Some key professional vocabulary used in the kitchen and restaurant industry.

English for Culinary Arts & Global Kitchens

Adding herbs, spices, or salt to enhance flavour.

A mix of cooking traditions or styles from different cultures

Using ingredients that are ethically and environmentally responsible.	“Our restaurant focuses on sustainable seafood.”

The traditional cooking practices of a culture or region.
	“I like to preserve my grandmother’s culinary heritage.”

The way food feels when eaten (crisp, creamy, chewy).	“This dessert needs more contrast in texture.”

The process of using microorganisms to preserve or flavour food.	
“Kimchi is one of the world’s oldest fermented foods.”