Food and drink
Our words
baking sheet | a small sheet of metal used for baking food on | Did you use baking sheet? | leivinpaperi |
barbecue | a metal frame for cooking food on over an open fire outdoors | I put another steak on the barbecue. | grilli |
blender | an electric machine for mixing soft food or liquid | Combine the milk and eggs in a blender. | tehosekoitin |
chopping board | a board made of wood or plastic used for cutting meat or vegetables on | Cut the onions on chopping board! | leikkuualusta |
coctail stick | a small, sharp piece of wood on which small pieces of food are placed, for guests to eat at parties | Serve the prawns on cocktail sticks. | cocktailtikku |
corkscrew | a tool for pulling corks from bottles. Most corkscrews have a handle and a long twisted piece of metal for pushing into the cork. | open the bottle with a corkscrew. | korkkiruuvi |
fan oven | an oven with a fan that moves hot air around to heat food in an even way | Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan oven 180°C, gas mark 6. | kiertoilmauuni |
grater | a kitchen tool with a rough surface, used for grating food into very small pieces | a cheese/nutmeg grater | raastin |
jar | a round glass container, with a cover, used for storing food, especially jam, honey, etc. | a storage jar | purkki |
kettle | a container with a lid, a handle and a spout, used for boiling water | I'll just boil the kettle. | kattila |
alcohol | drinks such as beer, wine, etc. that can make people drunk | Alcohol should only be consumed in moderation. | alkoholi |
ale | a type of beer without bubbles. There are several kinds of ale. | He drank several pints of ale. | ale-olut/pintahiivaolut |
booze | alcoholic drink | Now he’s off the booze, he’s a different person. | viina |
bourbon | a type of American whisky made with corn and rye | bourbon is very popoluar in North America. | bourbon-viski |
bloody-mary | an alcoholic drink made by mixing vodka with tomato juice | bloody-mary's taste is very exotic. | drinkki |
burgundy | a red or white wine from the Burgundy area of eastern France | The most famous burgundy wines are dry red wines made from pinot noir grapes and white wines made from chardonnay grapes. | bourgogne-viini |
brandy | a strong alcoholic drink made from wine | Do you drink brandy? | brandy |
champagne | a French sparkling white wine that is drunk on special occasions | a glass of champagne | samppanja |
tequila | a strong alcoholic drink made in Mexico from a tropical plant | It is is mafe from the blue agave plants | tequila |
rum | a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of sugar cane | most rums are produced in Caribbean and North and South American countries. | rommi |
beef | meat that comes from a cow | beef and dairy cattle | naudanlihaa |
breast | meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal | breast of lamb | rintapala |
Buffalo Wings | chicken wings cooked in a spicy sauce | a marinade for spicy Buffalo wings | Buffalo wingsit |
caviar | the eggs of some types of fish, especially the sturgeon, that are preserved using salt and eaten as a very special and expensive type of food | caviar is one of the most expensive foods | kaviaari |
dark meat | meat from the legs of a chicken or other bird that is dark when it has been cooked | Dark meat is so flavourful that you can enjoy it without much gravy. | tummaa lihaa |
fillet | a piece of meat or fish that has no bones in it | fillet steak | filee |
jerky | meat that has been cut into long narrow pieces and smoked or dried | beef jerky | kuivalihaa |
gammon | meat from the back leg or side of a pig that has been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke), usually served in thick slices | gammon steaks | savustettu kinkku |
loin | a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail | loin of park | lanne |
mince | meat, especially beef, that has been cut into very small pieces in a special machine | a pound of mince | jauhettua lihaa |