Phrasal Verbs About Eating And Cooking

Phrasal Verb Mix and Match

I. Connect each of the phrasal verbs below with the correct definition.

1) bite off a) go to some kind of restaurant for a meal

2) boil over b) to start eating

3) chop up c) to dilute, use liquid to reduce strength or thickness

4) cool down d) to completely finish consuming something

5) dish out e) to remove with one’s teeth

6) eat out f) to raise the temperature

7) flavour with g) to combine ingredients

8) guzzle down h) to allow the temperature to drop

9) knock up i) to rapidly cut into pieces using a downwards hitting action

10) mix in j) to carefully or slowly cut a small section from a larger piece

11) pig out (on) k) to increase the power of something

12) polish off l) to drink a large quantity of something quickly

13) slice off m) to quickly make or prepare

14) thaw out n) to serve the food onto plates or bowls

15) tuck in o) to defrost, stop being frozen

16) turn up p) to give the taste of something in particular

17) warm up q) to heat a liquid to the point that it overflows the pan

18) water down r) to eat too much of something

II. Insert the phrasal verbs that fit best into the gaps in the sentences below.
bite off boil over chop up cool down dish out eat out flavour with
guzzle down knock up mix in pig out polish off slice off thaw out
tuck in turn up warm up water down

1. They had a good meal and managed to __________ ______ a family-sized pizza, two plates of
chips, a salad and a bottle of wine between them.

2. The pie was too hot to eat so we left it next to the window to ___________ ________.

3. We took the meat out of the freezer and left it to __________ ________ for 8 hours before we
made dinner.

4. I don’t like drinking in that bar. I think they ___________ _________ the beer. It has no taste
whatsoever.

5. She ___________ ________ a piece of apple and sat there chewing it while she read her book.

6. The chef ____________ ______ some onion and put the pieces in a bowl for later.

7. I have some soup in the fridge. I can put it in the microwave to _________ ______ if you want.

8. They only had 15 minutes but it was enough time to _________ ______ a quick sandwich.

9. The queue was very long when they started ____________ _______ lunch in the school canteen at
12:30.

10. When the milk is nice and hot you _________ ______ the sugar and cinnamon while stirring
continuously.

11. She was so thirsty that she _________ ______ a whole litre of cola without stopping for breath.

12. He put the food on the table and told everybody to __________ _____, which they did straight
away.

13. She left the saucepan on the hob and the milk started to ___________ _______ before she
realised and turned it down.

14. They didn’t fancy staying at home so they decided to ___________ _______ in a local Italian
restaurant.

15. The soup was taking too long to cook so she ____________ ______ the heat.

16. He ____________ the bread and butter pudding _________ nutmeg.

17. We were feeling a little depressed so we ___________ _______ on pizza and ice cream. We felt
terrible once we had finished eating.

18. The barman ____________ _________ several portions of ham and served it all with a wonderful
red wine from the north of the country.
III. Insert the phrasal verbs that fit best into the gaps in the story below

bite off boil over chop up cool down dish out eat out flavour with
guzzle down knock up mix in pig out polish off slice off thaw out
tuck in turn up warm up water down

The Spot of Grub restaurant in West Walton first opened its doors in 1956 and
offered its diners traditional food __________ ______ local herbs and spices that
today would more likely prove way too radical for 21st century tastes. Stewed pike was
the most common meal that was _________ ________ to customers in the 50s who
would often __________ ________ a good amount of beer to wash away the salty
taste. Obviously, times, and tastes, have changed, and the family-run restaurant has
become something of a legend in the area for its bill of fare.
Those in West Walton that are planning to _________ ______ rather than stay
at home have a lot to choose from if they decide to walk through the doors of The
Spot of Grub. It’s true that many of the traditional dishes have remained part of the
menu, although they have ___________ ________ the stewed pike recipe to make it
less salty. However, the modern additions to the dining choices have already won the
eatery a Michelin Star.
While all but the most traditional of customers would prefer not to dine on
stewed river fish and roast pigs’ trotters, when offered the mouth-watering dishes for
which it has become famous, the diners just __________ _______ without thinking.
Once somebody has __________ _______ a chunk of its famous Fenland chicken and
chewed for a few seconds, they could be forgiven for thinking they are in 5-star eatery
in Paris, instead of a high street restaurant in East Anglia.
The waiting times are long but the Spot family, who run the restaurant, don’t
believe in _________ _____ pre-cooked food. Nor do they believe in _______ ____
frozen food and serving it to the diners which the family see as endemic of eating in
21st century Britain. “So many people nowadays are only too happy to go to a fast food
outlet and _______ _____ on the entire menu thinking that they have eaten well. Yet
is it killing them slowly and it doesn’t even taste nice. Good food tastes so much
better, and if food tastes better you don’t eat so much because you are truly satisfied
by the meal in the first place,” said Mr Ivor Spot, manager of the family business.
However, not everything takes so long to make. The famous Spot family custard
can be _________ ______ in less than 5 minutes. The milk and sugar are placed into a
saucepan and the heat _________ ______ high. Just before the milk _________
_______, the egg yolks are added and the heat is reduced. People from all over the UK
and from abroad come to the restaurant just to try this delicious dessert.
If savoury food is more to your tastes, then there is nothing as satisfying as
_______ _____ a large piece of roast beef and _______ it all ______ with a generous
helping of roast potatoes, sprouts, carrots, and Yorkshire pudding all washed down
with the local beer. Their roast dinners are covered in a delicious gravy that is made to
an old family recipe. With the juices from the meat, they ________ _____ onions and
garlic and then _________ it all ______ while the gravy is still boiling. It’s then left to
________ _____ for 5 minutes before it is poured over the meat so that it doesn’t
alter the texture of the food. If that doesn’t satisfy your appetite, nothing will.