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Gourmet Food
Gourmet Food

Learn English with this gourmet food English lesson

Date: Nov 02 2018

Themes: Food

Intro

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Do you often eat gourmet food? Do you buy artisinal bread, aged cheeses, organic milk, and local produce? If you are someone who believes that you get what you pay for, you may be willing to spend anything to eat well.

Marni and Gary are talking about luxury foods. Do they buy it, too? Learn more when you check out today’s English lesson.

Vocab

produce n.

Definition

Example I don't get produce at the supermarket because it's better at the farmer's market.

you get what you pay for expr.

Definition

Example You get what you pay for with musical instruments. A cheap violin sounds horrible, but an expensive one sounds really good!

gourmet adj.

Definition

Example That restaurant serves only gourmet food. It's amazing.

artisinal adj.

Definition

Example The farm down the road sells artisanal cheese.

aged adj.

Definition

Example My brother loves aged cheese, but I think it smells bad.

organic adj.

Definition

Example You will have to go to a special store to find organic juices. Most are made with chemicals.

Example I usually buy organic fruits and vegetables. They are more expensive, but they also taste better.

local adj.

Definition

Example Are these peaches local or are they from Mexico?

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Quiz

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Discussion

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Are you willing to pay for gourmet food? What kinds of foods taste best when they’re gourmet?

Comments

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Wladi

Ukraine

artisinal >>> artisanal 

12:31 PM Nov 02 2018 |

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buttafly

buttafly

Germany

Yes, Julito :) it’s paradise for gourmet cooks and eaters. 


Next trip you should book overseas. It’s worth the time and money after all…for real ;)

06:22 PM Oct 28 2014 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Dear Anja, jejeje!!   free treats , i like that place . A pity that  i live  way, way  far away, otherwise i could go and relish all the  food    without  shame.  :))))

06:00 PM Oct 28 2014 |

buttafly

buttafly

Germany

There’s nothing better than a Saturday stroll through our wonderful indoor market. You can find the finest selection of imported treasures and delicious delicacies from every corner of the world in there. The best thing about that place is that you can shamelessly try the wide assortment of treats that are displayed on every stall.  For me it’s always the cheese stands that draw my attention. The selection of gourmet cheeses is unending…if I could afford it, I’d shop here every day.

05:48 PM Oct 28 2014 |

melody_1982

China

The Gourmet Food isn’t good for our health.


We plant vegetable and feed pigs & cow for ourself.

08:31 AM Oct 28 2014 |

vik32

vik32

India

once in a while we all are ready to pay for gourmet food afterall we all are earning for good quality of life and it starts with healthy food. its tru that you get what you pay for.


For gourmet food i like to go to fancy restaurants.

05:26 AM Oct 28 2014 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

I buy my groceries from the supermarket ,not that i wouldn`t like to eat gourmet food but if i want to make end meet delicatessen is not an option .  Well , i don`t like to sound so dramatic , once in a while i could go to a fancy store and buy an artisinal cheese from  France  and  Swiss chocolates.

08:30 PM Oct 27 2014 |

clutchmann

clutchmann

Hungary

The best way to eat those meals that you produce. You know everything about them.


If you buy something from a supermarket it is evident you may get meals with lot of chemicals, poisons and artificial things. Unfortunately, 95% of people eat these and it leads to illnesses, cancer and so on.

05:18 PM Oct 27 2014 |

judinasve

judinasve

Russian Federation

I was listening to the dialog and caught the thought that what food is gourmet food depends on the country and even a place where people live.
I mean that I was born and most of my lifetime lived in central Russia. There are we could get fresh food. People can just go to fair and buy fresh meat. But fresh milk just was brought to our block twice a day. Fresh herbs we grew at our gardens.
Now I live in North and fresh meat or milk are gourmet food here, they are expensive and not always available. But I eat kinds of northern fish which I even didn’t hear before and reindeer meat is usual food here but it is absolutely exotic in my native place.

10:03 AM Oct 27 2014 |

wiasullah

wiasullah

Afghanistan

That is good to eat organic food in the area, but gourmet food only avilable in the area, all food in the city is not organic,

09:28 AM Oct 27 2014 |

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