Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• raw fish: Fish that has not been cooked.
• such as: For example; like
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
• available from: Obtainable or accessible from a particular source or location.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• leave: To go away from; depart
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• fill: To make something full
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
• atop: At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• cylindrical: Having the shape of a cylinder
• preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
• omelet: An egg mixture cooked until just set
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed