KITCHEN PERSONNEL

I Match the positions with the job descriptions

A B
1) kitchen assistant a) makes cakes, pies, ice creams
2) chef b) prepares buns, rolls, bread
3) baker c) cleans, peels, cuts and shops vegetables
4) butcher d) usually specializes in certain dishes: fish, grill, soups…
5) dish washer e) makes menus, organizes work, tastes dishes…
6) pastry cook f) washes and polishes dishes by hand or in a dish washer
7) cook g) cuts and carves meat…

II Seasoning and spices are substances used to flavour foods. Some of them are herbs and dried flowers
and some are vegetables.
VEGETABLES SPICES SOME OTHER SEASONINGS
chives or shallots basil caraway salt
onion bay leaf oregano pepper
horseradish dill curry cayenne(pepper)
parsley fennel caper red pepper
garlic marjoram clove mustard
saffron ginger vinegar
sage nutmeg olive oil
thyme vanilla wine
rosemary cognac

READING:

THANKSGIVING DINNER

Thanksgiving, the most American of the national holidays in the United States, was first celebrated in
Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621 by English settlers and since then the custom has remained unchanged.
The big family dinner, when all the members of the family gather together, is built around roast turkey
stuffed with bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices of the roast. There is not a precise recipe for the
stuffing – recipes vary between families and regions and preferences are strong and fixed.

True or false?
1. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Great Britain.
2. The English settlers were natives of Plymouth, Great Britain.
3. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in the 17th century.
4. Thanksgiving dinner is a family dinner.
5. People invite many guests to their homes for dinner.
6. The main dish for dinner is roast turkey.
7. The stuffing for the turkey is always made in the same way.
8. The bread stuffing is used to absorb the juices from the roast.

HAMBURGERS

The name for the hamburger sandwich is derived from Hamburg, a city that once enjoyed prosperous
commerce with the Baltic Provinces in Russia where shredded raw meat was widely used in cooking. It is
from them that Hamburg developed an appreciation of “Hamburgers”, though it was left to the Americans to
place the meat in a bun and create what is now considered an American specialty.

Answer:
1. What is the name for the hamburger sandwich derived from?
2. How did Americans create their specialty “hamburgers” ?