Talk About Food and Cooking in English - Spoken English Lesson 

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I'm from Peru. I love Peruvian food so much that I couldn't live without it. Our cuisine is a result of a mix of cultures (Spanish, African, Italian, Japanese and so on). That's why is so unique and delicious. Every dish tells a story. There are so many dishes and one of them is called "Papa a la huancaina" and it's my favourite. This dish has potatoes and a cream made of milk, cheese, soda cookies and some kind of chili known as "ají amarillo". To prepare this dish. First you have to boil the potatoes. Then you have to put the milk, cheese, chili and soda cookies all together in a blender and blend the ingredients. After that, in a plate you have to put some lettuce, upon the lettuce place the potatoes and the cream. You can also put a olive and a piece of egg as decoration.

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🟢 Conversation 1 (about cuisines): Marie: What kind of food do you like? Oli: I like a bit of everything, really. I grew up in the UK, and you can get food from all over the world there. My mum’s cooking is a combination of different cuisines: a bit of French, a bit of Italian, a bit of Indian, and so on. Marie: What’s British cuisine like? I know about fish and chips, but there must be more… Oli: There’s, but not that much. There are a few famous dishes like shepherd’s pie or Sunday roast, but most people eat a mix of things. What about you? What food do you like? Marie: Well! I’m half Spanish, so when I was young we ate a lot of Mediterranean food at home. Now I live in Berlin, and it’s a pretty cosmopolitan place, so you can get all kinds of food, like the UK I suppose. Oli: I’ve never really had much Spanish food. Is it similar to Italian? Marie: In some ways, yes. They both use a lot of fresh ingredients, and there’s a lot of seafood, salads, and so on. Pasta isn’t so common in Spanish cooking, though. Oli: What are some typical Spanish dishes? I’d be interested to try some. Marie: I guess paella is quite well-known. My personal favourite is a dish called albondigas, which is meatballs is a tomato sauce. It’s simple, but so tasty. Oli: Sounds good!

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Lots of very helpful information here; I personally adore Asian food with all the fresh herbs, spices and mixture of authentic flavours!

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Good morning my teachers. I'm proud of Vietnamese food that you have mentioned. Phở or Pho in Viet Nam is always tasty. If you come to Việt Nam, you will enjoy it.

The last thing I tried was a paella.It was rich and a bit spicy, which I like a lot.Also, it wasn't overcooked or undercooked, which prevented the fish from becoming chewy.It was so delicious!

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Really helpful to me,especially the explanation of the differences between cusine,dish,and meal🥰

Great lesson on food and cooking. Thank you so much.

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That's an awesome video. I can learn many things from your lesson. I'm Vietnamese, but I'm studying in Korea. In our place, there is a delicious dish that should be mentioned - Sokoki Yukechan. The beef bone broth of it is really amazing. It's quite spicy but sweet and rich. I hope you can come and enjoy it. You'll remember for the rest of your life :))))).

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Thank you very much for this interesting information. Keep up the good work. I'm Moroccan. We eat mediterenean food. A lot of fish, meat with prunes, tagline with meat balls, roast chicken, stuffed chicken. We use much spices, but we are also open to international cuisines like pasta, pizza, Paela. Cooking habits: 3 meals a day+ eating between meals (casse-croute). Moroccan cuisine is rich and diverse. The famous dishes:couscous and tagine.

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First of all I would like to say thank you for this useful lesson. All of your lessons are MY CUP OF TEA! You are the best teachers and you have the best way to teach us English language. As far as food I can say that I am one who adore food. I really like eating difference food from different countries. I grew in my country and town, and you can get different foods from Italian to Indian. Combination of difference cuisines are my favorite. In my town we can offer you scrumptious food named "veal under the oven" and "octopus under the oven". The veal under oven is consists of veal, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, garlic and olive oil. It must be baked under special oven using wood only, The octopus must be prepared the same but with a little bit white wine. When I was young I ate a lot of pork but now I avoid it. Now, I am dedicated to the Mediterranean diet with the less fat. I can't stand greasy food. So I like sea food, salad and lighter food. Pasta is the most important in our cuisine and without pasta we will be died. I know that is not so healthy but what we can do. In my town we have we have the influence of Italian cuisine. You can find some Spanish food like meatballs in tomatoes sauce. It is very simple food but really tasty. I must have minimum three meals per day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes I am preparing some food for myself. So, I am not an expert and genius but I do my best. Sometimes my food is tender, fresh, crunchy, delicious, juicy, and well prepared, but sometimes I failed and it is bland, chewy, tough, mushy, overcooked, and spicy. It depends of my mood. I am master to prepare tart. It is always amazing, rich, texture with tangy flavor and aroma. I avoid takeaway food because it is unhealthy and so expensive. As all ordinary people I am cooking every Saturday and Sunday. If some food left, I eat next day. Fresh cocking food is the best food. When I go to my company I am usually in company's cantina and eat with my colleagues. It is free food but not so tasty, even awful. My eating habits are not so healthy because i am too busy with my work and I do not have time for cooking. Stay healthy and eat healthy food! CHEERS! Ivan.

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i have just had boiled sweet rice that i cooked myself for my breakfast. It is one of my favourite dish. I added a little bit salt so that it would not be bland, and a little bit coconut cream powder so that it smells tasty. One technique for this food is that you have to add just enough water if you don't want it to be mushy. I ate it with fried red onion and Vietnamese pork sausage, this combination is a style of street food that is really really popular in Vietnam. You can see many people in Vietnam stopping by alongside the street in their way to offices to buy this food. Because it is not only delicious and rich of energy but also really cheap.

a very important english lesson. Thanks a bunch!

