Talking About Cooking & Dieting

A. Describing a dish

 

To describe a dish, use:

• It’s (sweet/cold).
• It’s a (meat) dish.
• It’s cooked in (sauce).
• It tastes very good / spicy / rich
• Is it (fried)?
• How is it cooked?
• What does it taste like?

B. Describing cooking processes

 

• It’s (not) very easy / simple.
• You need (about a kilo of chicken).
• You cook it slowly, for about (forty) minutes.
• It takes (about an hour).
• You  put it in the oven/in the fridge.
• You fry it in a little oil or fat.
• After that, you add (pepper).
• The recipe says (two glasses of wine).
• What’s the recipe?
• How do you make (this)?
• How long do you (bake) it?
• Do you use (milk)?

C. Describing types of cooking

 

• It’s (French/Italian).
• It’s a typical (Indian) dish.
• The recipe comes from (Mexico)
• Where is this from?
• Is this a (Spanish) dish?
• What do you think of (Indian) food?
• Do you like (it)?
• What’s (Lebanese) food like?
• What’s a typical (Lebanese) dish?
• I don’t like (Japanese) food.
• I prefer (western) to (eastern) food.
• My favourite dish is (Chicken Manjurian)

D. Asking about daily diet

 

• _______________ Do you eat (eggs)?
• _______________ What do you have for (breakfast)?
• _______________ What’s a normal (lunch) for you?
• _______________ What do you normally do for (dinner)?
• _______________ Do you eat a lot of (pasta)?

E. Describing normal diet

 

• We usually have (three meals a day).
• We often have (eggs for breakfast).
• I don’t eat much (meat).
• They eat a lot of (fruit).
• They don’t eat a lot in the (evening).

F. Asking about dieting

 

• Are you on diet?
• Can you eat anything?
• Do you eat anything?
• Are you dieting?
• What are you allowed to eat?

G. Talking about dieting

 

• I’m on a diet.
• The doctor’s put me on a diet.
• I’m dieting.
• I’m trying to lose weight.
• I have to be careful of what I eat.
• I’m not allowed to (eat bread).
• I can’t (drink coffee).
• Is there any (salt) in this?
• I’m not allowed to have (salt)
• Does this have (alcohol) in it?
• I have to restrict myself to (600) calories a day
• How many calories are you allowed a day?
• How many calories are there in (this)?