Cooked or prepared
al dente
adjective
cooked until slightly firm but not soft
au naturel
adverb
served without being cooked or with nothing added
battered
adjective
covered in a mixture of milk, flour, and egg and then cooked
breaded
adjective
covered with breadcrumbs and ready to be cooked
cold
adjective
used about food that has been cooked but is not eaten hot
cook-chill
adjective
cook-chill meals are cooked and then kept cold before being sold
cooked
adjective
cooked food has been heated and is ready to eat
curried
adjective
cooked in a sauce with a hot flavour
deep-fried
adjective
cooked in a lot of hot oil
devilled
adjective
devilled food has a strong hot flavour
done
adjective
cooked long enough to be eaten
dry-roasted
adjective
cooked in an oven without any oil
flambé
adjective
served covered with a burning alcoholic drink such as brandy
fried
adjective
cooked in hot oil
frosted
adjective
covered with icing
gentle
adjective
gentle heat is low, so that something cooks slowly
ground
adjective
crushed, especially for use in cooking
hard-boiled
adjective
a hard-boiled egg has been cooked in boiling water until it is solid inside
hot
adjective
cooked and served hot
jointed
adjective
a jointed chicken has been cut into pieces so that it can be eaten easily
lightly
adverb
cooked for a short time
oven-ready
adjective
oven-ready food is already prepared, so that you only have to heat it in the oven before you eat it
overdone
adjective
cooked for too long
over-easy
adjective
eggs that are over-easy have been cooked in oil on one side, then a little on the other side
piping hot
adjective
food or drink that is piping hot is very hot
precooked
adjective
precooked food has been cooked or partly cooked so that it can be heated and eaten at a later time
rare
adjective
rare meat has been cooked for only a short time and is red inside
roast
adjective
cooked in an oven or over a fire
scalloped
adjective
baked in a cream sauce
smoked
adjective
smoked meat, fish, or other food has a special flavour because it has been kept in a special room full of smoke
soft-boiled
adjective
a soft-boiled egg is cooked for a short time, so that the yellow part is still soft or liquid
stewed
adjective
stewed fruit or meat has been cooked slowly in a liquid
sunny-side up
adjective
an egg that is sunny-side up is cooked on one side only in hot oil, and not turned over
uncooked
adjective
raw, or not yet cooked
underdone
adjective
underdone food has not been cooked for long enough
well-done
adjective
well-done meat is meat that has been completely cooked
cooked/warmed/heated through
thoroughly cooked/warmed/heated
done/cooked to a turn
cooked for exactly the right amount of time
