Kitchen vocabulary stems from life experiences and comparisons. I am adding the top chart used in my "All Sports Cafe'den Sevgiyle" book where I presented preps with pictures. From left to right FIRST ROW : garlic/slice, onion/mince, onion/fine dice, onion/slice, carrot/julienne, Carrot/thick slice, carrot/fine dice SECOND ROW : cremini mushroom/ thick slice, mushroom/slice, bell pepper/fine dice, bell pepper/julienne, spinach/shred, spinach/thick slice, parsley/thick slice THIRD ROW : zucchini/dice, cucumber/julienne, cucumber skin/julienne, green beans/julienne, celeriac/fine dice, feta cheese/thick shred, parmesan/thin shred