5. food & drink 1 Flashcards
serving to relieve thirst; refreshing.
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.
(of a person or animal) suffer severely or die from hunger.
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.
(of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.
Many people, myself included, find bursts of sugar in #savory food highly unpleasant.
a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.
We came here just to taste the Thai #cuisine.
flavored with or fragrant with spice.
A little bowl of diablo sauce, a #spicy and fresh tomato salsa, came on the side.
having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.
Without getting into a lot of complicated chemistry, acids are substances that taste #sour, such as vinegar or lemon juice.
(of food) needing to be chewed hard or for some time.
Heavy, #chewy food such as red meat can soften that sensation.
the distinctive taste of a food or drink.
Just when you thought Maryland Cookies couldn’t get any better, the company goes and launches a new #flavour and we all fall apart.
not previously known or used; new or different.
We’ve been given the opportunity to make a #fresh start and build something from scratch.
the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
When crops grow quickly and with balanced #nutrition , the growth can compensate for slight damage.
causing or likely to cause harm.
It could be said that alcohol and tobacco are much more #harmful drugs than either cocaine or heroin.
withstand the action or effect of.
These women are all HIV positive, and their ability to #resist the infection is being undermined by the lack of food.
a person suffering from alcoholism.
The vast majority of amnesic patients are chronic #alcoholics , suffering from Korsakoff’s syndrome.
a restaurant selling cooked food to be eaten elsewhere; a takeout restaurant.
A #takeaway is trying to tackle single-use plastic waste by serving food in reusable steel containers.
a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert.
The third #speciality of the artist were landscapes prints.
highly pleasant to the taste.
No worries, they taste #delicious and you will probably find your guests gobble them all up in no time.
tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt.
What gases appear when #salty water is electrolysed depends on the salt concentration.
cook (something) using a grill.
They were intending to #grill a burger or two when Mary realized that neither of them had any means of lighting the coals.
the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
She tore off a piece of heavily buttered bread and popped it into her mouth, savoring the #taste.
salt, herbs, or spices added to food to enhance the flavor.
Add the sherry and chopped dill to the remaining sauce and check the #seasoning.
in good health.
And even in #healthy people, the condition can be painful.
of, relating to, or derived from living matter.
If the native soil is sandy, use 50 percent soil and 50 percent #organic material.
(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.
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.
(of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.
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.
