Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 46 стр.

         Unit 6

         FOOD

         Part A

         Cooking food

         Vegetables: cabbage cauliflower broccoli spinach cucumber cour-
         gettes (Am. Eng: zucchini) aubergines (Am. Eng: egg plants) leeks
         Meat: venison liver kidneys veal
         Fish: cod hake plaice whiting mackerel herring sardine trout salmon
         Seafood: prawns shrimps crab lobster crayfish squid cockles
         oysters
         Herbs: parsley rosemary thyme chives oregano tarragon sage
         Spices: curry cinnamon ginger nutmeg
         Flavours and tastes - adjectives and some opposites
         sweet - bitter [sharp/unpleasant] sour [e.g. unripe fruit]
         hot, spicy [e.g. curry] – mild, bland [rather negative]
         salty [a lot of salt] - sugary [a lot of sugar], sickly (too much sugar)
         savoury [pleasant, slightly salty or with herbs]
         tasty [has a good taste/flavour] - tasteless [no flavour at all]
         General appearance, presentation and quality
         These chips are terribly greasy. [too much oil/fat]
         This meat is over-cooked/overdone / under-cooked/underdone.
         British cooking can be very stodgy. [heavy, hard to digest]
         Mm, this chicken's done to a turn. [just perfect, not overdone]
         These pistachio nuts are terribly more-ish.    [informal; you want to eat more]

         Ways of cooking food – verbs
         boil         fry          bake         roast        grill

         Shall I stew the beef? (boiled with vegetables in the same pot, or would you prefer it as
         a casserole? [similar, but in the oven]
         These lamb chops would be nice barbecued. [done over hot coals, usually outdoors]
         Have you seasoned the stew? [added herbs/spices/salt/pepper]




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