English Speaking : Topic Food

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I. Food

Warm-up Questions (10 Questions)

1. What is your favorite food?
2. Do you prefer sweet or salty snacks?
3. How often do you eat fast food?
4. What’s a traditional dish in your country?
5. Have you ever tried spicy food?
6. Do you like to cook or prefer eating out?
7. What’s your favorite fruit?
8. How many meals do you have in a day?
9. What’s the most unusual food you’ve ever eaten?
10. Do you prefer coffee or tea?

Tastes:

 

Sweet

Sour

Bitter

Salty

Spicy

Savory

Aroma

Umami

Bland (boring )

Rich in flavour

Good taste:

Delicious

Flavorful

Good

Tasty

Mouth-watering

Examples of  English Speaking Topic Food:

1. “This pizza is absolutely delicious!”
2. “The soup is so flavorful, I love it.”
3. “Wow, this pasta is really tasty!”
4. “The steak is mouth-watering, cooked perfectly!”

Bad taste:

Bland

Overcooked

Tasteless

Undercooked

Disgusting

Examples of  English Speaking Topic Food:

1. “This soup is so bland, it needs more seasoning.”
2. “The chicken is overcooked, it’s really dry.”
3. “I couldn’t eat it, the fish was tasteless.”
4. “The pasta is undercooked, it’s too hard.”
5. “That dish was disgusting, I didn’t like it at all.”

Cuisine:

1. Italian
2. Mexican
3. Chinese
4. Indian
5. Japanese
6. French
7. Thai
8. Korean
9. Mediterranean
10. Vietnamese

Fun facts about food 

1. Sushi from Japan was originally a way to preserve fish with fermented rice.
2. Italy is the birthplace of pizza, but it was originally a poor man’s food.
3. In Mexico, the tortilla has been a staple food for thousands of years.
4. French croissants are actually based on an Austrian pastry.
5. India has the largest variety of spices used in their cuisine worldwide.

 

Meat:

Beef

Pork

Chicken

Lamb

Duck

Bacon

Sausage

Ham

Salami

Steak

Meatball

Bread and dairy products:

1. Milk
2. Cheese
3. Butter
4. Yogurt
5. Cream
6. Sour cream
7. Ice cream
8. Skim milk
9. Fresh milk
10. full fat milk
11. soy milk

Vegetables:

1. Cabbage

1. Spinach

1. Morning glory

1. Lettuce

1. Bitter melon

1. Eggplant

1. Carrot

1. Cucumber

1. Tomato

1. Potato

1. Sweet potato

1. Corn

1. Okra

1. Bell pepper

1. Pumpkin

1. Basil

1. Mint

1. Cilantro

1. Dill

1. Lemongrass

Cooking actions 

1. Boil
2. Fry
3. Grill
4. Bake
5. Roast
6. Stir
7. Simmer
8. Steam
9. Chop
10. Slice
11. Dice
12. Mix
13. Stir-fry
14. Blend
15. Mash
16. Whisk
17. Knead
18. Pour
19. Season
20. Marinate
21. Peel
22. Grate
23. Broil
24. Sauté
25. Scramble
26. Beat
27. Glaze
28. Shred
29. Braise
30. Carve

Cooking tools :

1. Knife
2. Cutting board
3. Frying pan
4. Pot
5. Saucepan
6. Spatula
7. Whisk
8. Peeler
9. Grater
10. Tongs
11. Colander
12. Ladle
13. Measuring cup
14. Rolling pin
15. Oven mitt

Weird food in VN :

1. Balut

1. Silkworm pupae

1. Durian

1. Fermented shrimp paste

1. Pig’s blood pudding

1. Eel soup

1. Snake wine

1. Coconut worm

1. Bitter melon stuffed with meat

1. Grilled rat

1. Boiled snail

1. Chicken feet

1. Jellyfish salad

1. Fermented fish

 

II. Questions

 

1. What is your favorite dish from Vietnamese cuisine?
2. Do you prefer sweet or sour flavors?
3. How do you describe the taste of durian?
4. Have you ever eaten something bland?
5. What kind of meat do you like the most?
6. Do you like dairy products like cheese and yogurt?
7. Can you name a vegetable you eat often?
8. Which cooking action do you usually use to prepare meat?
9. Do you prefer food that is grilled or fried?
10. What kitchen tool do you use to chop vegetables?
11. What’s your favorite type of milk?
12. How would you describe the taste of spicy food?
13. What meat product do you often eat for breakfast?
14. Have you ever tried something from Japanese cuisine?
15. What’s a famous dish from Italian cuisine?
16. How do you usually season your food?
17. What’s a weird food in Vietnam that you’ve tried?
18. How do you cook your eggs – scrambled or boiled?
19. Can you name three dairy products you like?
20. Which vegetables do you usually eat in a salad?
21. Have you ever tried making your own bread?
22. What kind of cuisine do you want to try next?
23. Which food would you describe as mouth-watering?
24. What’s the most flavorful dish you’ve ever had?
25. Do you know how to braise meat?
26. What dish do you think has a bad taste?
27. Have you ever tasted grilled eel?
28. What tool do you use to grate cheese?
29. Which country’s cuisine do you think is the spiciest?
30. Can you name a dish with a strong umami flavor?