Types of cheese

There are three main types of cheese in Europe. The first of these is the hard type? For example, in the North Europe Cheddar from Britain and Gouda from Netherlands. For the South you can find Gruyere, Emmenthal in Switzerland and Manchego in Spain. And in Italy there is a cheese which is harder than all the others – Parmesan.

The next group is soft cheese. Camembert and Brie are two famous soft cheeses while Mozzarella, Mascarpone are best known Italian cheeses.

Many countries also have blue cheese. In Britain there is Stilton and in Denmark there is Danish blue while in France there is Roquefort a soft creamy blue cheese and in Italy there is Dolce latte which is also soft and creamy.

1. FOOD

Meals and eating: breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper; have smth. for breakfast (lunch, etc.); appetizers (hors d’oeuvre); snack; course, first (second) course; dessert; beverage; to serve; to eat in; to eat out.

Appetizers and snacks: salad; cheese; canapé; caviar; sushi; pickles; burger (cheeseburger, hamburger); sandwich; bread and butter; toast; milk toast; ham; bacon; muesli; crumpet.

Salads: green salad; vegetable salad (cucumber salad; tomato salad); bound salad (chicken salad; Caesar salad; Greek salad; tuna salad, etc.); fruit salad; vinaigrette; dressing (mayonnaise, sour cream, oil, sauce).

Bread: white (wheat) bread; rye bread; whole wheat bread; sliced bread.

Eggs: fried eggs; scrambled eggs; omelette; poached eggs; bacon and eggs; hard-boiled eggs; soft-boiled eggs.

Milk and dairy products: butter; cheese; cream; sour cream; yogurt; kefir; sour milk; cottage cheese; ice-cream.

Courses: a dinner of three courses; main course; side dish; porridge; soup; stew; casserole; pasta; spaghetti; meat; rice; mashed potatoes; French fries; vegetables.

Soups: broth; consommé; bouillon; thick soup; cream of mushroom/chicken/celery; noodle soup; fish soup; tomato soup; cabbage soup; beetroot soup; pea soup; canned soup.

Meat: pork, mutton, chicken, beef, veal, poultry; steak, beefsteak; meat chop; meat balls; meat dumplings; ragout; stew; cutlet; meat casserole, barbecue; sausage.

Fish and seafood: herring; tuna; salmon; trout; pike; perch; cod; shrimp; oysters; shellfish; lobster; crab; crayfish; smoked fish; fish steak.

Dessert: pastry; cake; tart; cookies; biscuits; jelly; pie; candies/sweets; honey; jam; marmalade; bun; muffin; cinnamon roll; marshmallow; cheesecake; waffles; pancakes; peanut butter.

Beverages: stillwater, mineral water, soda; coffee, black coffee, instant coffee, decaffeinated coffee, ground coffee, espresso, cappuccino; tea, black tea, weak/strong tea, herb tea, soft drink, alcohol drink; cocktail; beer, ale; champagne; red wine, white wine; whiskey; martini; vodka, rum.

Condiments, herbs and spices: pepper; mustard; vinegar; soy sauce; mayonnaise (mayo); ketchup; wasabi; celery; cinnamon; saffron; chili; curry; basil; coriander; dill; garlic; horseradish; marjoram; mint; oregano; parsley; rosemary; thyme; vanilla.

Fast-food: take-out/takeaway; pizza; hot-dog; burger; kebab; curry; fish and chips; sandwich; hamburger; chicken nuggets; doughnuts. I want to eat in / take away.

Cooking: to bake; to boil; to cook; to fry; to grill; to heat; to microwave; to poach; to roast; to steam; to stew; to cut; to scale; to slice; to grind; to chop; to dice; to carve; to sift; to whisk; to mix; to peel; to grate; to knead; to roll out; to crush; to mash; to squeeze; to skewer; to stuff; to dip; to spread (butter, etc.); to pour; to toss with oil; to trim; dough, batter.

Measurements of food and drinks: liter; pint; fluid ounce; quart; gram; kilo; loaf; lump; piece; chunk; slice; portion; spoonful; teaspoon, tablespoon.

Food characteristics: sour, bitter, sweet, salt(y); spicy; savoury/savory; boiled, fried, grilled, roast, salted, pickled, smoked; crunchy; chewy; greasy; tough; undercooked, overcooked; fresh; raw; bland; oversalted; pungent.

Eating out: café, buffet, snack bar; fast-food restaurant, cafeteria, canteen, restaurant, theme restaurant; coffee-house, caterer, pub, steakhouse, bar, tea room; take-out service, food-delivery service; full-service restaurant; waiter/waitress, maî tre d’; chef; bartender; busboy/busser; customer; regular; menu; on the menu; main course/entré e; special offer; à la carte; to get the steak à la carte; à la mode; tip; to give a tip; bill; to reserve a table/booth for dinner; to book a table online; doggie bag; to pack up the rest of the pizza.

Nutrition: diet, be on a diet; dietary supplement; healthy diet; vegan diet; nutritionist; calorie; obesity; convenience food; genetically modified food; organic food; food poisoning; vegetarian, vegan; fats, carbohydrates, proteins; malnutrition.