Common Cooking Verbs
Cooking involves a variety of actions described by specific verbs in Spanish. Some essential verbs include cocinar (to cook), hervir (to boil), freír (to fry), asar (to roast), and mezclar (to mix). These verbs will help you describe most cooking processes.
Preparing Ingredients
Before cooking, you often need to preparar (prepare) ingredients by cortar (cutting), pelar (peeling), or picar (chopping). These actions are fundamental to getting your ingredients ready for the recipe.
Cooking Techniques
Various techniques use different verbs: hornear means to bake, commonly used for breads and desserts; saltear translates to sauté, a fast frying method; and blanquear means blanch, briefly boiling vegetables and then cooling them.
Measuring and Mixing
In cooking, verbs like medir (to measure), agitar (to shake), and batir (to beat or whisk) relate to combining and preparing ingredients precisely. These verbs help with following recipes closely.
Serving Food
Once the food is ready, verbs such as servir (to serve) and decorar (to decorate) become relevant. These describe the final steps before enjoying the meal.
