David Cutimbo

DESCRIBING DISHES
Match the food with the ingredients.

1 Penne arrabbiata a. Thin slices of white bread, raspberries

2 Mixed seafood b. Chilli, tomatoes, garlic, basil, pine nuts, and pasta
3 Hollandaise sauce c. Egg whites, and icing sugar.
4 Salmon coulibiac d. Tarragon, shallots, vinegar, dry white wine, egg yolks, butter, and salt and pepper
5 Bearnaise sauce e. Layers of rice, onions, mushrooms, salmon, and hard-boiled eggs in puff pastry.
6 Summer pudding f. Egg yolks, lemon juice, butter, and salt and pepper.
7 Meringues g. Half a lobster, king prawns, scallops, and mussels

Answer the questions using the prompts.

1. What is ice cream made from?

2. What does a continental breakfast consist of?
3. What does the mixed seafood dish contain?
4. What does a Margarita consist of?
5. What is summer pudding made from?
6. What vegetables does the vegetarian bake contain?
7. what are pancakes made from?
8. What does the chef’s salad consist of?
9. What’s the salad dressing made from?
10. What does the penne arrabiata consist of?

Rewrite the instructions in the passive for how to make a Summer pudding.

1. Remove the crusts from some thin slices of white bread.

2. Cut each slice into three or four pieces.
3. Put some of the bread strips around a pudding bowl.
4. Stew the raspberries in the sugar for a few minutes.
5. Add the fruit and some of the juice to the pudding bowl.
6. Cover the fruit with more bread strips.
7. Pour over the remaining juice.
8. Put a weight on top of the bowl and place it in the refrigerator.

Rewrite the instructions in the passive for how to make a Summer pudding.

1. A clean tablecloth is put on the table.

2. A knife and fork are put in the plate position
3. A napkin is folded and placed on a side plate.
4. A dessert spoon and fork are brought with the dessert menu.
5. A wine glass is placed above the soup spoon position
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6. Salt and pepper are put in the centre of the table.
7. A flower arrangement and a candle are placed by the salt and pepper.

Match the definition/description of each of the taste and texture adjectives

1. Food that is cooked with a lot of oil or fat, is often

2. Food that when first chewed has a hard texture and makes a noise in the mouth (e.g. fried bacon), is
3. Food that contains a lot of different types of spices but doesn't burn your mouth, is
4. Dark chocolate (without milk) has a taste that is
5. The opposite of soft, is
6. Food that has a lot of salt in it, is described as
7. Normally, the dessert is sweet and the main course is
8. Food that contains a lot of an ingredient like chocolate, is
9. Food that contains a lot of chillies, is
10. Food that makes a loud noise in the mouth when chewed, is
11. Food that doesn't have a strong taste of anything, is
12. A milkshake is normally creamy and
13. When something has a good taste or flavour, it is
14. Food like croissants that breaks very easily into small and delicate pieces, is
15. Food that is made from milk products, is often
16. When you have to chew food in your mouth for a long time before swallowing it, it is
17. A lemon has a taste that is

greasy, crispy, crunchy, savoury, creamy, salty, sour, hard, bitter, chewy, flaky, smooth, hot, bland, spicy,
tasty, rich
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Using the words and pictures above aswell as your own ideas to sort the foods into the columns below. Some
may go in more than one column.

Sweet Sour Salty Umam Bitter Crunch Plain

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Use the clues to find the missing wine, perfect with seafood.

1. A shellfish starter
2. The waiter brings this and removes the meat fork.
3. This large shellfish changes colour when cooked.
4. A good light sauce for fish.
5. This fish dish is usually served as a starter (5 AND 6 ARE one answer)
6. This fish dish is usually served as a starter
7. Another piece of cutlery for eating fish.
8. A popular royal shellfish for starters and main courses
9. A Sauce often served with cod.

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