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Culinary vocabulary word search featuring cooking terms like roux, mirepoix, and hollandaise.
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This 38-word culinary vocabulary word search covers essential cooking terms for middle school students. Hidden words include roux, mirepoix, brunoise, hollandaise, and ganache, representing knife cuts, cooking methods, and classic sauces. Use it as a warm-up or practice activity in a food-service class, culinary elective, or home-economics course.

Subject:
Life Skills
Topic:
Cooking
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated September 2024

Word List

  • ROUX
  • BRUNOISE
  • SAUTE
  • MIREPOIX
  • CHIFFONADE
  • CARAMELIZE
  • TEMPER
  • POACH
  • BRAISE
  • JULIENNE
  • EMULSIFY
  • ALDENTE
  • GANACHE
  • JULIENNE
  • BAINMARIE
  • COULIS
  • HOLLANDAISE
  • MISEENPLACE
  • REDUCTION
  • WHIP
  • BROIL
  • PROOFING
  • SCORE
  • CURE
  • GARNISH
  • BATTER
  • DREDGE
  • UMAMI
  • FLAMBE
  • CONCASSE
  • CREMEANGLAISE
  • DOCK
  • SIMMER
  • BRUNOISE
  • EMULSIFY
  • ZEST
  • SWEAT
  • FOLD

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