9_gastronomy

1. 9_ Gastronomy

2.

• Grilled or fried chicken?
• Steamed or roasted vegetables?
• Marinated or plain meat?
• Roasted or stewed beef?
• Grilled or steamed fish?
• Rich sauce or light sauce?
• Greasy food or healthy food?
• Home cooking or restaurant food?
• Fast cooking or slow cooking (simmered/stewed)?
• Traditional food or fusion cuisine?

3.

authent
ic
palate
gourmet
local
produce
savour
tender
rich
tangy
greasy
fusion
cuisine

4.

• What is your favourite food?
• What is the dish?
• Where do you usually eat it? (at home /
restaurant/ etc.)
• Why do you like it?

5. Describing Food

• Positive:
• mouth-watering
• succulent
• tender chicken
• flaky
• rich and creamy
• tangy flavour
• Negative:
• greasy food
• insipid (very useful
but often unknown)
• rancid
• tough

6. Find the odd one out and explain WHY.

1. Greasy – rancid – tough – mouth-watering
2. Tender – flaky – rich – insipid
3. Steak – fish – soup – greasy
4. Tangy – rich – creamy – fish
5. Greasy – fried – oily – rich
6. Flaky – tender – tough – soup
7. Rancid – greasy – insipid – tender

7. Find the odd one out and explain WHY.

1. Greasy – rancid – tough – mouth-watering
mouth-watering (positive, others negative)
2. Tender – flaky – rich – insipid
insipid (negative, others positive)
3. Steak – fish – soup – greasy
greasy (adjective, others are food)
4. Tangy – rich – creamy – fish
fish (noun, others adjectives)
5. Greasy – fried – oily – rich
fried (cooking method, others describe food quality)
6. Flaky – tender – tough – soup
soup (noun, others adjectives)
7. Rancid – greasy – insipid – tender
tender (positive, others negative)

8. Cooking Methods

• Poach
• Simmer
• Stew
• Roast
• Grill
• Steam
• marinate

9. Match the cooking methods with definitions

Definitions
Cooking Methods
1. Poach
2. Simmer
3. Stew
4. Roast
5. Grill
6. Steam
7. Marinate
• a. Cook food slowly in liquid for a
long time
b. Cook food in hot water just
below boiling
c. Soak food in sauce before
cooking
d. Cook food in an oven with dry
heat
e. Cook food over direct heat

10. Match the cooking methods with definitions

Definitions
Cooking Methods
1. Poach
2. Simmer
3. Stew
4. Roast
5. Grill
6. Steam
1 – b
(poach)
7. Marinate
2 – g
(simmer)
3 – a
(stew)
4 – d
• a. Cook food slowly in liquid for a
long time
b. Cook food in hot water just
below boiling
c. Soak food in sauce before
cooking
d. Cook food in an oven with dry
heat
e. Cook food over direct heat

11. Guess the Dish

• “It’s made with rice and raw fish. It’s often
eaten in Japan. It’s not cooked. It tastes
fresh and a little tangy.””
• Sushi
• Describe a dish, but DO NOT say the name
• Where is it from?
• What ingredients?
• How is it cooked? (grilled, roasted, etc.)
• What does it taste like? (rich, tangy, greasy…)

12.

• When was the last time you ate out (not at
home)?
• Where did you go?
• What did you eat?
• Did you like it? Why / why not?

13. “Food Influencer” Pitch

• “Now you are a food influencer. You will promote
that meal on social media.”
• prepare a short pitch.
• describe the dish
• make it sound attractive
• include at least 5 words from the vocabulary list:
• Authentic, gourmet, local produce, savour, palate,
tender, rich, tangy , greasy , fusion cuisine

14. grammar: relative clauses Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Then identify the clause in each sentence

GRAMMAR: RELATIVE CLAUSES
Complete the sentences with the correct relative
pronoun. Then identify the clause in each sentence as
defining (D) or non-defining (N) and write D or N at the
end of the sentence.
• 1
Many tourists _______________ visit the restaurant are amazed that the
chef cooks at the table. _____
• 2
We decided to try sushi, _______________ main ingredients are rice and
raw fish.
_____
• 3
Gourmet products, _______________ are rather expensive, are nonetheless
very popular.
_____
• 4
Chiquita’s menu is Mexican but it uses ingredients _______________ are
sourced locally.
_____
• 5
My cousin, _______________ is a waiter at Mario’s in town, works very
long hours.
_____
• 6
‘Empty nesters’ are parents _______________ children have grown up and
left home. _____
• 7
I had the chef’s signature dish, _______________ was delicious.
_____
• 8
Eating out, _______________ is one of the great pleasures of life, is
difficult on a small income.
_____
• 9
The restaurant _______________ received those terrible reviews has fired
its head chef.
_____

15. grammar: relative clauses Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Then identify the clause in each sentence

