Dear students,

As the weather is going on the wrong side these days and probably you a have a little more time at home doing not much of your desirable things, why not try learning something as the following. 

It is an important topic and it is good if we know a couple of words on it. 

I wish you all a nice and quiet evening.

fm

Taste

How was your meal at “Zeno”? Tell us.

Dad had a vegetarian dish : it was full of spicy flavors, but not too hot . Jan

It was a tasty meal, and obviously made with really fresh ingredients.  Su

The beef was a real disappointment – chewy and rather tasteless. In fact, it was almost inedible.  Andi.

The starter was so-so, but then I had the chicken. I swallowed a mouthful and it had the most I terrible aftertaste. I couldn’t eat the rest!  Li

I had French onion soup which was delicious and very authentic. Boo

I tried their special bread; the texture was OK, but it tasted artificial and it was a bit stale.  Lorrie

I’ve got a sweet tooth, but the dessert was very sickly. And the coffee afterwards was a bit weak. Ali

WORD FOCUS

You use your teeth to bite(= cut with your teeth) food: She bit a piece of apple. Bite  
You chew food to make smaller pieces in your mouth before you swallow it. If something is chewy, you have to chew it for a long time.

Spicy having strong flavours from spices, e.g. paprika, coriander, ginger.
flavor a particular taste.
hot containing pepper or chilli and causing a burning feeling in your mouth. _OP  mild.
tasty having a strong, pleasant flavor.
inedible too unpleasant to eat. _OPP edible
so-so _INF OK, but not good.
swallow sth make food move from your mouth, down you throat, into your stomach.
mouthful an amount of food you put in your mouth at one time.
aftertaste a taste, often an unpleasant one, that stays in your mouth after eating or drinking sth.
delicious having a very pleasant taste or smell.
authentic if a dish tastes authentic, it tastes like an original or traditional example.
texture  the way food feels in your mouth when you eat it.
artificial  not natural
stale (of bread, cakes, etc.) not fresh
have (got) a sweet tooth  enjoy food that has a lot of sugar in it.
sickly unpleasantly sweet
weak (of coffee, tea, etc.) containing too much water and not enough coffee, tea etc. _OPP strong