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Food & Meals
Unit VI
Vocabulary Notes
food ( , )
meal ( , )
Types of meals
breakfast
lunch ,
brunch = breakfast + lunch
dinner
(afternoon) tea
five oclock tea -- ( )
high tea
supper
light breakfast
hearty breakfast
square breakfast
substantial breakfast
appetizer (starter) ; ( )
a three-course dinner
for a first course
for a main course
for dessert[di'z: t] ,
Names of some dishes
appetizer (starter)
salad
vegetable/ mixed salad
Russian salad -
fruit salad
first course
soup [su: p]
clear soup or broth
cabbage soup
pea soup
noodle soup -
main (second) course
macaroni = pasta ,
spaghetti
noodles
porridge
mashed potatoes
fried potatoes
potatoes-in-jackets
fish and chips ,
bacon and eggs
hard-boiled egg
soft-boiled egg
fried eggs -
scrambled eggs -
omelette
third course (dessert) ,.
stewed fruit
juice
sweets ,
ice-cream
fruit
Having meals
feed(fed, fed)
eat (ate, eaten) ,
eat well
hearty eater ,
bite (bit, bit) ,
chew
swallow
| drink (drank, drunk)
drink to smth or smb -., -.
hungry
I am hungry
thirsty
I am thirsty
have breakfast (dinner etc.) ()
have tea
at breakfast (dinner etc.) ( )
for breakfast (dinner etc.) ( )
What have we got for dinner? ?
have a snack
have a bite ,
snatch a hasty meal
I feel like having a snack -
At the table
lay the table (lay laid laid)
spread the table cloth
serve
Let them serve dinner
sit down to table (sit sat sat)
be/ sit at table /
treat smb to smth. (- -)
Ill treat you to my proprietary dish
help oneself to smth -, -.
He helped himself to the salad
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Help yourself to the sweets
helping
have ,
Have another helping of pie
Have some cookies
Have some more salad
Have a cup of tea
pass
Pass me the salt, please. , , .
No more, thank you ,
Bon appetit! [bon a: pe'ti: ] !
clear the table
take away the dirty dishes
wash the dishes = wash up
Eating out
bar/ snack bar , ,
coffee-shop
café
self-service café
take-away café ,
canteen ( )
refreshment-room ( , )
restaurant
menu(bill of fares)
wine list = wine card
table d'hô te [ta: bl 'deut] ,
à la carte [a: la: 'ka: t]
waiter (waitress) (-)
order ,
vacant seat (table) ()
take a table
a table for two
an I have? ?
(heavy) bill ()
pay the bill
tip
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Taste Qualities of the Food
it smells good
it tastes good
it is delicious
tasty
tasteless
delicious food
sweet
bitter
acid
sour ,
salty
unsalted
stale
tough
tender
juicy
(un)eatable ()
| General Phrases
nutrition ,
malnutrition ( )
cuisine [kwi'zi: n]
diet
strict diet
slimming diet
to keep to a diet
to be on a diet
to put on a diet
to do justice to the meal
to enjoy the meal
to make ones mouth water
this dish makes my mouth water
to have a tooth for - ( )
I have no tooth for fish (= )
to have a sweet tooth
| Types of food
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| frozen food
canned food
pet food
| cooked food
uncooked/ half-finished food
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| Bread ,
flour
batter
dough [dou]
rich dough
unleavened dough
doughnut ,
dumpling
bread
white bread
brown bread
rye [rai] bread
bread crumbs ,
chunk of bread
slice of bread
loaf (pl. loaves) of bread ()
new bread
stale bread
bun (roll)
ring roll
puff
cake , ,
cheese cake
pancake
pie ,
toast ,
rusks
Cereals & Groats
grain ,
groats
wheat [wi: t]
rye
barley
pearl barley
buckwheat
rice
semolina
oats
oatmeal
illet ,
corn
corn-cob
cornflakes
maize [meiz] ,
| Meat
joint , ()
beef
tender beef ,
tough beef
beefsteak
corned beef
roast beef
rump steak
mutton
veal
pork
cold pork
bacon
fat (lean) bacon ()
gammon
