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• Fish : mackerel
/ː mæk.rəl/ n [C or U] (plural mackerel or
mackerels)
a sea fish that can be eaten and which has a
strong taste
smoked mackerel
39. UNIT 48 Food card 38
• Fish : sardine
/sɑːː diːn //sɑːr n [C]
-/
a small sea fish which can be eaten
a tin of sardines
40. UNIT 48 Food card 40
• Fish : trout
/traʊt/ n [C or U] (plural trout or trouts)
a fish that is a popular food, especially a brown type that lives
in rivers and lakes or a silver type that lives in the sea but
returns to rivers to reproduce
Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the
pollution.
Loch Leven is famous for its trout fishing.
[U] the flesh of this fish eaten as food
I love smoked trout, don't you?
Dutch : forel
42. UNIT 48 Food card 42
• Fish : salmon
/ː sæm.ən/ n [C or U] (plural salmon)
a medium-sized silvery fish which lives in the
sea and swims up rivers to produce its eggs.
Its pink flesh is eaten as a food
fresh/smoked/tinned salmon
salmon mousse/fishcakes
salmon fishing
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• Fish : prawns
/prɔːn //prɑːn n [C] mainly UK (US
/
usually shrimp)
a small sea animal that can be eaten and which
has a shell and ten legs
Prawns are grey when they're raw, and turn
pink when they're cooked.
peeled prawns
47. UNIT 48 Food card 47
Fish : shrimps
/ʃrɪmp/ n [C or U] (plural shrimps or
shrimp) (UK also prawn)
a small sea animal with a thin shell, ten legs
and long tail, or its pink curved body eaten as
food
shrimp cocktail/paste
49. UNIT 48 Food card 49
• Fish : crab
/kræb/ n [C or U]
a sea animal that has five pairs of legs and a
round flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh
eaten as food
We walked along the beach collecting small
crabs.
All the shops on the seafront had crab for sale.
This crab meat/salad is delicious!
51. UNIT 48 Food card 51
• Fish : lobster
/ː lɒb.stər//ː ɚ/
lɑːb.st n [C or U]
an animal which lives in the sea and has a long
body covered with a hard shell, two large
claws and eight legs, or its flesh when used as
food
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• Fish : crayfish
/ː kreɪ.fɪʃ/ n [C or U] (plural crayfish or
crayfishes) (US also crawfish)
a small animal which lives in rivers and is
similar to a lobster, or its flesh eaten as food
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• Fish : squid
/skwɪd/ n [C or U] (plural squid)
a sea animal with a long body and ten arms
situated around the mouth, or this animal
eaten as food
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• Fish : cockles
/ː kɒk.l ̩//ː kɑː.kl ̩/ n [C]
a small rounded sea creature with a shell,
common in Europe, which can be eaten
Dutch : kokkel
59. UNIT 48 Food card 59
• Fish : mussels
/ː mʌs.əl/ n [C]
a small sea animal that can be eaten and which
lives inside a black shell with two parts that
close tightly together
61. UNIT 48 Food card 61
• Fish : oysters
/ː ɔɪ.stər//-stɚ/ n [C]
a large flat sea creature that lives in a shell,
some types of which can be eaten either raw
or cooked, and other types of which produce
pearls (= small round white precious stones)
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• vegetables : cabbage
/ː kæb.ɪdʒ/ n [C or U]
a large round vegetable with large green,
white or purple leaves, which can be eaten
cooked or raw
a savoy cabbage /səˌ vɔɪˌ kæb.ɪdʒ/ n [C]
red/white cabbage (coleslaw)
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• vegetables : cauliflower
/ː kɒl.ɪːflaʊ.ər /n [C or U] (UK informal
cauli)
a large round white vegetable which is eaten
cooked or raw
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• vegetables : spinach
/ː spɪn.ɪtʃ/ n [U]
a vegetable which has wide dark green leaves
which are eaten cooked or uncooked
spinach lasagne/salad
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• vegetables : cucumber
/ː kjuː.k ʌm.bər //-bɚ/ n [C or U]
a long thin pale-green vegetable with dark
green skin, usually eaten uncooked in salads
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• vegetables : leeks
/liːk n [C]
/
a vegetable which looks like a white stick with
long green leaves on top and which tastes and
smells like an onion
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• vegetables : mushrooms
/ː mʌʃ.ruːm /-rʊm/ n [C]
/,
a fungus with a round top and short stem.
wild/cultivated mushrooms; button (= very
small) mushrooms;
dried/grilled/stuffed/sliced mushrooms;
cream of mushroom soup; For this recipe
choose mushrooms with large caps (= top
parts).
77. UNIT 48 Food card 77
Br. E. : c_________/Am. E. : z_________
78. UNIT 48 Food card 78
• vegetables : courgettes
/kɔːː ʒet//kʊr-/ n [C] UK
American English : zucchini
/zʊːkiː. ni//zuː n [C] (plural zucchini
-/
or zucchinis)
a long thin vegetable with a dark green skin.
It is a type of small marrow.