Shepherds Pie, yes, but also Toad in the Hole, Bangers and Mash, Lancashire Hot Pot, Full English Breakfast, Steak and Kidney Pudding, Jellied Eels, Scouse, not to mention all the wonderful British desserts like sticky Toffee Pudding, Bakewell Tart and so on. There's much more to British cuisine than Fish and Chips!!

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Vietnamese has a lot of delicious dishes. A few dishes which you also need to know is pho, banh mi. They are the most common ones in my country . We often cook salted dishes and a little spicy depend on our taste.

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Hi everyone! I am from Vietnam and I wanna say that Vietnamese food is really tasty and worth to give a try. Vietnamese food is varied since almost every different area in my country has its own specific local food. Also our dishes are pretty healthy. Traditional one is usually cooked with lots of fresh herbs and vegetables, little oil or strong flavors. Normally, "Banh mi" or "Pho" is our best-known food among foreigners but if you have a chance to visit Vietmam, I really recommend you to taste other kind of noodles like "Bun rieu", "Bun oc", "Bun cha ca", "Banh da cua", "Bun bo Hue" and "Banh canh". That's all I wanna share with you guys, have a nice day! Thank you Oxford Online English for this amazing lesson.

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Thanks Oli so much for introducing Vietnam mese food.

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Thank you for lesson.

Hi. I'm from Iran but I live in Malaysia . I recommend to try Iranian dish. Thank you for teaching me. You are the best.

Very nice production. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for making such a good short video on cooking and food. I have learned a lot .

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Your videos always make me learn new things and this one is no exception. I love Indian cuisine the most as I grew up eating Indian food. I like Chinese cuisine as well apart from that I haven't tried any other cuisines. I like Indian food because it is spicy, rich, and flavourful. I know how to cook but I don't like to so I kind of avoid cooking as long as possible. I have a maid who makes food for me and I mostly eat homemade food. There was a time when I used to eat a lot of junk foods,skip meals which affected my health and caused me to gain weight. Then I switched to homemade food with very less oil and just a little spices and seasonings to enhance the taste of fresh ingredients. Yesterday my maid cooked mutton for me and I was delicious. The mutton pieces were so tender that they fell off from the bone as I hold them up to put them in my mouth. It was a little spicy but not at all rich so I ended up eating more than I usually eat.

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When we talk about food I can say that I am really a big PICKY EATER. I can not eat all food just delicious food from some countries around Europe. My eating habits are so easy and not complicated. When I was younger my favorite food was meat and all products from meat but now I must be careful and eat fat-free food. My cholesterol is too high because I was irresponsible in my youth and now I dedicated to health food. In my country the cuisines and dishes are so famous. We prepare almost Mediterranean food including all kind fish and shells. I like eating hake, bream, sea bass, cuttlefish, squids and the most tasty for me is cuttlefish. In my small town you can find a lot of different cuisines like Indian, Italian, French and so many others. When I cook something I do it but it must be something different and some mix of Italian and French cuisine, sometimes Spanish. In my home we have various dishes like octopus on salad, meat and veal from grill, toasted bread and so many other meals. Sometimes I prepare some cake and always I have rich and sweet them with amazing flavor. Sometimes I eat vegetarian food and I must admit that is very tasty. I have never tried much Chinese food and I would like to try it. I heard about Paela and I hope I'll try it. Also I like fresh ingredients only. If you cook with all vegetables and meat you will be in deep trouble. Now, I am very hungry and I need slap up food. Cheers Ivan

Hey, thanks a lot for this lesson. It's perfect for the class I am preparing on how to talk about food. Just a little improvement you could make is to pronounce the Spanish word "albóndiga" correctly. You said it right, except for the stress, which you put on the i and it should be on the o. Thanks again!

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Thank you. So very useful. I improved. I am italian so I love our cuisine, but the Spanish one too

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Thanks a lot for this lesson. I suppose I prefer Italian cuisine, mostly pizza and pasta. People usually eat different kinds of soup or salads in my country.

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In this video I learned a new word and that is cuisines So thank you so much

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Good evening teachers I'm from Uzbekistan...I'm watching your lessons..so I can say you are the best teachers because you explain very well..so I like Uzbek and Turkish foods...uzbek cuisines are very delicious...so everyday I eat and cook uzbek meals...and sometimes I cook Turkish beacause I love it so There are most famous cuisine is Palov in my country...it's very tasty and there are chiefly rice carrot and meat... all Uzbek people love Palov

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You talked about food very tasty! Tomorrow I will cook grill beef with grill vegetables. Have a nice weekend!!!

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Vietnamese food is delicious :)). I'm Vietnamese

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Hi, thanks for your great learning videos. I am iranian and we the Iranian people mostly eat rice with Some etew and also varieties of meal's have a lot of fan in Iran. like chicken, lamb, beef and fish. I eat Iranian cuisine's but I love fast food specially pizza. I'm not a good chef and honestly I cook rarely but any time I cook, other admire my cooking.

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Thanks a lot .I enjoyed watching really .I learned new words like chewy and tough ...bland mushy ..so helpful realy .

Hi Teacher. Good lesson. Even though I have been living alone, to be honest, I don't cook much. I only cook two times a week. The most famous meal in my country is a traditional dish called Fungi. Usually, in my country, the food is not spice.

Excellent explain. Thanks