Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Food, glorious food...

Are you hungry? No? Good, because the subject in this post is  food!

Bread and butter
British people usually eat sliced bread. There are bakeries but people do not usually buy fresh bread. A sandwich in Britain usually contains butter or margarine.

Restaurant vocabulary
Some words are very specific, so it’s a good idea to learn exactly what they mean. For example, what is a menu? It’s a list of all the food you can order in a restaurant. But if you only want the two dishes and the dessert that the restaurant has prepared for the day, you have to  ask for the set meal. By the way, the two dishes that you eat before the dessert are called the first course and the second course.

And what is a plate? It isn’t part of a meal - it’s where you put your food! Which of these is hot food: crisps or chips?



When you go to a café, there are a number of things you can ask for. If you only want coffee, you ask for a black coffee. If you want coffee with some milk, you can ask for a small white coffee or a white coffee. Remember that white coffee is bigger than small white coffee.

If you want espresso-type coffee, you can also use the Italian names for these coffees. Some of the most popular are cappuccinos, café lattes and mochas.

       

National specialities

Here are some favourite types of British food:

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding- Delicious for Sunday lunch!
Baked beans on toast- Cheap and easy to make!
Scotch eggs- Mmm! My favourite snack!
Fish and chips- Britain’s most popular takeaway!
Irish stew-Good for winter. Meat, potatoes, carrots and onions cooked in a thick soup.




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