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Br. E. : a_________/Am. E. e_____ p_____
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• vegetables : aubergines (UK)
American English : eggplants
/ː əʊ.bə.ʒiːn //ː oʊ.bɚ-/ n [C]
an oval purple vegetable which is white inside
and which is usually eaten cooked
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• spices : cumin
/ː kjuː.m ɪn/ n [U]
(a plant with) seeds that smell pleasant and
are used as a spice, especially in South Asian
and Middle Eastern cooking
Dutch : komijn
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• spices : cardamom
(UK also cardamum
– US also cardamon
/ː kɑː.d ə.məm//ː kɑːr n [C or U]
-/
a South Asian plant, the seeds of which are
used as a spice
cardamom seeds
Add two teaspoonfuls of ground cardamom
Dutch : kardemom
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• spices : coriander
/ː ər
kɒr.iːæn.d //ː ɚ/
kɔːr.i.æn.d n [U]
a plant whose leaves or seeds are added to
food to give a special flavour
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• spices : paprika
/ː pæp.rɪ.kə/, /pəːpri -/ n [U]
ː
a red powder used as a spice to give a slightly
hot flavour to food, especially in meat dishes
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• spices : turmeric
/ː tɜː.m ər.ɪk//ː ɚ-/
tɝː.m n [U]
a yellow powder which is used as a spice to
flavour particular foods, especially curry, and
give them a yellow colour. It is made from the
root of an Asian plant.
Dutch : kurkuma
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• spices : ginger
/ː dʒɪn.dʒər //-dʒɚ/ n [U]
the spicy root of a tropical plant which is used
in cooking or eaten preserved in sugar
Dutch : gember
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• spices : cinnamon
/ː sɪn.ə.mən/ n [U]
the bark (= hard outer covering) of a tropical
tree, or a brown powder made from this, used
as a spice to give a particular taste to food,
especially sweet food
a cinnamon stick
Dutch : kaneel
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• spices : nutmeg
/ːn ʌt.meg/ n
[C or U] the hard fruit of a tropical tree, or a
brown powder made from this and used as a
spice to add flavour to food
Grate some nutmeg on top of the pudding.
Dutch : nootmuskaat
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• herbs : parsley
/ː pɑː.sli /ː
/ pɑːr n [U]
-/
a herb with curly or flat leaves, used to add
flavour to food and also to make it look
attractive
Dutch : peterselie
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• herbs : rosemary
/ː rəʊz.mə.ri//ː roʊz.mer.i/ n [U]
a bush whose leaves are used to add flavour in
cooking and are used in some perfumes, or the
leaves themselves
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• herbs : sage
/seɪdʒ/ n [U]
a plant whose greyish green leaves are used as
a herb to give flavour to some foods
sage-and-onion stuffing
Dutch : salie
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• herbs : chives
/tʃaɪvz/ n
a plant with long thin leaves and purple
flowers, or its leaves when cut into small
pieces and used in cooking to give a flavour
similar to onions
Dutch : bieslook
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• herbs : tarragon
/ː tær.ə.gən//-gɑːn n [U]
/
a plant with whitish flowers whose narrow
leaves are used in cooking as a herb which has
a taste similar to liquorice
Dutch : dragon
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• herbs : oregano
/ː ɒr.ɪːg ɑː.n əʊ//ɔːː reg.ə.noʊ/ n [U]
a herb whose dried leaves are used in cooking
to add flavour, especially in Italian cooking
115. UNIT 48 Food card 115
• B. Flavours and tastes –
adjectives and some
opposites (≠)
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• hot ,spicy (e.g. curry) ≠ mild
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• bl__________ (= rather negative)
adj usually disapproving
not having a strong taste or character or not showing any
interest or energy
I find chicken a little bl__________.
Pop music these days is so bl__________.
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• bland (= rather negative)
/blænd/ adj usually disapproving
not having a strong taste or character or not showing any
interest or energy
I find chicken a little bland.
Pop music these days is so bland.
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• s__________ (= a lot of salt)
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• salty (= a lot of salt)
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• sa__________ (= pleasant, slightly salty of with
herbs)
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• savoury (= pleasant, slightly salty of with herbs)
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• ta__________ (= has a good taste/ flavour) ≠
ta__________ (= no flavour all)
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• tasty (= has a good taste/ flavour) ≠ tasteless (= no
flavour all)
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• C. General appearance,
presentation and quality
133. UNIT 48 Food card 133
• These chips are terribly
g__________/o__________. (= too much
oil/fat)
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• These chips are terribly greasy /oily. (= too
much oil/fat)
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This meat is
• over-c__________/overd__________
• under-c__________/underd__________
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This meat is
• over-cooked/overdone
• under-cooked/underdone
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British cooking can be very st__________.
(heavy, hard to digest)
adj UK informal disapproving
describes food which is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an
unpleasant way
I've been eating too many st__________ puddings.
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British cooking can be very stodgy. (heavy,
hard to digest)
/ː stɒdʒ.i/
adj UK informal disapproving
describes food which is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an
unpleasant way
I've been eating too many stodgy puddings.
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Mm this chicken’s d__________ to a
t__________. (just perfect, not overdone)
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Mm this chicken’s done to a turn. (just
perfect, not overdone)
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These pistachio nuts are terribly
m__________-ish. (informal; you want to eat
more)
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These pistachio nuts are terribly more-ish.
(informal; you want to eat more)
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• D. Ways of cooking food -
verbs
161. UNIT 48 Food card 161
In the Uk a meal in a restaurant would
typically be three courses :
•a s__________ (light snack/appetiser)
•a m__________ course (the most
important/substantial part of the meal),
followed by
• a dessert (sometimes called a
s__________/p__________/a__________,
especially at home).
162. UNIT 48 Food card 162
In the Uk a meal in a restaurant would
typically be three courses :
•a starter (light snack/appetiser)
•a main course (the most
important/substantial part of the meal),
followed by
• a dessert (sometimes called a
sweet/pudding/afters, especially at home).
