Drinking and eating

DRINKS

1 coffee 2 tea 3 hot chocolate 4 herbal tea 5 iced tea 6 lemonade

7 juice 8 mineral water 9 tap water 0 smoothie q orangeade w cola

e milkshake r sports drink / t red wine y white wine u rosé wine i beer
energy drink

CONTAINERS

1 bottle 2 glass 3 carton 4 jar 5 bag 6 packet

7 box 8 can (US) 9 hot drink 0 bowl q airtight w Mason jar

tin (UK) container (US) container
flask (UK)

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29 Cooking 52-72 Food

ADJECTIVES

1 sweet 2 savory (US) 3 sour 4 salty 5 bitter 6 spicy / hot

savoury (UK)

7 fresh 8 bad (US) 9 strong 0 iced / chilled q carbonated / w non-carbonated

off (UK) sparkling / still

e rich r juicy t crunchy y delicious u disgusting i tasty

4 Cheers!

DRINKING AND EATING VERBS

1 to eat 2 to chew 3 to taste 5 to dine

6 to nibble 7 to bite 8 to swallow 9 to sip 0 to drink q to gulp

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THE BUTCHER

1 organic 2 free-range 3 white meat 4 red meat 5 lean meat 6 ground meat
(US) / mince (UK)

7 salami 8 chorizo 9 ham 0 liver q chop w meat e rump roast (US)

hook rump steak (UK)

r butcher t rabbit y sausages u game i bacon (US) o back p sirloin steak

streaky bacon (UK) bacon

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69 At the restaurant 72 Lunch and dinner 165 Farm animals

TYPES OF MEAT

1 lamb 2 pork 3 beef 4 veal 5 venison 6 goat

7 hare 8 wild boar 9 cooked meat 0 raw meat q cured meat w smoked meat

POULTRY 7 Is this chicken

free-range?

4 duck

8 Yes, it’s
locally sourced.

1 turkey 2 goose 3 pheasant 5 chicken 6 quail

CUTS OF MEAT

3 breast
1 leg

2 thigh 4 wing
5 rib 6 filet (US) 7 cuts
fillet (UK)

8 cut (US) 9 slice 0 heart q tongue w kidney e offal

joint (UK)

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FISH

1 salmon fillet 2 haddock tail 3 skate wing 4 cod fillet 5 sardines 6 red mullet

8 mackerel 9 sole 0 sea bream q monkfish w sea bass e catfish

h swordfish j tuna k fishmonger

g trout
t rainbow trout

f Can I have
four trout fillets,
please?
l plaice

u skate

z pollock
d carp
o herring
x fillet

c fish box

a basa

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69 At the restaurant 72 Lunch and dinner 166 Ocean life

SEAFOOD

7 whiting 1 clam 2 octopus 3 lobster 4 scallop 5 crayfish

6 unpeeled 7 peeled shrimp (US)

shrimp (US) peeled prawn (UK)
unpeeled
prawn (UK)

8 squid
r halibut e cockle r razor-shell

9 oyster

y turbot t calamari y sushi

w crab
0 mussel
q seafood platter

i eel
PREPARATION

1 scale
3 tail

p perch 2 fresh 4 frozen 5 smoked

s pike perch 6 salted 7 descaled 8 cleaned 9 boned 0 loin

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VEGETABLES

1 fava beans (US) 2 runner beans 3 green beans / 4 dried beans 5 celery
broad beans (UK) French beans (UK)

8 pod

9 pea

7 garden peas 0 mangetout q okra w bamboo e bean sprouts

o kernel

t chicory y fennel u palm hearts i baby corn (US) p corn /

baby sweetcorn (UK) sweetcorn (UK)

d endive f dandelion g Swiss chard h kale j sorrel k spinach

, floret

. leaf

x bok choi (US) c kohlrabi

pak-choi (UK)

m stalk

v Brussels sprouts b spring greens n broccoli

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58 Fruit and nuts 59 Herbs and spices 69 At the restaurant 72 Lunch and dinner

SALAD VEGETABLES

6 collards 1 cress 2 arugula (US) 3 iceberg lettuce 4 romaine

rocket (UK) lettuce

r savoy cabbage 5 little gem 6 spring onion 7 cherry 8 cucumber

tomatoes

a cabbage s red cabbage 9 frisée 0 watercress q radicchio w lettuce

e Vegetables are a
great source of vitamins
and minerals.

l cavolo nero z beet greens (US)

beet leaves (UK)

! pesticides
r salad

/ organic vegetables

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1 turnips 2 radishes 3 parsnips 4 celeriac 5 cassava 6 potatoes