GRAMMAR: RELATIVE CLAUSES
Complete the sentences with the correct relative
pronoun. Then identify the clause in each sentence as
defining (D) or non-defining (N) and write D or N at the
end of the sentence.
• 1
Many tourists _______________ visit the restaurant are amazed that the chef cooks
at the table. _____
• 2
We decided to try sushi, _______________ main ingredients are rice and raw fish.
_____
• 3
Gourmet products, _______________ are rather expensive, are nonetheless very
popular.
_____
• 4
Chiquita’s menu is Mexican but it uses ingredients _______________ are sourced
locally.
_____
• 5
My cousin, _______________ is a waiter at Mario’s in town, works very long hours.
_____
• 6
‘Empty nesters’ are parents _______________ children have grown up and left home.
_____
• 7
I had the chef’s signature dish, _______________ was delicious.
_____
• 8
Eating out, _______________ is one ofGRAMMAR
the great :pleasures
life, is difficult on
RELATIVEofCLAUSES
a small income.
_____
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mark for
each correct
pronoun,
1/2 mark
each
• 9
The restaurant _______________ received
terrible
reviews
has fired
its for
head
chef. _____
correctly identified clause]
• 10
The number of people _______________ enrol on cooking vacations is increasing.
1 who, N / 2 whose, D / 3 which, N / 4 that/which, D / 5
_____
who, N / 6 whose, D / 7 which, N /
8 which, N / 9 that/which, D / 10 who/that, D

16. VOCABULARY: FOOD AND COOKING Complete the gaps (1–9) in the text using the words in the box. celebrity fare fusion gourmet

Complete the gaps (1–9) in the text using the words in the box.
celebrity
fare
fusion
gourmet
mouth-watering
savour
specialities
staple
whet
• Casa Philippe, the new French–Mexican restaurant,
is opening on South Street this weekend. Owner
Maria Hernandez promises a 1_______________ array
of dishes to 2_______________ the appetite.
3_______________ cuisine is not new, of course,
but the combination of French and Mexican
4_______________ has not been seen in our town
before. The menu includes 5_______________ French
and Mexican dishes to 6_______________, aimed at
those who prefer a classic menu, as well as house
7_______________ – all prepared by 8
______________ chef Philippe Leblanc. Maria and
Philippe are hoping to attract casual diners as
well as those looking for a 9_______________ meal.

17. VOCABULARY: FOOD AND COOKING Complete the gaps (1–9) in the text using the words in the box. celebrity fare fusion gourmet

Complete the gaps (1–9) in the text using the words in the box.
celebrity
fare
fusion
gourmet
mouth-watering
savour
specialities
staple
whet
• Casa Philippe, the new French–Mexican restaurant,
is opening on South Street this weekend. Owner
Maria Hernandez promises a 1_______________ array
of dishes to 2_______________ the appetite.
3_______________ cuisine is not new, of course,
but the combination of French and Mexican
4_______________ has not been seen in our town
before. The menu includes 5_______________ French
and Mexican dishes to 6_______________, aimed at
those who prefer a classic menu, as well as house
7_______________ – all prepared
by: FOOD
8 AND COOKING
VOCABULARY
______________ chef Philippe
Leblanc.
1 mouth-watering
/ 2 whetMaria
/ 3 Fusion and
/ 4 fare / 5 staple / 6
Philippe are hoping to attract
savour / 7casual
specialties / diners
8 celebrity / as
well as those looking for 9agourmet
9_______________ meal.

18. vocabulary: describing food Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one.

VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING FOOD
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct
answer for each one.
• 1
I’m looking forward to this goulash – it looks really
[appetizing / insipid / ripe].
• 2
The lamb chops are served with new potatoes and [bland
/ greasy / tender] baby vegetables.
• 3
Bouillabaisse should be [roasted / steamed / stewed]
for at least an hour to improve its flavour.
• 4
Sorbet is intended to cleanse the [appetite / menu /
palate] between courses.
• 5
I’m afraid my steak is [succulent / tasty / tough] – I
can’t get my knife through it.
• 6
You should [boil / grill / poach] the pasta for around
10 minutes.
• 7
The cutlets are [baked / simmered / marinated] in red
pepper before cooking.
• 8
Chow mein may be stir-fried or [baked / marinated /
steamed].
• 9
The salmon is served with a [rancid / sour / tangy]

19. vocabulary: describing food Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one.

VOCABULARY: DESCRIBING FOOD
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct
answer for each one.
• 1
I’m looking forward to this goulash – it looks really
[appetizing / insipid / ripe].
• 2
The lamb chops are served with new potatoes and [bland
/ greasy / tender] baby vegetables.
• 3
Bouillabaisse should be [roasted / steamed / stewed]
for at least an hour to improve its flavour.
• 4
Sorbet is intended to cleanse the [appetite / menu /
palate] between courses.
• 5
I’m afraid my steak is [succulent / tasty / tough] – I
can’t get my knife through it.
• 6
You should [boil / grill / poach] the pasta for around
10 minutes.
• 7
The cutlets are [baked / simmered / marinated] in red
pepper before cooking.
VOCABULARY
: DESCRIBING
FOOD /
• 8
Chow mein may be stir-fried
or [baked
/ marinated
steamed].
1 appetizing / 2 tender / 3 stewed / 4 palate / 5 tough / 6
/ 7 marinated
steamed
9 tangy
• 9
The salmon is served with aboil[rancid
/ / 8sour
/ /tangy]