De kooktijd
Example: De kooktijd van pasta is meestal tien minuten.
Definition
"De kooktijd" refers to the cooking time, the duration needed to cook food properly, such as pasta, which usually takes about ten minutes. It indicates how long an ingredient should be heated to reach the desired texture or doneness.
Etymology
The term "de kooktijd" comes from Dutch, where "kook" means 'cook' and "tijd" means 'time.' The combination literally translates to 'cooking time.' It evolved naturally as a practical expression in Dutch culinary vocabulary to specify how long to cook food.
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"De kooktijd" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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