brisket
ribs
smoked meat
meat in jelly ,
minced meat
chop
cutlet
meat balls
goulash
entrecô te ['ontrkot]
sausage ()
salami ,
polony [pe'louni] -
saveloy ['saevloi] (),
ham
frankfurter
kidney ['kidni]
liver
stomach ['st mk]
tongue [t ŋ ]
Poultry & Game
poultry ()
chicken ,
chicken tabak
chicken Kiev -
duck
goose
turkey
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game
hazel grouse
black grouse
quail
partridge
pheasant ['feznt]
Fish & Sea-food
fish
fish in aspic (jellied fish)
kipper
sushi
caviar(e)
anchovy
bream
burbot
carp
wild carp
cod
cod liver
crucian
eel
gudgeon
haddock
herring
ide
omul ['omju: l]
mackerel ,
pike
perch
pike-perch
plaice
roach
ruff
salmon , ,
Siberian salmon
sardine
sheat-fish
sprat ,
sterlet
sturgeon
white sturgeon
trout [traut]
turbot (halibut)
vobla (Caspian roach)
crab
lobster
oyster
shrimp (prawn) [pro: n]
clam
DairyProducts
milk
new/fresh milk
sour milk
condensed milk
baked milk
cream
sour cream
yoghurt
mayonnaise
butter ()
boiled butter
margarine
cheese
cream cheese
processed cheese
curds or cottage cheese
| egg
egg shell
to shell an egg
the white of an egg
the yolk of an egg [jouk]
Vegetables & Greens
tomato
cucumber
salted cucumber
pickled cucumber lemon
carrots
beetroots
potatoes
aubergine or egg plant
marrow (squash)
turnip
radish
white radish
horse radish
pumpkin
cabbage
green cabbage
red cabbage
savoy cabbage
sauerkraut
Brussels sprouts
cauliflower
kohlrabi
green peas
beans ,
lettuce -
asparagus
spinach
onions
spring onions
leeks -
garlic
chicory
globe artichoke
pepper
sweet pepper
dills
parsley
celery
sorrel
Mushrooms
(un)edible mushrooms ()
poisonous mushroom
orange-cap boletus
brown mushroom
champignon
chanterelle
coral milky cap
honey agaric
milk agaric
orange agaric
fly agaric
Fruit & Berries
stone ( )
seeds ,
grapes
raisin(s)
seedless raisin ,
rennet
apple
worm-eaten apple
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apricot
pear
plum
prune [pru: n]
cherry ,
bird-cherry
peach
orange
orange peel
tangerine
lime
grapefruit/ pomelo ,
pine-apple
banana
coco-nut
papaya = papaw
pomegranate
quince
persimmon
dates
figs
melon
water melon
strawberries ,
raspberries
gooseberries
currants (black, red, white) (, , )
cranberries
barberries
blackberries
bilberries
whortleberries
mulberries
rowanberries (ash-berries)
Nuts
almond
cedar nut
hazel nut ()
nutmeg
peanut ,
pistachios
walnut
Spices & Seasonings
cinnamon
ginger
horse radish
mustard
bay leaf
pepper
salt
sugar
powdered sugar
| Beverages
softdrinks
tea
blend of tea
orange pekoe
to stir tea
coffee
strong coffee
black coffee
white coffee
mocha (coffee)
Turkish coffee -
to grind coffee [graind]
to make coffee
cocoa
spring water
mineral water
soda water
(fruit) juice
stewed fruit
lemonade
coca-cola or coke -\
aerated water
fizzy drink
strong/ harddrinks ()
beer
dark beer
light beer
mug of beer
cognac
brandy
cherry brandy
sherry
whisky
gin
rum
wine
green wine
thin wine ,
vintage wine ( )
dry wine
semi-dry wine
sweet wine
semi-sweet wine
table wine
dessert wine
portwine
mulled wine
champagne
absinthe ['aebsinθ ]
tequila [ti'ki: l] ( )
sake (saki) ['sa: ki] ( )
| granulated sugar -
lump sugar -
soda
pinch of soda
vanilla
poppy
sesame ['sesmi] ,
vinegar
yeast [ji: st]
oil
sunflower oil
mayonnaise
sauce [so: s], gravy ,
ketchup
| Sweets
| chocolate
milk chocolate
bar of chocolate
chocolates
box of chocolates
toffees ,
(fruit) drops
candies
pastila
ice-cream
jam
jar of jam
| marmalade ( )
candied fruit jelly
jelly
honey
pastry ,
biscuits / cookies
waffles
Turkish delight -
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Cooking
| recipe['resipi] ()
teaspoonful ( -.)
