How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Cooking and meals”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Russian vocabulary: cooking and meals

Utensils, cooking methods, meals and eating out: kitchen and cooking vocabulary in Russian, from the recipe to the bill.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Cooking and meals”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 32 words

Russian	English
счёт	bill
горький	bitter
бутылка	bottle
кулинария	cooking
ужин	dinner
блюдо	dishCooked dish
блюдо дня	dish of the day
жирный	fatty
вкус	flavour
свежий	fresh
стакан	glass
голод	hunger
нож	knife
обед	lunch
комплексное меню	menuSet selection of dishes at a fixed price
меню	menu cardList of all the dishes the restaurant offers
органический	organic
тарелка	plateThe dish you eat from
порция	portion
котелок	pot
рецепт	recipe
запах	smell
ложка	spoon
сладкий	sweet
мягкий	tender
жажда	thirst
добавлять	to add
печь	to bake
кипеть	to boil
убирать со стола	to clear the table
смешивать	to mix
подавать	to serve

Level 2: medium 45 words

Russian	English
дополнение к блюду	accompaniment
блендер	blender
шведский стол	buffet
форма для выпечки	cake tin
плита	cooker
пробка	cork
штопор	corkscrew
пищевая аллергия	food allergy
кухонный комбайн	food processor
замороженный	frozen
сковорода	frying pan
сытый	full up
без глютена	gluten free
сытный	hearty
ингредиент	ingredient
стеклянная банка	jar
сочный	juicy
чайник	kettle
без лактозы	lactose free
кастрюля	saucepan
весы	scale
бизнес-ланч	set menu
гарнир	side dish
полдник	snackNoun, afternoon snack
кислый	sour
закуска	starter
изголодавшийся	starving
скатерть	tablecloth
консервная банка	tin
консервный нож	tin opener
готовить	to cook
замораживать	to freeze
жарить	to fry
очищать от кожуры	to peel
запекать	to roast
тушить	to simmer
нарезать ломтиками	to slice
выжимать	to squeeze
готовить на пару	to steam
помешивать	to stir
взбивать венчиком	to whiskBeat with a whisk to add air
тостер	toaster
поднос	tray
веганский	vegan
венчик	whisk

Level 3: hard 23 words

Russian	English
графин	carafe
дуршлаг	colander
сливочный	creamy
хрусткий	crunchy
разделочная доска	cutting board
жир	fat nutrient
клетчатка	fibre
тёрка	grater
половник	ladle
салатница	mixing bowl
скалка	rolling pin
солонка	salt cellar
приторный	sickly
чёрствый	stale
сахарница	sugar bowl
кухонное полотенце	tea towel
подрумянивать	to brown
панировать	to coat in breadcrumbs
обжаривать	to fry lightly
мариновать	to marinate
отмерять	to measure out
фаршировать	to stuff
подслащивать	to sweeten

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Cooking and meals”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.