7 water chestnuts 8 yams 9 beets (US) 0 rutabagas (US) q Jerusalem w taro roots
beetroots (UK) swedes (UK) artichokes

e horseradishes r breadfruit t shallots y chiles (US) u plum tomatoes i asparagus tips

chillis (UK)

o artichoke p oyster a chanterelles s shiitake d truffles f enoki

heart mushrooms mushrooms mushrooms

g marrows h butternut j button acorn k pumpkins l buttercup z patty pans

squashes squashes squashes

x fresh c frozen v canned (US) b raw n cooked m hot / spicy

tinned (UK)

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58 Fruit and nuts 69 At the restaurant 72 Lunch and dinner

, garlic ! broccoli @ eggplants (US) $ beans

aubergines (UK)
. sweet
potatoes / artichokes £ mushrooms % tomatoes ^ avocados

& leeks ) carrots Q asparagus W zucchini (US) T new

courgettes (UK) potatoes

* butternut squashes ( cauliflowers E onions R peppers

Y sweet U crunchy I bitter O leafy

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 Fruit
CITRUS FRUIT
6 segment

1 orange 2 blood orange 3 ugli fruit 4 pomelo 5 grapefruit

7 clementine 8 satsuma 9 kumquat 0 lime q lemon w zest

5 These pears
are ripe and
ready to pick.
DESCRIBING FRUIT
1 coconut
shell

2 hard 3 soft 4 seedless 6 to pick

7 spring q sweet w sour e ripe r rotten

8 summer

9 fall (US)
autumn (UK)

t crisp y core u fiber (US) i pulp

0 seasonal fruit fibre (UK)

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65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant 71 Breakfast 72 Lunch and dinner

BERRIES AND STONE FRUIT

1 raspberry 2 black currant (US)

blackcurrant (UK)

7 cranberry 8 blueberry

9 loganberry 0 cape
gooseberry

q goji berry

3 blackberry 4 white currant 5 strawberry

6 basket of fruit

w gooseberry e red currant (US)

redcurrant (UK)

r bilberry t elderberry y grapes u mulberry i peach o nectarine

p apricot a mango s plum d cherry f date g lychee

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MELONS

1 watermelon 2 cantaloupe 3 honeydew 4 Canary melon 5 charentais 6 galia

melon

OTHER FRUIT

3 skin 4 flesh

5 quince 6 passion fruit 7 guava

2 seeds

1 papaya
8 starfruit 9 persimmon 0 feijoa q pineapple

w prickly pear e tamarillo r jackfruit t mangosteen y pomegranate u banana

i kiwi o apple p crab apples a pear s rhubarb

kiwi fruit (UK)

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65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant 71 Breakfast 72 Lunch and dinner

NUTS AND DRIED FRUIT

1 peanut 2 raisin

7 golden raisin (US)

3 pistachio sultana (UK)

8 currant

4 walnut

9 dried fig

5 hazelnut

0 date
6 cashew (US)
cashew nut (UK)

q pine nuts w brazil nuts e pecans r almonds t ginkgo nuts y kola nuts

f shell
d flesh

u chestnuts i macadamias

s milk

o dried apricots p prunes a coconut

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 Herbs and spices
SPICES t ground cinnamon

2 mace 4 cloves 6 turmeric

r cinnamon stick

1 anise 3 nutmeg 5 vanilla

e cinnamon

s white mustard d black mustard

l caraway seeds z poppy seeds

7 cumin 9 saffron q paprika

8 coriander seeds 0 peppercorns w cardamom

HERBS

1 fennel 2 bay leaf 3 parsley 4 chives 5 mint 6 cilantro (US)

coriander (UK)

e thyme r sage t tarragon y marjoram u basil i oregano

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55-56 Vegetables 60 In the pantry

y star anise u sumac i five spice o ras el hanout p allspice a curry powder

k ground chile (US)

ground chilli (UK)

f ginger g cayenne h jalapeños j bird’s eye chiles (US)

pepper bird’s eye chillis (UK)

v fresh chile (US)

fresh chilli (UK)
b chile flakes (US)
chilli flakes (UK)
x fennel seeds c nigella seeds

7 hyssop 8 dill 9 rosemary 0 chervil q lovage w sorrel

o lemongrass p lemon balm a borage s fenugreek d bouquet garni

leaves

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 In the pantry
BOTTLED OILS

w cork

1 oil 2 palm oil 3 sunflower oil 4 canola / 5 corn oil

rapeseed oil

q chile (US)
chilli (UK)

