Vocabulary

• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• going on: To continue doing something
• high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as much a: To the same degree or extent.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• edible: Being safe to eat
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• point: An item to be discussed
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
• northern: In or toward the north
• upstairs: On a floor above
• tortilla: Thin Mexican flat bread
• gothic: With mysterious/frightening events, as in a castle
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
• para: Shortened form of paragraph