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turkey - mustard - beans - kidney - herbs - margarine - rice - salmon - lobster - pheasant - lamp
| TYPES | |
| Vegetables | Cauliflower, beans |
| Fish | Trout |
| Shellfish | Crab |
| Poultry | Duck |
| Offal | Liver |
| Meat | Beef |
| Game | Venison |
| CerealsCereal products | Flour |
| Fats and oils | Butter |
| Condiments | Pepper |
| Flavorings | Garlic |
Cooking Verbs
Match the verbs on the left with the definitions on the right.
| Verbs | Definitions |
| FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. bakeblanchbraisecaramelizecarvechillcreamdeep-frydiceflambéflavorfricasseefrygarnishgrategrillgrindliquidizemarinadeparboilroastsautéslicesteamstuffpoach | FIXME: A LIST CAN NOT BE A TABLE ENTRY. cook food on or under a direct flameshred into very small pieces, using a rough metal tooldecoratecook in oil or fat in a shallow panpass food through a machine which reduces it to powder or pulpreduce fruit/vegetables, etc. to liquidfry in a little fat at a lower temperaturecook over a fire or in an oven with oil or fatcook eggs (without their shells) or fish in gently boiling watercook in an ovenstew meat (usually chicken) with vegetables in a little water, which is then used to make a rich white saucehalf-cook in boiling watercut meat and poultry up at the table or in the kitchen for service to the tableheat sugar until it becomes browncook (meat or vegetables) in a covered pot with very little liquidcook for a short time in boiling watermake coldmix ingredients together until they form a smooth mixtureadd spices and seasoningpour brandy or other alcohol over food and set it alightcut food into small cubescook food in a deep pan of boiling oil or fatcut into large, thin piecescook over a pan of boiling water by allowing the steam to pass through holes in a container with food in itput breadcrumbs, chopped meat, etc. inside meat or vegetables and cook and serve them togetherleave a mixture of, for example, wine and herbs for some time before cooking |
3. French in English
A lot of words come from other languages, especially French in the language of restaurant. Complete these sentences using the words provided.
French words and phrases
a la mode
a la carte
bouquet garni
brut
chambre
chateau
chef de cuisine
cordon bleu
de luxe
digestif
en pension
hors-d'oeuvre
maitre d'hotel
nouvelle cuisine
plat du jour
plongeur
sauté
soupcon
table d'hote
traiteur
vinaigrette
- I like champagne, but this one is rather sweet for me. I prefer ________.
- I'm glad you enjoyed the meal. Would you like a ________?
- Here's the menu. We also have a ________ which is mackerel in white wine with spring onions.
- My first job in the kitchen was as a ________. Nowadays we have a dishwashing machine.
- We serve the salad with a simple ________.
- I usually have the set menu, but this is a special occasion. Let's go ________.
- I love apple pie ________ - it's the combination of hot and cold that I find irresistible.
- This is an excellent red, bottled on the ________.
- The restaurant has improved enormously since Larry Duval became the ________.
- We're investing a lot of money to create a restaurant which offers a genuinely ________ service.
- Add some ground chili, but not too much. Just a ________.
- Red wine should normally be served ________.
- If you want to have dinner in the hotel, we have special ________ price which is very economical.
- We ________ the mushrooms in butter with garlic and black pepper.
- A real ________ chef can make very good money in London.
- There's the ________ which is a set price of $18.90 for three courses.
- They complained to the ________ about the service they had received.
- We use a ________ to flavor the soup.
- I'm not crazy about ________ - I'm usually still hungry after I finish dinner.
- While we were looking at the menu, we were served Atlantic prawns with mayonnaise and an endive salad as an ________.
- Almost everything is prepared in our own kitchen except that we use a ________ for patisserie.
Read also:
OpenStax, English for tourism. OpenStax CNX. Aug 13, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10770/1.2
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