Vocabulary

• taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
• sesame oil: An oil derived from sesame seeds, used in cooking and as a flavouring.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• have to: Must do
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• going on: To continue doing something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• fill: To make something full
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• bland: Plain; flavorless; dull
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
• veggie: Shortened form of vegetable
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• rendition: Performance of a particular piece, esp. of music
• kimchi: Korean spicy cabbage dish
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• wimpy: Weak and ineffectual
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• ravioli: Small square cases of pasta with savory fillings
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• meatball: Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or boiled
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten