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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