6 soybean oil 7 peanut oil (US) 8 hazelnut oil 9 coconut oil 0 flavored oil (US)
groundnut oil (UK) flavoured oil (UK)

i extra virgin

e sesame seed r almond oil t walnut oil y grapeseed oil u olive oil
oil

SWEET SPREADS
8 honey
7 honeycomb dipper
4 jar

1 lemon curd 2 raspberry jam 3 strawberry 5 crystalized honey (US) 6 honey

jam set honey (UK)

r preserved
fruit

9 marmalade 0 maple syrup q peanut butter w chocolate e preserving jar

spread

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53 Meat 55-56 Vegetables 65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant

SAUCES AND CONDIMENTS

2 English 4 balsamic 5 malt 6 yellow 7 oyster

1 chutney mustard 3 ketchup vinegar vinegar mustard sauce

8 mayonnaise 9 vinegar 0 cider q hot sauce w sweet e wine r fish

vinegar chilli vinegar sauce

u light

y dark

t soy sauce i harissa o Dijon p whole-grain (US) a wasabi

mustard wholegrain (UK)
mustard

PICKLES

1 dill
4 sauerkraut 5 kimchi 6 lime pickle 7 pickled onions

3 mustard
seeds

2 gherkin
8 pickled beets (US) 9 sandwich 0 piccalilli q cornichons
/ beetroot (UK) pickle

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CHEESE

1 hard cheese 2 semi-hard 3 semi-soft 4 soft cheese 5 sheep’s milk 6 goat’s cheese
cheese cheese cheese

7 blue cheese 8 rind 9 grated cheese 0 fresh cheese q cottage w cream cheese
cheese

EGGS

1 egg 2 yolk
white

3 shell 6 fried egg 7 scrambled 8 poached egg 9 omelet (US)

eggs omelette (UK)

4 egg cup

0 goose egg q duck egg w chicken egg (US) e quail egg

5 boiled egg hen’s egg (UK)

MILK

1 pasteurized 2 unpasteurized 3 lactose free 4 homogenized 5 fat free 6 powdered

milk

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65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant 71 Breakfast

MILK PRODUCTS
3 sheep’s milk 5 skim milk (US) 6 two percent milk (US)
skimmed milk (UK) semi-skimmed milk (UK)

2 cow’s milk 4 whole milk 7 soy milk (US) / soya milk (UK)

1 milk carton 8 almond milk

9 goat’s milk
q light cream (US) w heavy cream (US)
single cream (UK) double cream (UK)

0 cream e whipped
cream

u vanilla
y chocolate milkshake milkshake

t ice cream

i buttermilk
r frozen
yogurt (US) /
yoghurt (UK)

o yogurt (US) / yoghurt (UK) p strawberry milkshake

a ayran k kefir

s butter f salted g ghee j condensed milk

d unsalted h margarine

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BREADS AND FLOURS
4 pretzel

2 matzo 3 shaobing 5 pain au chocolat 6 baker

1 bakery

r bagel

t challah

y injera

u brioche

i fruit bread

f pita (US) / pitta bread (UK) g chapati h croissant j tortilla k slicer

% CO2 bubbles

v bread flour (US) b plain n self-rising flour (US) m brown , whole-wheat (US)
strong flour (UK) flour self-raising flour (UK) flour wholemeal (UK) flour

. white flour / gluten-free ! buckwheat @ dried yeast £ fresh yeast $ sourdough

flour flour starter

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65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant 71 Breakfast

7 sliced bread 9 white bread q rye bread

8 crispbread 0 crust w brown e loaf

bread

o granary bread

p roll

a corn bread

s soda bread

d sourdough
bread

l baguette z flute x seeded bread c flatbread

T I like to bake
my own bread.

^ to sift & to mix * to rise ( to proof (US)

to prove (UK)

) dough Q to glaze W to bake E to slice R to knead

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CAKES AND DESSERTS
4 filling 5 chocolate cake

9 ice cream
1 choux pastry sundae
6 cheesecake

7 tiramisu
0 meringue

2 puff pastry

q cupcake
8 fruit tart

3 phyllo (US) w dessert cart (US)

filo (UK) sweet trolley (UK)

e crème r mochi t donut (US) y jelly donut (US) u chocolate donut (US) i muffin
pâtissière doughnut (UK) jam doughnut (UK) chocolate doughnut (UK)

o baklava p pavlova a layer cake s sponge cake d fruitcake f gateau

h custard

g custard slice j éclair k iced bun l pastry z rice pudding

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67 Candy / Sweets 71 Breakfast

COOKIES AND BISCUITS

1 chocolate chip 2 Florentine 3 shortbread 4 macaron 5 gingerbread 6 fortune

cookie man cookies

CELEBRATION CAKES
2 Yes, it looks
absolutely delicious.
1 Would you like
a piece of cake?

