Cooking Verbs – Kokkaaminen – Ruoanlaitto
There are so many cooking verbs around! Here is a handy list for when you are trying to follow the directions in a Finnish recipe! You could also check out this article about the verb “to cook”.
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| laittaa ruokaa | to cook |
| lisätä | to add |
| sekoittaa | to mix together |
| vatkata | to whisk, to beat |
| keittää | to boil |
| paistaa | to fry |
| kiehauttaa | to bring to a boil |
| paahtaa | to roast |
| leipoa | to bake |
| höyryttää | to steam |
| ruskistaa | to brown, sear |
| grillata | to grill |
| hauduttaa | to stew |
| lämmittää | to warm up |
| liuottaa | to dissolve |
| puolittaa | to divide in half |
| raastaa | to grate |
| irrottaa | to remove |
| soseuttaa | to puree |
| hienontaa | to mince |
| viipaloida | to slice |
| leikata | to cut |
| murskata | to crush |
| täyttää | to fill |
| korvata | to replace |
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| kääriä | to wrap |
| voidella | to grease |
| kuivattaa | to dry off |
| ripotella | to sprinkle |
| vaivata | to knead |
| maustaa | to add seasoning |
| annostella | to measure out |
| mitata | to measure |
| peittää | to cover |
| levittää | to spread |
| pilkkoa sipuli | to chop up an onion |
| sulattaa voita | to melt butter |
| sulattaa lihaa | to defrost meat |
| rikkoa muna | to break an egg |
| kuoria banaani | to peel a banana |
| kuoria peruna | to peel a potato |
| kuoria muna | to shell an egg |
| kaulita taikina | to roll the dough out |
| tarjoilla | to serve |
| korjata pöytä | to clear the table |
| tiskata | to do the dishes |
These cooking verbs can be used as adjectives to describe how a dish has been prepared by turning them into past passive participles (TU-participles).
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| friteerattu banaani | deep-fried banana |
| paistettu riisi | fried rice |
| höyrytetty siika | steamed whitefish |
| keitetty muna | boiled egg |
| paahdettu leipä | toasted bread |
| raastettu porkkana | grated carrot |
| savustettu lohi | smoked salmon |
| haudutettu paisti | braised roast |
| ruskistettu jauheliha | browned minced meat |
| marinoitu broileri | marinated chicken |




