FOOD
appearance, presentation and quality of food
talking about flavours and tastes - adjectives and some opposites
hot, spicy # mild
sugary: a lot of sugar
salty: a lot of salt
savoury: pleasant, slightly salty or with herbs
bitter: with an unpleasant sharp taste
bland: very little flavour; rather negative
sickly: too much sugar
sour: sharp, often unpleasant taste, like a lemon, and not sweet
moreish: having pleasant taste, so you wanna eat more
tasty # tasteless: no flavour at all
overcooked/ overdone/ undercook/ underdone
unripe: not ready to eat # ripe
has gone off: not good to eat because it's too old
to be in season: being produced and ready and available
heavy # light
stodgy: heavy, hard to digest
a balanced diet
processed food/meal: that has been treated with chemicals to preserve it or give it extra colour or taste
eating out
to book a table/ make a reservation
to cancel the booking/ reservation
side dishes
specials: dishes only available on that day
to cater: to provide, and sometimes serve, food
vegetarian, non-meat-eater, vegan
eating at home
seconds: a sencond serving of something
help yourself: serve yourself
to refill
cutlery n
napkin n
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