6 cake topper

3 top tier
7 marzipan

4 decoration

5 icing 8 ribbon

9 wedding cake

t to blow out

r birthday
candles

e birthday cake
0 to glaze q to bake w to decorate

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DELICATESSEN
2 prosciutto 4 dry-cured meat 6 oil

1 salami 3 pepperoni 5 vinegar 7 feta

t spicy
sausage

y cooked
meat

u pâté

i corned beef (US) / salt beef (UK) p pastrami a pies s Edam f cheddar

o flan d Parmesan g Brie

j chiles (US) k stuffed vine l green olives z black olives x stuffed olives c capers
chillis (UK) leaves

/ chorizo
, Iberian
ham

v in oil b sauces n marinated m salted

. cured meat

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65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant 71 Breakfast 72 Lunch and dinner

PASTA AND NOODLES

8 rind

9 Try these different

types of cheese!

1 lasagne 2 conchiglie / 3 fusilli

shells

0 paneer

q halloumi 4 macaroni 5 gnocchi 6 penne

r cheeses

w mozzarella

e manchego

7 cannelloni 8 tortellini 9 noodles

h Camembert

0 rice noodles q ramen w udon

! smoked
salmon
£ smoked
haddock
e spaghetti r Bolognese sauce
@ smoked
mackerel

$ smoked fish

& sardines

^ anchovies

% in brine * marinated fish

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 At the café
CAFÉ 4 server (US) 6 espresso 9 white
waitress (UK) coffee
1 awning 3 to serve
5 double 8 iced
espresso coffee

2 Could I have
extra ice, please?
7 cortado
0 flat
white

u table p filter
coffee

d froth

a milk

i stool o sidewalk (US) s cappuccino f coffee

pavement (UK)

JUICES AND MILKSHAKES

1 blender 2 coconut water 3 orange juice 4 smooth 5 apple juice 6 pineapple juice
with pulp orange juice

7 tomato juice 8 mango juice 9 cranberry 0 strawberry q chocolate w strawberry

juice smoothie milkshake milkshake

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66 At the café (continued) 70 Fast food 72 Lunch and dinner

q menu
r cocoa t Irish coffee y parasol
w barista powder

e Hi. An espresso
to go, please.

g coffee
machine

h customer j black k terrace l railing

coffee

0 Sorry, we’ve
FOOD AND SNACKS run out of sandwiches.

9 beverages
1 sandwich 2 pancake 3 waffle

8 snacks

4 salad 5 ice cream 6 ice cream 7 snack bar

cone scoop

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52 Drinking and eating 72 Lunch and dinner

TEA

1 herbal tea
2 white tea

4 mint tea
3 iced tea

6 tea infuser
5 tea with lemon

7 black tea 8 green tea

9 chamomile tea (US)

camomile tea (UK)

0 tea
strainer

w tea with milk

q teapot

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Candy (US) / Sweets (UK) 48 The supermarket

63 The bakery

CANDY STORE (US) / SWEET SHOP (UK)

1 fruit gum 2 halva 3 mint 4 toffee

5 soft candy (US) q hard candy (US)

soft sweets (UK) boiled sweets (UK)

6 licorice (US)
liquorice (UK) w Turkish delight

7 candy cane e lollipop

8 jelly beans r nougat

t milk
chocolate
9 chocolate bar

0 dark chocolate y white chocolate

u cotton candy (US) o marshmallow

candy floss (UK)

i penny candy (US) p chewing gum

pick ’n’ mix (UK)

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BAR
2 beer 4 spirit optics 5 stirrer 7 cash register (US) 9 glasses
till (UK)
1 coffee 3 beer tap 6 bartender
machine

8 ice

r bar
0 bar counter w coaster t cocktail glass u ice bucket

q bar stool e bottle opener y cocktail shaker i corkscrew

BEER AND WINE

1 lager 2 Pilsner 3 wheat beer 4 Indian pale ale 5 ale 6 stout

(IPA)

7 alcohol-free 8 red wine 9 white wine 0 rosé q sparkling wine w Champagne

beer

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69 At the restaurant 72 Lunch and dinner

DRINKS

1 mineral water 2 cider 3 rum 4 rum and cola 5 vodka 6 vodka and
orange

7 gin and tonic 8 Martini 9 cocktail 0 mocktail q sherry w port

e whiskey (US) r Scotch and t brandy y liqueur u with ice i without ice
whisky (UK) water
p double

a shot
o single f tongs

s measure d ice and lemon

BAR SNACKS

1 chips (US) 2 nuts 3 almonds 4 cashews (US) 5 peanuts 6 olives

crisps (UK) cashew nuts (UK)

