玉ねぎを刻む
chop an onion
→ Finely chop the onion and add it to the soup.
リンゴの皮をむく
peel an apple
→ I peeled an apple for my child.
魚を焼く
grill fish; cook fish
→ For dinner, I cook fish in a frying pan.
肉を炒める
stir-fry meat
→ I stir-fry pork and vegetables in a frying pan.
野菜を蒸す
steam vegetables
→ Eating steamed vegetables is healthy.
豆を煮る
simmer beans; cook beans
→ I simmer the beans slowly over low heat.
卵をゆでる
boil an egg
→ I boiled an egg to put in the ramen.
油で揚げる
deep-fry in oil
→ I deep-fry chicken to make karaage.
フライパンを熱する
heat a frying pan
→ Please heat the frying pan before cooking the meat.
お湯を注ぐ
pour hot water
→ Pour hot water into the cup ramen and wait three minutes.
ご飯を炊く
cook rice
→ I cook rice in a rice cooker.
お湯を沸かす
boil water
→ I boil water to make coffee.
スープを温める
heat up soup
→ I heat the cold soup in the microwave.
スープが温まる
the soup warms up
→ The soup in the pot has warmed up.
ビールを冷やす
chill beer
→ I chill the beer in the refrigerator in advance for the party.
ビールが冷えている
the beer is chilled
→ Drinking a cold beer after a bath is the best.
魚が焦げる
the fish gets burned
→ The heat was too high, so the fish got burned.
魚を焦がす
burn the fish
→ I wasn't paying attention and accidentally burned the fish for dinner.
味
taste; flavor
→ This dish tastes very good.
甘い
sweet
→ This cake is a little too sweet for me.
辛い
spicy; hot
→ The extra-spicy curry is really hot.
塩辛い
salty
→ This soup is too salty to drink.
酸っぱい
sour
→ Umeboshi is very sour.
苦い
bitter
→ The medicine is bitter, but please bear with it and take it.
味が濃い
strongly flavored; rich in taste
→ Kyushu ramen has a strong flavor.
味が薄い
lightly flavored; bland
→ For my health, I cook lightly seasoned dishes.
調味料
seasoning; condiment
→ The basic Japanese seasonings are known as “sa-shi-su-se-so.”
塩
salt
→ Add a little salt for seasoning.
砂糖
sugar
→ How many sugar cubes do you put in your coffee?
みそ
miso; fermented soybean paste
→ I drink miso soup every morning.
醤油
soy sauce
→ I dip sushi in soy sauce before eating it.
酢
vinegar
→ I pour vinegar and oil over the salad.
油
cooking oil; oil
→ I bought oil for frying tempura.
こしょう
pepper
→ I sprinkle a little pepper into the soup.
ケチャップ
ketchup
→ I draw a picture on the omurice with ketchup.
マヨネーズ
mayonnaise
→ This potato salad contains mayonnaise.
堅い
hard; tough
→ This beef became tough because it was overcooked.
柔らかい
soft; tender
→ Wagyu beef is very tender and delicious.
新鮮な
fresh
→ I bought fresh fish at the market.
生
raw; uncooked
→ Pork cannot be eaten raw.
腐る
rot; spoil; go bad
→ Food spoils easily in summer, so please be careful.