🇬🇧 Poaching meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Poaching is a way to cook food by putting it into hot liquid that is just below boiling. The liquid can be water, milk, broth, or even juice. The food, like an egg without its shell or a piece of fish, cooks slowly and softly in the liquid, instead of getting fried, grilled, or baked. This makes it tender and gentle, not crispy or brown.

The cooking video made poaching look easy; my version looked like a melted snowman made of egg.

The cookbook said poaching is easy, right before my egg exploded into modern art.

During my first attempt at poaching an egg, I accidentally invented egg soup instead.

When I practice poaching eggs, the kitchen smells fancy but looks like a volcano of egg disasters.

Poaching chicken is supposed to be simple, but I somehow ended up with chicken-flavored mystery water.

In a small kitchen, Sarah lowered an egg into a simmering pot. She loved poaching; poaching coaxed the soft white to gather while the yolk stayed warm. Poaching asked for calm hands; poaching taught patience. She fished the egg onto toast, steam rising. Her friend tasted it and laughed—poaching had made the perfect, gentle breakfast.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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