I’m not a professional English teacher, but English is my native language. If you have a question about English that isn’t covered in one of the blogs, please leave it here. I’ll try my best to help you.
01August2010
105 Responses to “有问题吗?”
frank panda
January 8, 2012 10:39 pm
HI Dave,I just saw some cooking show,some chefs say:Then I cooks up some Smothered Cabbage for a great side.and some say:I cooked off the vegetables, and added tomato paste…
it seems that cook off and cook up are both OK?what is the subtle difference between them?Thanks
frank panda
January 10, 2012 7:52 am
Hi Dave,please ignore my question, I got it
landawei
January 10, 2012 9:43 am
“Cook off” would mean that one would cook something for a period of time. Say that you were cooking something in a liquid and
and the recipe called for cooking it until the liquid was gone or almost gone.
“Cook up” is another way to say “prepare”.
Does that answer your question?
landawei
January 10, 2012 9:49 am
Oh, OK, I see your comment now, but I left my answer.
frank panda
January 10, 2012 6:50 pm
Thanks Dave,exactly,if we cook soup,sometimes we need to cook off excess water(or soups may be reduced or boiled down).
but when it comes to”the first thing we did was we cooked off some carrot…” it seems people from different areas have different versions and understandings.
people form AU might think it is wrong to use “off” here,they use “cook up” or barely “cook”instead; guys from UK might associate “Cooking off” with something related to explosives, they use cook up rather than cook off.people from US or Canada will tell the difference(maybe it is used very often in an American cooking show),I was told that cook off implies quickly, simply cooked, may require additional cooking with other ingredients,when we cooked completely to the desired state, we would say”cook up”. maybe my question was a little bit hair-splitting:-)
January 8, 2012 10:39 pm
HI Dave,I just saw some cooking show,some chefs say:Then I cooks up some Smothered Cabbage for a great side.and some say:I cooked off the vegetables, and added tomato paste…
it seems that cook off and cook up are both OK?what is the subtle difference between them?Thanks
January 10, 2012 7:52 am
Hi Dave,please ignore my question, I got it
January 10, 2012 9:43 am
“Cook off” would mean that one would cook something for a period of time. Say that you were cooking something in a liquid and
and the recipe called for cooking it until the liquid was gone or almost gone.
“Cook up” is another way to say “prepare”.
Does that answer your question?
January 10, 2012 9:49 am
Oh, OK, I see your comment now, but I left my answer.
January 10, 2012 6:50 pm
Thanks Dave,exactly,if we cook soup,sometimes we need to cook off excess water(or soups may be reduced or boiled down).
but when it comes to”the first thing we did was we cooked off some carrot…” it seems people from different areas have different versions and understandings.
people form AU might think it is wrong to use “off” here,they use “cook up” or barely “cook”instead; guys from UK might associate “Cooking off” with something related to explosives, they use cook up rather than cook off.people from US or Canada will tell the difference(maybe it is used very often in an American cooking show),I was told that cook off implies quickly, simply cooked, may require additional cooking with other ingredients,when we cooked completely to the desired state, we would say”cook up”. maybe my question was a little bit hair-splitting:-)