Food vocabulary

apply - zažádat, podat žádost, ucházet se, přihlásit se

verb - to make a formal request for something; to make a formal request for a job etc.

arrange - domluvit, sjednat, ujednat (si)

verb - to make necessary preparations for something to happen in the future

bar - tabulka (čokolády), kostka (mýdla)

noun - a block of solid material, e.g. chocolate or soap

blend - mixovat, rozmixovat

verb - to make a smooth substance using a blender

book - rezervovat, rezervovat si, zabukovat

verb - to reserve (seats, hotel room etc) in advance

call - zvolat, volat (hlasitě), zavolat, zavolat (si někoho)

verb - to shout, to cry, to speak in a loud voice

casserole - hrnec, kastrol

noun - a large pot in which you cook and serve food

course - chod (jídla)

noun - a part of a meal (esp. dinner) which is served at one time

fatty - tlustý (o masu)

adjective - (of meat) with a lot of fat

flavour - ochutit, přichutit, dochutit

verb - to add something to give the food a special taste

fresh - čerstvý, svěží, čilý

adjective - new, newly made, not old or tired, having much energy

fried - smažený

adjective - cooked in very hot fat or oil, usually in a pan

grater - struhadlo

noun - a small instrument that breaks food into small particles (when food is rubbed against it)

greased - namazaný (sádlem), omaštěný, namaštěný, vymaštěný

adjective - covered with fat or oil

helping - porce (jídla)

noun - a portion of food served at one time

change - drobné

noun - the money that you get back in a shop when you pay more than something costs

check - účet (v restauraci)

noun - the bill (in a restaurant)

chilly - chladný, studený, zkřehlý zimou

adjective - rather cold

jar - sklenice (zavařovací)

noun - a glass container with a wide mouth, it is used e.g. for jam, pickles etc.

jug - džbán, džbánek, konvice

noun - a container, usually a piece of pottery with a handle and a lip for pouring liquids

kettle - konvice, varná konvice

noun - a pot with a lid and handle, it is used for heating water for a tea or coffee etc.

manual - manuál, příručka

noun - a small book that comes with a product and contains general information about it, gives instructions, etc.

melt - tát, roztát, roztavit se, rozpustit se

verb - to change into a liquid or to something soft (e.g. chocolate or cheese)

mug - hrnek

noun - a large cup, usually for coffee or tea

poached - jídlo upravené pod bodem varu (např. ztracené vejce, ryby)

adjective - cooked below the boiling point (esp. about eggs cooked without the shell)

pour - lít, vylít, nalít

verb - to make a liquid flow somewhere

prescription - předpis (lékařský)

noun - a kind of document written by a doctor for a chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine

receipt - účtenka, účet, paragon

noun - a piece of paper that you get when you buy something, it shows how much you have paid for it

recipe - recept (na vaření), kuchařský recept

noun - a set of instructions for cooking something

saucepan - kastrol, hluboká pánev, hrnec

noun - a kind of round metal pot with a handle that you use to cook in

savour - vychutnávat, vychutnávat si

verb - to taste something with pleasure, enjoying the flavour

savoury - slaný, nesladký

adjective - (of a dish) not sweet, containing salt and spices

season - dochutit, ochutit, přichutit

verb - to add flavour to, esp. salt or spices

taste - ochutnat, ochutnávat

verb - to put something (usually food or drink) in your mouth in order to test if it is good or not

thick - tlustý, silný

adjective - having a large distance between its sides

tip - spropitné, dýško

noun - an amount of money given to the waiter etc. for his services