6A Reading and Vocabulary Lessoons: British food

Question 1

Reading lesson (8 words/phrases):

n, v
провозглашать, также приветствовать, также град.

Answer 1

to hail /heɪl/ as sth

• Many people think of chicken tikka masala as the country’s national dish, so much so that in 2001, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook hailed it as the symbol of multicultural, modern Britain.

Question 2

n

• a root that is ground into a bright yellow powder, with a particular smell
  куркума

Answer 2

turmeric /ˈtɜːmərɪk/

• Though, turmeric is considered healthy, I don’t really like its taste.

Question 3

n
- a mixture of ground spices, such as
cumin /ˈkjuːmɪn/,
cardamom /ˈkɑː.də.məm OR -mən/), cinnamon,
cloves /kləʊv/ (гвоздика),
peppercorns (перец горошком), and coriander UK /ˌkɒr.iˈæn.dər/ US /ˈkɔːr.i.æn.dɚ/ seeds,
used in Indian cooking

Answer 3

garam masala /ˌɡɑː.rəm məˈsɑː.lə/

• Garam masala is a spice blend that’s used in almost all North Indian curries. It’s generally added to curries at the very end because the spices are already toasted and do not need to cook with the curry.

Garam masala recipes vary from region to region in India.

Question 4

n
- a spice with a distinctive taste that comes in the form of seeds and can be ground to form a powder

кумин = зира (тмин это другое растение - thyme /taɪm/ )

Answer 4

cumin n /ˈkjuːmɪn/

• Cumin seeds come from a flower of the same name.

Question 5

adj
- tasting hot like pepper, mainly black pepper. Otherwise we would call it spicy
острый, перечный
вспыльчивый,
с перчинкой

Answer 5

peppery /ˈpepəri/ or pepperish

This sauce is very peppery!

Question 6

adj

• when food does not contain chilli, so it is not spicy in flavour

мягкий, неострый

Answer 6

mild /maɪld/

• If eating spicy food is something you are concerned about, you needn’t worry; the Birmingham-born UK /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/ US /ˈbɜ˞ː.mɪŋ.hæm/ curry is said to have been made to be mild to appease the taste buds of the British population.
• I do not like mild food. It must have some chilli in it.

Question 7

удовлетворить вкусовые рецепторы

Answer 7

to appease the taste buds of sb
/əˈpiːz/ /ˈteɪst ˌbʌdz/

Question 8

adj

-having good flavor or a lot of flavor :

Answer 8

flavoursome /ˈfleɪ.və.səm/

-If you prefer a more flavorsome yogurt, add small pieces of fruit, like melon, cherries or peaches.

Question 9

Vocabulary lesson starts here:

n (BrE slang)

• a takeaway restaurant that serves fish and chips

Answer 9

chippy /ˈtʃɪpi /

• I can’t wait to go to the chippy tonight. It’s been a long week and I can’t be bothered to cook.

Extra note: the plural of chippy is chippies.

It is pronounced ˈʧɪpiz.

Question 10

n - a cooking appliance used to fry food by submerging it completely into boiling oil

Answer 10

a deep-fat fryer OR a just a deep fryer

• He always uses his deep-fat fryer to cook oily food. I should let him know that it is not healthy for him.

Extra note: when you cook something in a deep-fat fryer, you deep-fry it.

Question 11

phr v

Answer 11

to be coated in or with sth (the same)

I always have my strawberries coated in chocolate during the summer.

the pipe should be coated with copper (медь) .

Question 12

n

• a semi-liquid made with flour, egg and milk which is used for pancakes or waffles (жидкое тесто)

Answer 12

batter /ˈbætə(r)/

-Glen also adds bananas to his pancake batter. He says he prefers it.

Extra note: batter is also a verb and it is regular. In its verb form it means to hit someone multiple times causing serious harm. Do not get batter the noun and batter the verb confused.

Question 13

n
- a large amount of something, especially food and drink

Answer 13

lashings /ˈlæʃɪŋ/

-Freya always puts lashings of whipped cream on top of her hot chocolate.

Extra note: lashing also means something else. It means to be beaten with a stick or a whip (порка, удары плетью, хлыстом, кнутом)

Question 14

n
- cooked peas that are made into a soft mixture through boiling and simmering them for a long period

гороховое пюре

Answer 14

mushy peas

-Mushy peas are perfect together with fish and chips.

Question 15

v
- to cook something in a pan of water just below boiling point.

кипеть, варить, томить на медленном огне, тушиться.

Answer 15

to simmer /ˈsɪmə(r)/

• Simmering food is sometimes better than boiling it, especially with soup.

Difference between simmering and boiling is that:
Simmering water has slow, gentle, small bubbles, while boiling water has rolling steady, more aggressive bubbles

Question 16

n - (BrE slang)
potato

картошка
картофелина
картофан
мотыга

Answer 16

spud /spʌd/

• Roast spuds are my favourite food.

Extra note: There are many theories as to why potatoes got the nickname spud. The favourite reason is that the spade that dug them up (лопата, которая их выкопала) used to be called a spud and it has stuck ever since.

Question 17

phr v
- to place an item inside another item, usually in a careless manner

Answer 17

to bung sth. in

• After a busy day at work, George bunged his cottage pie into the microwave.
• I unged it in the luggage - Я засунул их в багаж.

Also to bung out:
- He was bunged ouf of a plane - Его вытолкнули из самолета.

To bung down:
- Someone just bunged down the wrong name. - Кто-то поставил внизу неправильное имя.

Question 18

adj

• wet and soft, usually in a highly unpleasant way

сырой
мокрый
влажный
промокший

Answer 18

soggy /ˈsɒɡi/

• I didn’t bake my cake for long enough and it was soggy.
• a real chocolate fondant should be moist inside.

We don’t say a soggy cake, but a moist cake. Soggy implies wet.
Moist implies the texture in between.

Question 19

abrv (BrE slang)
-a cup of tea

Answer 19

cuppa /ˈkʌpə/

There is nothing better than sticking the kettle on after a long day and having a cuppa.

Question 20

v
- to make a hot drink, coffee or tea, etc, also making beer

заваривать, сварить (напиток)

Answer 20

to brew / bruː/ UK=US

• He brewed us some coffee./He brewed some coffee for us.
• I love brewing my tea for 10 minutes. Everyone thinks it’s strange, but a stronger flavour is better for me.

Question 21

n phr

• cream made by cooking full-cream cow’s milk with the steam of boiling water

топленые сливки

Answer 21

clotted cream

• Clotted cream originates from the South West of England.

Difference between clotted and whipped cream:
Clotted cream and whipped cream are both made with heavy cream (жирные сливки), but while whipped cream is whipped into airy peaks, clotted cream is heated and separated, for a far denser texture. With its ultra-thick consistency, clotted cream can even be mistaken for butter.

Question 22

n
- a small amount of a substance
ложка
порция
(иногда кусочек)

Answer 22

dollop /ˈdɒləp/ US: /ˈdɑː.ləp/

• I like putting a dollop of honey into my Greek yoghurt for breakfast.