Food and eating

By Aleksandra Kumycz-Ochęcka

Food and eating

• apples​

• grapes

• pears

• berries: strawberries and raspberries, ​blueberries and bilberries

• (sweet) cherries

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Fruit readily available in Poland

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• bananas

• lemons, oranges, tangerines, grapefruit

• melons, watermelons

• avocado

• kiwi

• passion fruit, dragon fruit

Exotic fruit

• (sweet) potatoes

• tomatoes

• cabbage and lettuce

• beans and peas

• cucumbers

• (red/yellow/green) peppers

• carrots​

• cauliflower and broccoli​

Vegetables

• butter

• cream

• cheese

• eggs

• ​milk

• buttermilk, sour milk​

• yoghurt​

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Dairy products

• beef, lamb, pork (red meat)

• chicken and turkey

• ​prawns and shrimps

• salmon and tuna

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• bacon, ham, (ham)burger, steak, sausage

Meat and seafood

• bread, cake, biscuits

• pasta, rice​

• cereal and cornflakes

• ketchup, mayonnaise (mayo)

• mushrooms

• nuts

• salt and pepper, sugar

• (olive) oil

• onion and garlic​

Other kinds of food

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• ​fast / junk food

• chips and crisps

• pancakes

• pizza

• a salad

• a sandwich

• a ​spaghetti

• a soup​

• toasts​

• breakfast, lunch, dinner​

Dishes

• water: mineral, sill, sparkling

• coffee and tea

• fizzy drinks and soft drinks

• Coke / cola

• fruit juice

Drinks

• carbohydrates (carbs)

• protein

• fibre

• fat

• nutritional value

• balance​

Nutrition

• delicious, tasty

• disgusting, ​terrible

• spicy (hot) or mild

• ​sweet

• sour

• salty

• bland​

Food can be...

• kitchen equipment: oven, cooker, (frying) pan, saucepan, pot, dish, ​scales

• spoon, fork, knife

• chop, cut, slice

• ​peel, grate

• ​add, mix, stir

• bake and roast

• cook and boil

• fry, heat

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• cookbook, recipe, prepare​

In the kitchen

• book a table

• waiter/waitress; chef

• order: I'd like...

• (look at the) menu

• ​starter, main course, dessert

• side dish, specialty, dish of the day, snack

• takeaway

• (pay the) bill​

At a restaurant

• how much / how many

• a little / a few

• a lot of ....

• ​too much / too many

• a bag of ...; a bottle of ...; a carton of ...; a jar of ...; a packet of ...

• a tin and a can

• ​a bar of (chocolate)

• a pice of ...; a slice of...

At a shop

Thank you for your attention

​and bon apetit!