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Lesson 3: Food and cooking

No. Vocabulary Translation Example

1 Perennial Yêu thích mọi thời Of all kinds of dishes, I’d say Vietnamese
favourite (n) đại noodles are my perennial favourite.

2 Pastime = leisure Thú vui tiêu khiển Cooking is my leisure pursuit. I know a lot
pursuit (n) of recipes for home-cooked dishes.

3 Home-cooked Tự nấu
(adj)

4 Recipe (n) Công thức món

ăn

5 Forte (n) Thế mạnh Though my mom is a great cook,

cooking is not my forte.

6 Cuisine (n) ẩm thực I’ve tried different kinds of food, but

Vietnamese cuisine is the best.

7 Bold flavour (n) Hương vị đậm đà Vietnamese dishes usually have very
bold flavours.

8 Fussy eater (n) Người kén ăn Luckily, I’m not a fussy eater. I eat
everything, you know.
9 Big eater (n) Người dễ ăn

10 staple Món chính Rice is the main staple in Vietnam.

11 Street food Đồ ăn đường phố I love Vietnamese street food, especially

Pho.

12 Food stall Quầy bán đồ ăn There’re a lot of food stalls near my

primary school.
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13 Lip-smacking Ngon I find grilled food very lip-smacking

14 Gathering (n) Tụ họp My mom is often in charge of cooking in

our family gathering

15 Brisket (n) Ức For a barbecue, we often have grilled

briskets, ribs and eggplants.
16 Rib (n) Sườn

17 Eggplant (n) Cà tím

18 Take pleasure in Có niềm vui khi I take pleasure in preparing my own

(v) làm gì breakfast.

19 Treat (n) Phần thưởng, đãi Bubble tea is a nice treat after a hard day
at school.

20 Bonding (n) Gắn bó Eating hot pot or barbecue is a great way

for friend bonding.