German vocabulary: Cooking & baking
139 German words for cooking & baking, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
gar
at all; even
danach
after it, after that; thereafter (formal), afterwards
das Stück
one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English)
zuerst
first, firstly
der Grad
degree
der Rest
rest, remainder, remnant
ständig
constant, continual; constantly
das Gericht
court (of justice)
die Küche
kitchen (room)
das Fleisch
meat
schlagen
to hit; to strike; to beat
der Geschmack
taste
nach Geschmack
to taste, as you like it
kochen
to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper)
das Kochen
cooking, cookery
die Milch
milk (white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume)
das Brot
bread
das Messer
knife
der Kuchen
pie; cake; tart (foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread)
das Öl
oil
der Zucker
sugar
das Ei
egg (all biological senses)
der Liter
liter, litre
das Rezept
recipe
der Fisch
fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
fein
fine (not rough, coarse, or thick)
das Gemüse
vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
die Hitze
heat
das Salz
salt, table salt, sal
der Käse
cheese
sauer
sour; acid; acidic
lecker
yummy, tasty
schneiden
to cut; to carve; to slice
messen
to measure (something) (to ascertain a quantity)
das Obst
fruit
der Kühlschrank
refrigerator
das Kilo
kilo
die Schokolade
chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans)
waschen
to wash
die Butter
butter
schmecken
to taste
die Scheibe
slice (of bread, cheese, etc.)
gießen
to pour; usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities
der Reis
rice
das Gramm
gram (unit of mass)
der Teller
plate, dish
bitter
bitter (having a bitter taste)
der Topf
pot (flat-bottomed, open-topped vessel, especially for cooking food)
backen
to bake
der Apfel
apple (fruit)
die Suppe
soup
der Deckel
lid, cap (the cover of a container)
die Schale
peel; husk; shell (outer layer)
hinzufügen
to say (after saying something else), to add
die Portion
portion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping
der Herd
cooker; stove
die Sahne
cream (milkfat)
Guten Appetit!
Enjoy your meal!
das Mehl
flour; meal (ground cereal)
der Pfeffer
pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
die Schüssel
bowl, platter
der Löffel
spoon
die Pfanne
frying pan; pan
die Waage
scales (weighing machine)
der Knoblauch
garlic
die Kartoffel
potato
die Soße
sauce, gravy
der Braten
a roast (big portion of meat, usually cooked in the oven)
wiegen
to weigh; to be of a certain weight
der Teig
dough, paste, pastry, batter (soft, at least partially cohesive mixture of ingredients, often including flour, intended to be baked, fried or cooked)
das Geschirr
dishware
der Keks
cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
die Gabel
fork
reiben
to rub; to chafe
das Eiweiß
albumen, egg white
die Nuss
nut
bei mittlerer Hitze
over medium heat
das Kraut
herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
der Essig
vinegar
die Zwiebel
onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb)
die Mikrowelle
microwave, microwave oven
erhitzen
to heat up
aufwärmen
to warm up
die Hefe
yeast
abkühlen
to cool off, to cool down
der Backofen
oven
die Prise
pinch, dash (amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt, flour, powder etc.)
der Nachtisch
dessert, pudding (UK)
einfrieren
to freeze (food)
zubereiten
to prepare
die Brühe
broth; stock
das Besteck
cutlery
die Spülmaschine
dishwasher
der Mixer
blender, mixer (kitchen appliance)
das Sieb
sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle (any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter)
die Nudel
a noodle, a string or lump of pasta
schälen
to peel; to pare; to skin
würzen
to season
knusprig
crispy; crunchy
die Zutat
ingredient (one of the parts of a whole)
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