The kitchen is the heart of a home, and plays an important role in Korean culture. If you are doing activities like baking , making kimchi or washing fruits in your kitchen, you will have to touch vocabulary related to eating and cooking. If you are going to learn Korean it’s better to know how to say things properly. In this article I am trying to give some Korean verbs that can be used while cooking.
The language used in the kitchen is rich with expressions to describe cooking and other activities performed there.
Following are 15 verbs related to cooking and kitchen activities in Korean language.
The cooking verbs is called 요리 동사.
- 씻다 – To wash
- 헹구다 – To rinse
- 물기를 빼다 – To drain
- 불리다 – To soak
- 짜다 – To squeeze
- 껍질을 벗기다 – To peel
- 깨다 – To crack
- 무게를 달다 – To weigh
- 자르다 – To cut
- 잘라내다 – To cut off
- 썰다 – To Slice or chop
- 얇게 썰다 – To thinly slice
- 다지다 – To mince or finely chop
- 갈다 – To grate
- 넣다 – To add
- 붓다 – To pour
- 끓이다 – To boil
- 삶다 – To cook in boiling water
- 데치다 – To Blanch
- 찌다 – To steam
- 뜸 들이다 – To steam thoroughly
- 졸이다 – To boil down
- 굽다 – To Roast, grill or bake
- 튀기다 – To fry
- 볶다 – To stir fry
- 벗다 – To stir
- 부치다 – To griddle
- 섰다, 비비다, 버무리다 – To mix
- 무치다 – Add seasoning and mixing
- 재우다 – To marinate
- 으깨다 – To mash
- 밀어서 펴다 – To roll out
- 뿌리다 – To sprinkle
- 떨어뜨리다 -To drop
- 바르다 – To spread
- 맛보다 /간보다 – To Taste
- 간을 맞추다 – To add seasoning to match taste
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