Food&cooking vocabulary

Question 1

Nutritious

Answer 1

(of food) very good for you; containing many of the substances which help the body to grow

Question 2

Nutritionist

Answer 2

a scientist who explains you what to eat to be healthy

Question 3

Nourish, malnourished

Answer 3

to keep a person, an animal or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc., unhealthy because of not eating enough or not eating enough of some specific food

Question 4

Protein

Answer 4

a substance, found within all living things, that forms the structure of muscles, organs, etc. There are many different proteins and they are an essential part of what humans and animals eat to help them grow and stay healthy

Question 5

Carbohydrate (short - carb)

Answer 5

a substance such as sugar or starch that consists of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Carbohydrates in food provide the body with energy and heat

Question 6

Fat

Answer 6

a solid or liquid substance from animals or plants, treated so that it becomes pure for use in cooking

Question 7

Be rich on sth

Answer 7

have lots of sth, f.e. pasta is rich on carbs

Question 8

Calories

Answer 8

units measuring how much energy you
get from food

Question 9

Minerals

Answer 9

natural substances found in some foods
that you need for good health

Question 10

Vitamines

Answer 10

natural substances found in food that are
necessary to keep your body healthy.
Each one is given a name using a letter of
the alphabet

Question 11

Fibre

Answer 11

the parts of fruit, vegetables and grain that
your body cannot digest

Question 12

Cholesterol

Answer 12

a substance in your blood that can cause
heart disease if you have too much of it

Question 13

Femine

Answer 13

extreme lack of food which causes lots of people to get ill and/or die

Question 14

Obesity

Answer 14

a condition in which someone is too fat, in
a way that is dangerous for their health

Question 15

Be allergic to sth

Answer 15

to have an allergy to sth

Question 16

Organic food

Answer 16

food produced or practised without using artificial chemicals

Question 17

Processed food

Answer 17

food that has been altered from its natural state

Question 18

Genetically modified (GM) food

Answer 18

food produced by altering the composition of cells to change certain characteristics

Question 19

Harvest

Answer 19

the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops

Question 20

Basic foods

Answer 20

plain food containing all the necessary elements

Question 21

Balanced diet

Answer 21

healthy diet which involves consuming all the necessary elements
Diet also can be sugar-/salt-free, high/low protein, high/low fibre, gluten-free, low-calorie, low-fat, vegetarian etc.

Question 22

Eat a diet/live on a diet

Answer 22

to follow a diet

Question 23

Digest

Answer 23

when you digest food, or it digests, it is changed into substances that your body can use

Question 24

Junk food

Answer 24

processed food quick and easy to cook (burgers, fries, fizzy drinks, pizza etc)

Question 25

Pre-cooked meal

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processed food which requires short cooking procedure (frozen pizza, fish sticks, frozen veggies etc)

Question 26

Ready-to-eat food

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food which doesn`t require any cooking procedure (fresh fruits and veggies, chocolate bars, nuts, chips etc)

Question 27

Take-aways

Answer 27

food prepared in a cafe which you take home to eat there

Question 28

Cut down on sth/cut sth out

Answer 28

to restrict consuming of some types of food/to quit consuming some type of food completely
I tried to cut down on chocolate, but it didn`t help me lose weight, so I cut out all the sugar.

Question 29

Be prone to addiction

Answer 29

be likely to get addicted to sth
I know I`m prone to addiction, so I try not to drink any alcohol.

Question 30

Resist temptation

Answer 30

to refuse sth you want because it`s bad for you

Question 31

Gain/lose weight

Answer 31

to become havier/lighter

Question 32

Feeling of being full

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the feeling you have when you`ve eaten enough and you are not hungry anymore
I was totally full after the first piece of cake.

Question 33

Grab a bite

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to have a quick snack, often unhealthy
I have a minute, wanna grab a bite?

Question 34

Delicacy/speciality

Answer 34

a type of food considered to be very special in a particular place
Argentinian steaks are considered to be a local delicacy.

Question 35

Survive on a diet of sth

Answer 35

to stick to an unhealthy diet, yet feel ok
All my university years I`ve been surviving on a diet of coffee and tobacco.

Question 36

Picky/fussy eater

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a person who is very careful about their food and won`t eat just anything

Question 37

Seasoning

Answer 37

salt, pepper, dressing which are required to accompany the natural flavour of products

Question 38

Follow/stick to traditional/original recipe

Answer 38

cook sth according to the instruction

Question 39

Sweet tooth, have/be a sweet tooth

Answer 39

a person who mostly enjoys sweet things

Question 40

Dine out

Answer 40

to go to a restaurant to eat and have a good time

Question 41

Fine dining

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restaurant concept involving high style traditional menu, black tie, certain standart of service and rather high prices

Question 42

Mouth-watering

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looking or sounding very delicious, so that it make you drool

Question 43

Rich sause

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creamy and thick sauce

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Paultry

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farm birds grown for being eaten (chicken, duck, turkey etc)

Question 45

Candle-lit dinner

Answer 45

a traditional dinner date with candles

Question 46

Wining and dining

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entertainment that includes food but isn`t limited on it

Question 47

Bland

Answer 47

not tasty for it has no distinguishable flavour

Question 48

Gourmet

Answer 48

of excellent quality

Question 49

Overeat (oneself)

Answer 49

eat too much

Question 50

Questions to consider:

Answer 50

1. Do you/does your country mostly eat healthy diet? Why/why not? It it important nowadays to eat healthy?
2. Do you like cooking? What is your favorite dish to cook? Can you describe the recipe?
3. Do you enjoy eating out? Why? What makes up a good restaurant?
4. What should be done about starvation in the world? How do we reduce the amount of food we waste?
5. What foreign cousine is popular in your country? Why? Do you like any of it? Describe your favorite foreign dish.