XVI. Think of a good restaurant that you know.

Which of these items would it serve after the main course? Would it serve any other items which are not on the list? In what order would it serve the items?

a) dessert

b) coffee

c) cheese

d) liqueurs

e) fresh fruit

f) mints, Turkish delight, other small sweets

g) ice-cream

 

 

a) Study the list of ingredients and put them under eleven types on the right. Use a dictionary if necessary.

 

The first one is done for you.

Ingredients
turkey	kidney	rice	pheasant	butter
mustard	herbs	salmon	lamb	cauliflower
beans	margarine	lobster	trout	venison
flour	crab	duck	beef	pepper
garlic	scallops	oysters

Types of ingredients
vegetables:	cauliflower, beans
fish:
shellfish:
poultry:
game:
offal:
meat:
cereals and cereal products:
fats and oils:
condiments:
flavourings:

 

How many more ingredients of each type can you name?

 

b) Methods of cooking. Find in the dictionary meaning of the following verbs:

to chop; to fillet; to grate; to mash; to mince; to shred; to slice; to stuff;

to peel

Find the correct name to go with each definition:

 

 

Method of cooking	Name
1) in water or another liquid at 100°C	a) to bake
2) in water or another liquid at a little less than 100°C	b) to boil
3) in water or another liquid at 100°C, slowly and for a long time (e.g. beef)	c) to grill (Am.E. = broil)
4) in steam	d) to fry
5) in the oven; with very little or no fat (e.g. bread)	e) to poach
6) in the oven, with fat (e.g. meat)	f) to roast
7) under or over direct heat (e.g. steak)	g) to saute
8) in fat or oil	h) to steam
9) in a little fat, for a short time	i) to stew

 

c) Name foods or dishes which are:

cold, hot, raw, cooked, spicy, salty, sour, rich, light

Note: The word «hot» can also mean very spicy; full of pepper.

For example: Would you like a hot curry or a mild one?

What soups are thick? clear? creamy?

XI. When you explain a dish to customers, you need to tell them about:

— the main ingredients;

— how the chefs preparethe ingredients (chop, slice, mince)

— and how they cook the ingredients (boil, fry, roast)

The chefs do this:

mince beef, mash potatoes, shred cabbage

The waiter or waitress serves this:

minced beef, mashed potatoes, shredded cabbage

 

The chefs do this	The -waiter or waitress serves this
fillet plaice slice mushrooms fry scampi stew lamb grill sardines bake ham	filletted plaice sliced mushrooms fried scampi stewed lamb grilled sardines baked ham

Note: Roast does not take -ed. Saute can take -ed.

Would you like roast chicken and saute / sauteed potatoes?

 

These words change their spelling: chop — chopped;

shred — shredded; fry — fried.

XII. Read and translate the following combinations:

 

chopped onions		grilled trout
mashed potatoes		stewed apples
minced chicken		steamed cauliflower
sliced beetroot		filleted sole
baked carp		grated carrots
poached salmon		shredded lettuce
boiled carrots		saute potatoes
fried mushrooms		roast lamb