FastItalian LearningSign in

👨‍🍳Italian Cooking Flashcards

La Cucina

A273 words
Verb

bollire

Tap to reveal

to boil

/bol-LEE-reh/

Fai bollire l'acqua salata prima di aggiungere la pasta.

Bring the salted water to the boil before adding the pasta.

See full details →
1 / 73

Study Tips

"Al dente" literally means "to the tooth" — pasta should have a slight bite when properly cooked.

Italian recipes use the metric system: grammi (grams), litri (liters), gradi (degrees Celsius).

Common cooking verbs: cuocere (to cook), bollire (to boil), friggere (to fry), mescolare (to stir).

All Cooking Words (73)

ItalianEnglishTypeLevel
bollireto boilv.A2
friggereto fryv.A2
arrostireto roastv.A2
grigliareto grill / to barbecuev.A2
stufareto stew / to braise slowlyv.B1
brasareto braisev.B2
saltare in padellato sauté / to stir-fryphr.B1
cuocere al fornoto bake / to cook in the ovenphr.A2
cuocere a vaporeto steamphr.B1
affumicareto smoke (food)v.B2
marinareto marinatev.B1
gratinareto gratinate / to brown under the grillv.B1
sbollentareto blanchv.B2
caramellareto caramelizev.B1
pentolapot / saucepann.A2
padellafrying pan / skilletn.A2
tegliabaking tray / roasting tinn.A2
casseruolacasserole dish / saucepann.B1
wokwokn.B1
coltello da chefchef's knifephr.B1
taglierechopping board / cutting boardn.A2
mattarellorolling pinn.B1
frullatoreblendern.A2
robot da cucinafood processorphr.B1
fornoovenn.A2
piano cotturahob / cooktopphr.B1
colinostrainer / sieven.B1
scolapastacolander / pasta strainern.A2
grattugiagratern.B1
mestololadlen.B1
spatolaspatulan.B1
frustawhiskn.B1
termometro da cucinacooking thermometerphr.B2
ricettarecipen.A2
ingredienteingredientn.A2
dosequantity / dose / measuren.B1
porzioneportion / servingn.A2
preparazionepreparationn.A2
cotturacooking / cooking timen.A2
lievitazioneleavening / rising (of dough)n.B2
impastodough / mixturen.B1
farciturafilling / stuffingn.B2
condimentoseasoning / dressingn.A2
marinaturamarinade / marinatingn.B1
riduzionereduction (sauce)n.B2
emulsioneemulsionn.B2
soffrittosoffritto (sautéed base of onion, celery, carrot)n.B1
battutofinely chopped mixture of aromaticsn.B2
tritominced / finely choppedadj.B1
dadinismall cubes / dicedn.B1
juliennejulienne (thin strip cut)n.B2
al denteal dente (firm to the bite)phr.A2
ben cottowell done (meat)phr.A2
al sanguerare (meat)phr.B1
gratinatogratinated / au gratinadj.B1
il soffrittothe soffritto (base of Italian cooking)phr.B1
ragùragù (slow-cooked meat sauce)n.B1
pasta fatta in casahomemade pastaphr.B1
pane caserecciohomemade / rustic breadphr.B1
conservapreserve / conserven.B1
dispensapantry / lardern.B1
olio extravergine di olivaextra virgin olive oilphr.A2
agliogarlicn.A2
basilicobasiln.A2
Parmigiano ReggianoParmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)n.A2
mozzarellamozzarellan.A2
pomodorotomaton.A2
salsa di pomodorotomato saucephr.A2
besciamellabéchamel / white saucen.B1
lievitoyeast / baking powdern.B1
farinaflourn.A2
aceto balsamicobalsamic vinegarphr.B1
prezzemoloparsleyn.A2

More Flashcard Sets

See detailed entries for all Cooking words