German Culinary Vocabulary

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering kitchen roles, regional and dietary cuisines, cooking techniques, and food preservation methods.

Küchenjunge

Kitchen apprentice (male)

Küchenmädel

Kitchen apprentice (female)

Hilfsköchin

Assistant cook (female)

Spitzenkoch

Top chef

Küchenchef

Head chef

Oberkoch

Chief cook / cook

Kochkunst

Culinary art / cooking

tschechische Küche

Czech cuisine

deutsche Küche

German cuisine

österreichische Küche

Austrian cuisine

Diätküche

Diet cuisine

internationale Küche

International cuisine

orientalische Küche

Oriental cuisine

vegetarische Küche

Vegetarian cuisine

zubereiten

To prepare

Essen machen

To cook / make food

schmoren

To braise / stew

(an)braten

To sear / fry

bräunen

To brown

(an)rösten

To roast / toast

frittieren

To deep-fry

sieden

To boil / simmer

glühen

To glow

konservieren

To preserve

einlegen

To pickle / steep

einmachen

To preserve / can

marinieren

To marinate

trocknen

To dry

selchen

To smoke (meat)

räuchern

To smoke

gefrieren

To freeze