Vocabulary

• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• food tour: A guided tour that focuses on sampling and learning about local cuisine.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• main dish: The primary dish of a meal.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• go in for: To enter a competition
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• breath mint: A flavored candy or lozenge used to freshen the breath.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• set up
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• bread: Money or earnings
• stinky
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
• gooey: Soft and sticky
• beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
• plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• parsley: Small, green herb used to season or garnish food
• noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
• tomato: Round soft red vegetable, fruit used in sauces
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• sorbet: Frozen dessert made from fruit puree
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell