Ways of cooking

Cooking:
to peel (a vegetable) to remove the skin from vegetables, such as potatoes
to chop (an onion)to use a knife to cut some food into small pieces
to slice (a cucumber) to cut food in a careful way so that you make thin pieces
to dice (a carrot) to cut food into small cube-shaped pieces
to boil (an egg) to cook food in very hot water; the water is bubbling strongly
to simmer to cook food in hot water, but below boiling temperature (100 degrees C)
to bake (a cake)to cook food in an oven
to fry (a sausage) to cook food in hot oil, usually in a frying pan or wok
to roast (some beef)to cook meat, with a little oil, at a high temperature in an oven

spuds potatoes (slang/colloquial)

WHY ARE POTATOES CALLED “SPUDS”?