NOTE Food which is not cooked is raw. Cooking and restaurants Ways of cooking food boil: in water, e.g. potatoes or rice fry. in oil or butter above the heat, e.g. sausages grill: under the heat, e.g. toast or meat roast: in the oven using oil, e.g. meat bake: in the oven without oil, e.g. cakes ■ roast/bake How would you like your steak? Rare (= cooked quickly and red inside); medium-rare (= cooked longer but still red in the middle); medium (= cooked more and pink); or well-done. (= cooked longer and not pink) What does it taste like? Taste the sauce (= try a bit to see if it's good) and add salt if necessary. You can really taste the garlic in this. It's very tasty. (= lots of flavour; a positive word) Describing food and drink salty: lots of salt hot/spicy: lots of spices, e.g. curry, chilli sweet: lots of sugar (opp bitter, e.g. very strong coffee, or sour, e.g. lemons) fresh: recently produced or picked, e.g. fresh bread, fresh fruit fattening: food which makes you put on weight/get fat, e.g. cream, cakes, etc. healthy: good for your health/fitness, e.g. salad or fruit chilled (= very cold), e.g. white wine is usually chilled still: describes water without gas; sparkling is water with gas (also called fizzy water) 1 A typical menu WIU- salt and pepper .^9wvjj/ tý'cJiM-Jcfn mm a ujtd* unnf. iaw* ux/J> mt/jÁrocr/ió . TÍoaůf fiS/*/ ofAod um/J> a/tft/s íaticr ~Íb/iw.o/*i/*' iTMiudAr Óftwutííewwrů tor/A fi<*ůA oream. 64.1 64.4 apkins I vinegar Exercises Do you often eat the following food in your country? If so, do you eat it in the same way? Example \i\ Brifain, ojrS/i vti f'sk' Kit" not- osoally mvj fisk\ raw fish fried eggs roast beef roast peppers grilled cheese fried rice baked potatoes raw spinach boiled eggs baked bananas Look at the menu on the opposite page again, and answer these questions. 1 Which starter doesn't contain vegetables? CjilliA spicy pravJns 2 Which dish contains pasta? 3 Which main course may be rare or well-done? 4 Which main course is definitely cooked in the oven? 5 Which main course will probably be quite spicy? 6 Which main course contains alcohol? 7 Which dessert(s) will be quite sweet? 8 If you don't want to put on weight, which would probably be the best dish for the main course? 64.3 Choose an adjective from the opposite page which could describe these things. adjective adjective honey lemon bread cakes bacon fillet steak mineral water coffee Answer these questions about the food you like, and eating in your country. If possible, ask another person the same questions. it cooked? Do you eat steak? If so, how do you like Do you like hot spicy food? In restaurants, do you normally drink still or sparkling water? Do waiters normally leave fresh bread on the table? Do you normally eat a starter, main course and dessert when you eat out? How many of these do you normally find on the table in a cafe or restaurant in your country? salt YES/NO pepper YES/NO oil YES/NO vinegar YES/NO toothpicks YES/NO napkins YES/NO 7 Generally, do you add more salt to your food when you eat in cafes or restaurants? 8 Do you think that food in your country is generally quite fattening? I 30 English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate) English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate) I 3 1 Food and drink Food and drink a fillet of beef veal cutlets veal escalopes a shoulder of veal lamb chops a shoulder of mutton a leg of pork pork sausages calf s liver calfs heart calf s foot lamb's brains sheep's head pig's kidney pig's blood Note that the pig is also responsible for providing us with cured and smoked meat: ham, gammon and bacon. Poultry These are birds which can be eaten but are not hunted with a shotgun. Read the questions and select or write the appropriate answer for each of them. 1 Which of these five birds is white in the northern hemisphere but can be black in Australia? a chicken b turkey c swan d goose e duck 2 What is eaten with each of the above types of poultry in your country? Game Game is the group name for the wild animals and birds which are hunted and then eaten (rabbits, hares etc). Select or write an answer for each question. 1 One of these meats is not from a bird. Which is it? a pheasant b venison c partridge d pigeon e 2 How popular is this type of food in your country? 3 Should shooting game as a sport be encouraged or discouraged? grouse g eel Fish Read the questions and select the appropriate answer(s) for each of them. 1 Which of these would you describe as white fish and which is oily? a sole b cod c plaice d trout e haddock f salmon h mackerel i herring 2 Some of the above fish are freshwater fish, that is to say they spend all or most of their life in a river. Some are sea fish. Underline the freshwater fish. 3 Ring your favourites in the list of fish in question 1. Then select how you like each of them cooked. a grilled b fried c baked d smoked e in a sauce f in a soup g in a stew 4 One of these is not an example of shellfish (seafood). Which one? a crab b lobster c shrimp d prawn e oyster f cockle g mussel h kipper Cereals and grasses Match the list of cereals 1- 6 with statements a - f. 1 wheat 2 maize 3 rye 4 barley 5 oats 6 rice a Most porridge is made of it. It is also used to feed horses, b It is the staple diet in the East. c It provides corn on the cob, a lot of cornflour, and American whisky. d It is used to make black bread, cattle feed and some kinds of American whisky. e It is used a lot in brewing and soups and malt is made from it. f It is used to make white bread and most pasta. 88 Pasta Talking of pasta, below are a few of the approximately thirty types that are most commonly eaten. Ring those that you like most. a spaghetti Herbs and spices b macaroni c noodles d ravioli e lasagne Which of these herbs do you like to use in your cooking? What sort of food do you use them with? 1 garlic 2 marjoram 3 mint 4 parsley 5 rosemary 6 sage 7 thyme 8 bay leaf 6 Oregano [21 Which of these spices would you find it difficult to live without? 1 black or white pepper 2 cayenne pepper 3 vanilla 4 ginger 5 nutmeg 6 cinnamon 7 pimento (paprika) 8 chilli 131 Do you agree that if the ingredients of the meal have the proper taste you don't need all that seasoning? What our food contains Look at the advertisement on the next page, which lists for you some of the elements in the food we eat, for example protein, carbohydrates etc. Ask yourself how much you eat of each in a typical day's diet. Food in general jl] Write or discuss the answers to these questions. 1 How careful are you about having a well-balanced or a calorie-controlled diet? 2 How healthy do you think healthfoods really are? 3 We Bhould all 'eat, drink and be merry'. Do you agree? 4 What (in detail) are your favourite restaurant meals at about these prices-a £2.50? (cheap) b £5.00? (quite reasonable) c £10?(average) d £20 - 25? (expensive) Write or act out a conversation with a waiter. You are ordering one of the meals you listed above. Remember the sort of restaurant you're in and be prepared to choose an alternative if what you ask for is unavailable. \2\ [3] Write a page from your diary. It is the fifteenth day that you have been on a really strict diet. [4] Write, in dialogue form, a conversation between a butcher and a regular customer who does not find any of the meat in the window particularly attractive or good value. 89