Cooking Кулина́рия
13 Russian words on the topic of cooking — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. In the kitchen: pots, pans and the verbs of cooking. Mind the stress pair мука́ (flour) vs му́ка (torment).
| Picture | English | Russian · Ру́сский | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | to cook | гото́вить | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso means "to prepare" in general. 🔗 Word familySame family as гото́вый (ready). |
 | recipe | реце́пт | 🔀 Several meaningsAlso a doctor's prescription, not only a cooking recipe. |
 | ingredient | ингредие́нт | Stress on the last syllable, like most -е́нт loanwords (студе́нт, моме́нт). |
 | pot | кастрю́ля | 🎭 False friendFrom French casserole — but it means an ordinary saucepan, not a casserole dish. |
 | frying pan | сковорода́ | End stress: сковорода́. 🌎 RegionEveryday speech prefers сковоро́дка. |
 | oven | духо́вка | The kitchen oven; a traditional stove/oven is печь. |
 | to cut | ре́зать | In conjugation з changes to ж: ре́жу, ре́жешь. |
 | to fry | жа́рить | 🔀 Several meaningsCovers both frying and roasting/grilling: жа́реный = fried or roast. |
 | to boil | кипяти́ть | 🔀 Several meaningsTo boil a liquid; "the water is boiling" is вода́ кипи́т, and boiling food is вари́ть. |
 | salt | соль | ⚠️ GenderFeminine — a soft-sign noun: э́та соль. |
 | oil | ма́сло | 🔀 Several meaningsма́сло = both butter and oil: сли́вочное/расти́тельное ма́сло. |
 | flour | мука́ | 👓 Same spellingStress changes the meaning: мука́ = flour, му́ка = torment! |
 | flavor | вкус | 🔗 Word familyFamily: вку́сный = tasty. 🔀 Several meaningsAlso taste in the aesthetic sense (хоро́ший вкус). |