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Food

vegetables: cabbage cauliflower broccoli spinach cucumber courgettes
(Am. Eng: zucchini) aubergines (Am. Eng: egg plants) leeks
meat: venison liver kidneys veal
fish:cod hake plaice whiting mackerel herring sardine trout salmonl'sremanl
seafood: prawns shrimps crab lobster crayfish squid cockles mussels oysters
herbs: parsley rosemary thyme chives oregano tarragon sage
spices: curry cinnamon ginger nutmeg

Flavours and tastes - adjectives and some opposites (#)
sweet + bitter (sharplunpleasant] sour [e.g. unripe fruit]
hot, spicy [e.g. curry] + mild bland [rather negative]
salty [a lot of salt] sugary [a lot of sugar] sickly [too much sugar]
savoury [pleasant, slightly salty or with herbs]
tasty [has a good tastelflavour] z tasteless [no flavour at all]

General appearance, presentation and quality

These chips are terribly greasy. (too much oillfat]
This meat is over-cooked/overdone / under-cooked/underdone.
British cooking can be very stodgy. [heavy, hard to digest]
Mm, this chicken's done to a turn. [just perfect, not overdone]
These pistachio nuts are terribly more-ish. [informal; you want to eat more]

Ways of cooking food - verbs

boil bake roast grill
Shall I stew the beef? [boiled with vegetables in the same pot], or would you prefer it as
a casserole? [similar, but in the oven]
These lamb chops would be nice barbecued. [done over hot coals, usually outdoors]
Have you seasoned the stew? [added herbs/spices/saldpepper]

Courses and dishes - a typical menu
Dinner Fish E
Starter6 Dover sole sometimes called
Prawn cocktail ' Grilled trout sweets
courses Chilled melon Cod in cheese sauce
Garlic mushrooms Children's Portiont pudding
Main Courses Burger 'n' beans afters
F~ah fingers 'n'chips (especially
Rumpsteak Desserts +--/ at home)
Chocolate fudge cake
lamb casserole Ice creamjvarious)
Chicken Kiev Apple ple with cream small items,
e.g.
pnccs mclude vegetables, Tea, coffee ' sandwiches,
snacks always available +-
pies, etc.
or bollcd potatoes
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