#180: In the Kitchen (Cooking Expressions)

By Ethan | May 13, 2020

Aww yeah! In this podcast Ethan and Andrea will be having lots of fun while talking about one of their favorites topics: food. You will learn lots of common words and expressions related to cooking that will greatly improve your English vocabulary and comprehension.

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Topics:

Expressions and proverbs related to food.

Words You’ll Learn:

To sweep: to use a broom to clean the floor.
To mop: to clean by wiping.
Pristine: clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
A trade off: something that you have to exchange for something else.
Tidy up: to clean.
To do something from scratch: to do something from the very beginning.
Run down: when you give all the tips or recommendations to someone.
Enchiladas: traditional Mexican food.
A signature dish: a recipe that identifies an individual chef or restaurant.
Leftovers: food remaining after the rest has been eaten.
To be blown away: To be impressed or excited by something.
A stumbling block: something that gets in your way.
A what the hell attitude: to not overthink things.
Something isn’t as easy as pie: something is very difficult.
A piece of cake: something that is very easy to do.
Quintessential: something that represent the most typical example of a quality.
Minced beef: beef that has been finely chopped with a knife or a meat grinder.
Someone is the apple of your eye: someone that you really care about
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: phrase that is typically said in connection with children who show qualities that are similar to those of their parents.
Try as you may: used for saying that someone is making a very great effort but still cannot do something.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too: You can’t have everything you want.
Perplexing: confusing.
The proof is in the pudding: you can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used, or experienced it.
Pudding (Br. Eng): dessert.
To blow someone’s mind: to strongly affect someone with surprise, wonder, delight, etc.
Moisted: something that is damp or a little wet.
To seek something out: to look for something, especially for a long time.
Someone has a bun in the oven: someone is pregnant.
A bun: a bread roll.
Endearing: something that inspires affection.
That’s the way that cookie crumbles: another way of saying “that’s the way it is.”
News anchor: a person who presents news during a news program on the television, on the radio or on the Internet.
Tagline: a catchphrase or slogan, especially as used in advertising, or the punchline of a joke.
Shift gears: to change subjects.
Go bananas/Go nanners: go crazy
Go nuts: go crazy.
In a nutshell: when you want to explain sthg to someone in a concise way.
To be paid peanuts: to pay someone a very small amount.
To be littered with something: to be full of something.
Two peas in a pod: when you have two things that are very similar.
To buy a lemon: when you get something new (like a car, computer, etc.) and it has a lot of problems.
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade: bring something positive from a negative thing.
A proverb: a short, well-known saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

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