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German Cooking Verbs - Part 3

German Cooking Verbs - Part 1

German Cooking Verbs - Part 2

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Welcome to the third and last part of our series on on German cooking verbs. Take this opportunity to brush up on your cooking verbs with Yabla!

 

hinzufügen: add (to, into)

 

Zur Sahne werde ich den Hartkäse hinzufügen.

To the cream I'll add the hard cheese.

Captions 33-34, Cannelloni - mit Jenny

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mahlen (fein, grob): grind (finely, coarsely)

 

„Heute mahlen sie das Getreide mit Strom“, sagte Frederick.

“Today, they grind the grain with electricity,” said Frederick.

Caption 28, Piggeldy und Frederick - Maschine

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rühren: stir, mix

 

Ich würd' sagen, jeder darf mal rühren.

I would say, everyone gets to stir.

Caption 8, Weihnachtsplätzchen backen - mit Diane und vielen kleinen Helfern

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schälen: peel

 

Zum Beispiel Karotten schälen,

For example, peeling carrots,

helfen, wo wir grad [gerade] gebraucht werden.

helping just where we are needed.

Captions 41-42, Bretten - Das Peter-und-Paul-Fest

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schlagen: beat a mixture, or crack an egg (also aufschlagen)

 

Wir nehmen fünf Eier

We take five eggs

und schlagen diese einzeln zu der Mischung hinzu.

and crack them individually into the mixture.

Captions 9-10, Bayrische Spätzle - mit Christiane

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Further Learning:

Find some German recipes online and try cooking them at home. You can also search Yabla and find some videos with cooking themes to see some more cooking words in context. Here is a list of some more German verbs used in cooking: montieren: thicken sauce with cold butter; reduzieren: reduce, cook down; reiben: grate; schneiden: cut, chop; schwenken: stir in melted butter or fat; spicken: add lard or spice under skin of meat; streichen: spread; tranchieren: carve into slices; überbacken: gratinate; unterheben: fold in; verfeinern: refine; verquirlen: whisk, beat; wiegen, abwiegen: weigh; würzen: season; zerreiben: grate; zerschneiden: cut up; ziehen lassen: marinade or poach; ziehen: marinade, steep, simmer; zusetzen: add

 

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