Food & cooking
Food ingredients, taste and packaging
Describe ingredients, flavors and kitchen containers.
A2B1B210 words · 3 examples each
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flour
noun · 3 examples
- Add the flour to the bowl.
- This recipe uses rice flour.
- Dust the table with a little flour.
chip
noun · 3 examples
- She picked up a chip from the plate.
- Dip the chip into the sauce.
- This chip is crisp outside and soft inside.
dairy
noun · 3 examples
- This recipe contains no dairy.
- She avoids dairy because of an allergy.
- The store keeps dairy in the chilled section.
flavour
noun · 3 examples
- The soup has a rich flavour.
- Lemon adds a fresh flavour to the sauce.
- Which flavour of ice cream do you prefer?
taste
noun · 3 examples
- The fruit has a sweet taste.
- I do not like the taste of this tea.
- A little salt improves the taste.
alcohol
noun · 3 examples
- This drink contains no alcohol.
- The label lists the amount of alcohol.
- He avoids alcohol before driving.
container
noun · 3 examples
- Store the rice in a sealed container.
- This container is safe for the freezer.
- Please bring an empty container for the leftovers.
packet
noun · 3 examples
- She opened a packet of biscuits.
- Add one packet of yeast to the mixture.
- The packet contains ten seeds.
tin
noun · 3 examples
- Open a tin of tomatoes.
- The biscuits are in a metal tin.
- Rinse the empty tin before recycling it.
mixture
noun · 3 examples
- Stir the mixture until it is smooth.
- The soil is a mixture of sand and clay.
- Pour the mixture into the baking dish.
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