5. food & drink 1

Question 1

serving to relieve thirst; refreshing.

Answer 1

This #thirst-quenching energy drink is a favourite of many athletes, professionals and young people who need a quick pick-me-up so they can get through days and nights of training, studying, partying or hard work.

Question 2

(of a person or animal) suffer severely or die from hunger.

Answer 2

A prisoner has #starved to death after fasting for seven months, becoming the 48th person to die in hunger strikes protesting against changes to Turkey’s prison system.

Question 3

(of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.

Answer 3

Many people, myself included, find bursts of sugar in #savory food highly unpleasant.

Question 4

a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.

Answer 4

We came here just to taste the Thai #cuisine.

Question 5

flavored with or fragrant with spice.

Answer 5

A little bowl of diablo sauce, a #spicy and fresh tomato salsa, came on the side.

Question 6

having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

Answer 6

Without getting into a lot of complicated chemistry, acids are substances that taste #sour, such as vinegar or lemon juice.

Question 7

(of food) needing to be chewed hard or for some time.

Answer 7

Heavy, #chewy food such as red meat can soften that sensation.

Question 8

the distinctive taste of a food or drink.

Answer 8

Just when you thought Maryland Cookies couldn’t get any better, the company goes and launches a new #flavour and we all fall apart.

Question 9

not previously known or used; new or different.

Answer 9

We’ve been given the opportunity to make a #fresh start and build something from scratch.

Question 10

the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Answer 10

When crops grow quickly and with balanced #nutrition , the growth can compensate for slight damage.

Question 11

causing or likely to cause harm.

Answer 11

It could be said that alcohol and tobacco are much more #harmful drugs than either cocaine or heroin.

Question 12

withstand the action or effect of.

Answer 12

These women are all HIV positive, and their ability to #resist the infection is being undermined by the lack of food.

Question 13

a person suffering from alcoholism.

Answer 13

The vast majority of amnesic patients are chronic #alcoholics , suffering from Korsakoff’s syndrome.

Question 14

a restaurant selling cooked food to be eaten elsewhere; a takeout restaurant.

Answer 14

A #takeaway is trying to tackle single-use plastic waste by serving food in reusable steel containers.

Question 15

a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert.

Answer 15

The third #speciality of the artist were landscapes prints.

Question 16

highly pleasant to the taste.

Answer 16

No worries, they taste #delicious and you will probably find your guests gobble them all up in no time.

Question 17

tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt.

Answer 17

What gases appear when #salty water is electrolysed depends on the salt concentration.

Question 18

cook (something) using a grill.

Answer 18

They were intending to #grill a burger or two when Mary realized that neither of them had any means of lighting the coals.

Question 19

the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

Answer 19

She tore off a piece of heavily buttered bread and popped it into her mouth, savoring the #taste.

Question 20

salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavor.

Answer 20

Add the sherry and chopped dill to the remaining sauce and check the #seasoning.

Question 21

in good health.

Answer 21

And even in #healthy people, the condition can be painful.

Question 22

of, relating to, or derived from living matter.

Answer 22

If the native soil is sandy, use 50 percent soil and 50 percent #organic material.

Question 23

(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

Answer 23

The licence is available to any member of the public providing they adhere to a set of 14 conditions which include not removing soil from the land or planting any #poisonous trees or shrubs on it.

Question 24

(of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.

Answer 24

Other than the odd times during the winter when the rivers or lakes #froze , the sea and rivers were an abundant source of regular fresh food.