A. A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
2. tarts
B. Flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
3. cobbler
C. Liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
4. flan
D. Large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
5. pie
E. Temperature just below the boiling point
6. gravy
F. To cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
7. casserole
G. Open pastry filled with fruit or custard
8. soup
H. Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough (plural)
9. sauce
I. A prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
10. baste
J. A person who makes or repairs shoes
11. stock
K. Sweet baked dessert for birthdays
12. stuffing
L. The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership
13. boil
M. A small open pie with a fruit filling (plural)
14. pudding
N. A mixer incorporating a coil of wires
15. simmer
O. A sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips
16. bake
P. The temperature at which a liquid ___ at sea level
17. whisk
Q. Any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
18. custard
R. Sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
19. cake
S. A seasoned mixture placed inside food before cooking.