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RESTAURANT
2 wine list 3 bartender 4 customers

1 What are
today’s specials?

r May we have a
w restaurant table for two,
manager please?

q server (US) / waitress (UK) e table setting

i fixed menu (US) / set menu (UK) o brunch p lunch menu a à la carte menu s specials

d kids meal (US) f buffet g three-course h soup j appetizer (US) k entrée (US)
child’s meal (UK) meal starter (UK) main course (UK)

l side / side order z cheese platter x dessert / c beverage v coffee b digestif

pudding (UK)

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54 Fish and seafood 55-56 Vegetables 72 Lunch and dinner

5 price 6 tray 8 kitchen 9 chef 0 commis chef

7 Enjoy your meal!

t dinner menu (US) y server (US) u dessert cart (US)

evening menu (UK) waiter (UK) sweet trolley (UK)

n sommelier m to eat out , to make a . to cancel

reservation

/ to order ! check (US) @ to pay £ to split the check (US)

bill (UK) separately to split the bill (UK)

& tip

$ service charge % service ^ service not * receipt ( bistro

included included

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 Fast food 5 Is this
to eat in?

IN A FAST-FOOD
RESTAURANT
1 price list

6 hamburger
2 straw
0 to eat in

4 fries (US) 7 paper napkin

chips (UK)

3 soft drink
8 tray

q carryout (US)
take-away (UK)

9 burger bar

w home delivery

j Your order
r menu t milkshake y canned drink u soda (US) is on its way. e street stall
fizzy drink (UK)

i meal deal o reusable cup p sauce a food truck (US)

food van (UK)

s waffle d ice cream f muffin g donut (US) h food delivery driver

doughnut (UK)

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52 Drinking and eating 60 In the pantry
65 At the café 67 Candy / Sweets

l cheeseburger z chicken sandwich (US)

chicken burger (UK)

k veggie burger

c chicken v fried chicken

nuggets

x burger b hash browns n fish and chips

. mustard

, ketchup

m hot dog / kebab ! ribs @ noodles £ dumplings

^ filling

R pizza oven T pizza Y topping

$ empanada % wrap & crêpe

* taco ( falafel ) nachos

Q sandwich W club sandwich E open sandwich U tomato sauce I pizzeria

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 Breakfast
BREAKFAST BUFFET

3 milk 4 condiments

2 cereal 5 crispbread

1 muesli 6 croissant

0 cereal q French w pâté e fresh

bowl toast fruit

r cheese

u ham i toasted o omelet (US) p avocado toast a bagel s cinnamon

sandwich omelette (UK) rolls

g jam h marmalade j honey k tea l coffee z fruit juice

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57 Fruit and nuts 61 Dairy produce 64 The delicatessen 65-66 At the café

COOKED BREAKFAST

9 bread basket 1 sausage 2 sausage 3 bacon 4 kippers

patties

7 cold meats

8 brioche
5 smoked 6 smoked 7 black pudding / 8 kidneys
salmon mackerel blood sausage (UK)

w egg
white

9 scrambled 0 poached egg q boiled egg e yolk

y bread eggs

t butter

r fried egg t toast y fried u hash browns

mushrooms

d waffles f cream i grilled tomato o canned (US) / p baked beans a breakfast roll
tinned (UK) tomato

x dried fruit c fruit yogurt (US) s breakfast d potato cakes f pancakes g oatmeal (US)
fruit yoghurt (UK) burrito porridge (UK)

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MEALS AND DISHES

1 omelet (US) 2 noodle soup 3 dosa 5 pie

omelette (UK)

4 chutney

6 Greek salad 7 soufflé 8 sandwich 9 ramen

0 lunch

e napkin y soy sauce dip i crudités

q soup w cooked r stir-fry t summer roll u hummus o pita bread (US)

vegetables pitta bread (UK)

p rice a risotto s paella d pasta f meatballs g noodles

h side dishes j spring roll k chopped salad l dressing z pickles x condiments

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55-56 Vegetables 65-66 At the café 69 At the restaurant

c garden salad (US) v kebab b broth n dumplings m Chinese

mixed salad (UK) hotpot

, roast chicken

. curry / lasagna ! spaghetti @ stew

£ dinner

FOOD PREPARATION

1 stuffed 2 grilled 3 marinated 4 in sauce 5 poached 6 boiled

7 baked 8 stir-fried 9 fried 0 deep-fried q smoked w steamed

e mashed r dressed t cured y pickled u kosher i halal

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