tablespoonful ( -.)
add 2 teaspoonfuls of sugar 2
to cook (food)
a cook
to make a scratch dinner
to boil
to boil potatoes in jackets
to fry
to roast ( )
to stew [stju: ]
to simmer ,
to peel (potatoes, onion)
to pare (fruit)
to grate
to clear meat from bones
to chop
to carve the meat ( )
to mince the meat
to dredge smth with flour .-.
| to roll smth in fine breadcrumbs .-.
to turn over
to beat up ()
to drain ,
to grow cold
to prick
to probe ()
to taste
to pour out
to whip [wip] ()
overdone meat
underdone meat
well done meat
rare meat
to spread
to sprinkle
stuff
to stuff ,
to spill over
dressing ( )
to dress salad with mayonnaise
| Kitchen Utensils
| roll holder with kitchen roll
mixing spoon
frying pan
thermos-jug -
set of bowls
three-compartment dish
whistling ['wislirj] kettle
pan set
pot (cooking pot)
lid
casserole dish
milk pot
saucepan
immersion heater
juice extractor
pressure cooker
fruit preserver
preserving jar
cake tin
| toaster
rotisserie -
spit
mincer
blades
chip pan
potato chipper
mixer
blender
butter dish
sugar basin
mustard pot
pepper box
salt cellar
tablecloth
napkin
tray
serving trolley -
soup ladle
| Tableware and Cutlery .
| place setting / cover
china
crockery
sauce (gravy) boat
bottom plate
dinner plate
deep plate (soup plate) () dessert plate (dessert bowl)
soup tureen
sauce ladle (gravy ladle)
bread basket
salad bowl
salad servers
vegetable dish
dish
bowl
plate (platter)
pour into a glass
raise one's glass (to)
cup
| saucer
tea set
bread plate
tea kettle
tea pot
coffee pot
decanter
cheese board
cutlery - ,
knife
handle / ()
blade
edge (cutting edge)
knife rest
carving set (serving cutlery)
fork
cocktail fork
handle / ()
prong (tang, tine) ()
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corkscrew
nutcracker
spoon
handle
table spoon
tea spoon
dessert spoon (fruit spoon)
salad spoon / fork /
vegetable spoon / a serving spoon
| wine glasses
champagne glasses
tapered glass
crystal glass
liqueur glass
spirit glass
beer glass
table decoration
place card
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Proverbs and Sayings
1. Appetite comes with eating. .
2. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. .
3. A hungry belly has no ears. .
4. I am as hungry as a hunter. .
5. Hunger is the best sauce. .
6. Tastes differ. .
7. Don't live to eat, but eat to live. He , , , .
8. Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. , .
9. Hunger breaks stone walls. . .
10 The proof of the pudding is in the eating. .
11. Too many cooks spoil the broth. .
12. Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet. , , , .
13, You cant eat your cake and have it. ( ).
14. He knows what side of bread is buttered. , ( ).
Idiomatic Expressions
1. After meat mustard , .
2. Apple of discord
3. Be meat and drink to smb -.,
4. Bite more than one can chew , ,
5. Bread and butter (daily bread) ,
6. Dogs breakfast ,
7. As easy as pie (a piece of cake) , , ,
8. Eat like a bird ,
9. Eat like a horse/ wolf ,
10. The food of the gods ,
11. Thats another cup of tea
12. Milk and honey ,
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