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Eating and Drinking Flashcards

1
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nourishing meals

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meals which make you healthy and strong

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fresh produce

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foods produced from farming, e.g. diary produce, agricultural produce

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organic food

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ready meals

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meals already prepared or which just need to be heated quickly before eating.

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food additives

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substances added to food to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it.

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processed foods

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foods which are changed or treated as part of an industrial operation.

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GM foods

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genetically modified foods

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perishable foods

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foods which go bad quickly, e.g. cheese, fish.

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9
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food poisioning

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10
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light meals

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substantial meals

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slap-up meals

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unusually large and good

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gourmet meals

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high-quality

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home-cooked food

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14
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quick snack

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15
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refreshing drink

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16
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dying of hunger

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17
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decent meal

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satisfactory meal

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18
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healthy appetite

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19
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hearty breakfast

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large or (especially of food) in large amounts, e.g. She’s got a hearty appetite (= she eats a lot).

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20
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a soft drink

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a cold, usually sweet, drink that does not contain alcohol

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21
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spoil your appetite

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to destroy or reduce your appetite

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22
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set menu

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a menu (= a list of the dishes available at a restaurant) that has a small number of meals to choose from, at a fixed price, or the food on this menu

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23
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reasonably priced

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24
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International food/cuisine

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25
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insatiable appetite

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too great to be satisfied

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26
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a balanced diet

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27
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a bottle of bubbly

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sparkling wine

28
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a doggy bag

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the leftovers of a meal in a restaurant taken home

29
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an scrumptious meal

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a delicious meal

30
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to have a sweet tooth

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to like sweet stuff
e.g: I can’t resist chocolate, you know I have a sweet tooth

31
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rabbit food

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32
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seasonal friuts

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33
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winning and dinning

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34
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exotic meals

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foods from other countries

35
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leafy vegetables

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36
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mouth-watering meals

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37
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nutritious food

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38
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packed with vitamins

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39
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to gobble down/to wolf down

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to eat sth very fast

40
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to dig in

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start eating

41
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to pig out (on)

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to eat too much of something
e.g: I feel too full, I have just pigged out on too much fast food at KFC

42
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to knock back

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to drink sth very quickly

43
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to water down

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to dilute a liquid to make sth weaker

44
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warm up

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to heat food that has cooked before in order to eat it.

45
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It melts in the mouth

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delicious
e.g: This steak is so tender and delicious, it just melts in the mouth.

46
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To eat like a horse

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to eat a lot
e.g: After I get home from school, I am so hungry, I eat like a horse.

47
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It’s the best thing since sliced bread

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the best thing ever
e.g: This meal is the best thing since sliced bread.

48
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The proof is in the pudding

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you can only know if something is good
by testing or experiencing it.
e.g: I am not sure whether I should visit Korea or not. Well I guess there is
only one way to find out, the proof is in the pudding.

49
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eat the rainbow

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50
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eat in moderation

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51
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My child is a fussy eater or a picky eater

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This means the only eat the food they like and won’t try new foods.

52
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Comfort eating

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eating to feel good, e.g. eating a chocolate cake

53
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Binge eating
I am a binge eater
I am guilty of binge-eating

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This means I eat lots of food in one go, and often I cannot stop. In
extreme cases, this can be a medical condition

54
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To have an eating disorder (a medical condition e.g anorexia)

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55
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Snacking

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when you enjoy eating small amounts of food frequently
(this word normally has a negative connotation)

56
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A Signature dish

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a dish you like to make and are ‘famous’ for

57
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mouth-watering
tempting
appetising
delicious
tasty
luscious (= rich and sweet)
scrummy
succulent (for meat, meaning juicy, tasty, tender = soft)

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58
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Sour (plums)
Sweet (carrots, mandarins)
Juicy (oranges)
Salty (anchovies)
Savoury (anything that is not sweet)
Peppery (flavour of black pepper)
Pungent (smelling or tasting very strong and sharp)
Spicy (Thai red curry)

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59
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It’s perfect
It’s spot on
It’s top notch
It’s nutritious
It’s healthy

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60
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To fork out (on)

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to spend a lot of money on something
e.g: We forked out more than we should
I forked out a fortune just on drinks

61
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To pay over the odds (for)

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to pay too much
e.g: We paid over the odds for that meal.

62
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To spend a fortune on something

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to spend a lot of money
e.g: We spent a fortune on pricy beverages.

63
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To pay through the nose (for)

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to pay a lot / too much
e.g: We paid through the nose for the catering for this event.

64
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To go on a diet

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to restrict the intake of a certain kind of food

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