Collocations Food

1. A light meal (bữa ăn nhẹ)

EX: Our light meals and dinner recipes are perfect if you fancy a light lunch or
maybe even a quick snack.
2. A heavy meal (bữa ăn chính)
EX: After a heavy meal, you should take a little more rest than usual.
3. Mashed potatoes (khoai tây nghiền)
EX: Potatoes are blended with warmed butter and milk to create those perfect,
smooth mashed potatoes everyone loves.
4. Freshly–ground coffee (cà phê tươi xay)
EX: The smell of freshly-ground coffee woke me up this morning.
5. Take-away: đồ mang về từ nhà hàng
EX: More and more take-away coffee brands, both domestic and foreign, have
appeared on the market, creating a new tendency of enjoying coffee among the
youth.
6. Bread and butter (điều gì đó cần cho sự sống hay kế sinh nhai)
EX: The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes
7. Fish and chips (thức ăn mang về truyền thống, phổ biến tại anh quốc)
EX: Fish and chips is a hot dish of English origin consisting of fried battered fish and
hot chips
8. Home-cooked food: (đồăn nấu ở nhà)
EX: Many families have stopped sitting down for meals together despite the
fact home-cooked food offers both social and health benefits
9. Convenience food = processed food (thức ăn chế biến sẵn)
EX: It’s nice to get a bit of home-cooked food after all that convenience food.
10. Organic food
EX: Organic food is now a regular feature at most supermarkets.
11. Make your mouth water (làm cho bạn thấy rất đói, thèm ăn)
EX: The smell of that bacon cooking is making my mouth water.
12. Raise one’s glasses (nâng li lên để chúc mừng)
EX: Let’s raise our glasses and drink a toast to the happy couple!
13. On a strict diet (ăn kiêng nghiêm ngặt)
 EX: He’s on a strict diet because he wants to have a better attractive physical
appearance.
14. Eat a balanced diet (có một chế độ ăn cân đối, hợp lý)
EX: A balanced diet is one that gives your body the nutrients it needs to function
correctly
15. Follow a recipe (nấu theo hướng dẫn)
EX: I follow a recipe when cooking
16. Grab a bite to eat (ăn một cách nhanh chóng (khi vội))
EX: Do you want to grab a bite to eat before we see the movie?
17. Eat like a horse ( = eat a lot) (ăn nhiều)
EX: These hamburgers are so delicious that she eats like a horse
18. Eat out (ăn ở bên ngoài)
EX: Eating out has become a popular choice for Vietnamese officer workers.
19. Wine and dine (thiết đãi nồng hậu)
EX: The company wined and dined us, hoping to convince us we should accept the
job
20. Ask for the bill (tính tiền trong nhà hàng)
EX: What’s the best way to ask for the bill in a restaurant?
21. Spoil your appetite (ăn gì đó để hết cơn đói khi đến giờ ăn)
EX: Don’t have any more chocolate – it’ll spoil your appetite
22. Work up an appetite (hoạt động thể lực để làm cơ thể nhanh đói)
EX: He had worked up an appetite in the gym.
21. Food hygiene (vệ sinh an toàn thực phẩm)
EX: Restaurants must guarantee about food hygiene or food safety.

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