Spanish Food and Cooking Vocabulary Exercise 4

The fourth and final food and cooking exercise. A comprehensive vocabulary review for anyone who loves talking about food in Spanish! Intermediate level.

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Flavour, technique and portion — picante (spicy/hot), dulce (sweet), la salsa (sauce), rebanadas (slices), pedacitos (small pieces), el congelador (freezer), tapar (to cover/lid), lento (slow — as in a fuego lento), el lado (side), media (half). Words for fine-tuning a dish.

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Picante — a false friend for some — Picante means spicy-hot (as in chilli heat), not temperature-hot (caliente). Este chile es muy picante (This chilli is very spicy). Cocinar a fuego lento (to cook on a low heat) is an essential phrase. Rebanar (to slice) → rebanadas (slices): Corta el pan en rebanadas (Slice the bread).

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Describing and serving food — Dale la vuelta por el otro lado (Flip it to the other side). Guarda la mitad en el congelador (Put half of it in the freezer). La salsa está muy picante (The sauce is very spicy). Córtalo en pedacitos pequeños (Cut it into small pieces). Cúbrelo y cocínalo a fuego lento (Cover it and cook it on a low heat).

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Complete the following translations, using one of the following words: picante, dulce, pedacitos, tapar, lento, rebanadas, congelador, lado, salsa, media.