VIP Class Notes (Luca)

Vocabulary

Chunk (casual term for a piece of)
eg. The chunks of garlic in the soup were too big

bland (with no flavour)
eg. My mother always forgets to and salt, so the food that she cooks is often very bland.

Cooked (opposite of raw)

Chef
This work is like the word “cook” but its more professional
eg. He is a famous chef

Cook can be both a verb and a noun
eg. My mum is a great cook
eg. I will cook pancakes for breakfast

Subtle (not very noticeable or obvious)
e.g Japanese food has a very subtle flavour
e.g My housemate subtly that the kitchen was a bit messy after I finished cooking and that I need to clean it up!
eg. There is a subtle difference between the two colours

• Can you cook well?

I think I am not a good cooker, but I have tried many times. Yesterday I made some Chinese food for me and my roommates. I made a dish names called/named tomato with eggs, but I didn’t put salt in it. So it is really bland! I think the process of cooking is very complex. First you need to cut vegetables in pieces and you need to turn on the fire gas. Then I put the food in the bowl. Untill the food is cooked (finished cooking) I need (must) stand in the kitchen. I think the process is very hard to me. I find cooking very difficult

• What country’s food do you like the most?

Of it is Chinese food! I like the food from Guandong the most. Especially the hotpot in from Guandong. The water in the hotpot is pure, without any herbs. And  Also you can taste the really the food itself. I like to eat food that is  more subtle. Last month I went Shantou with my friend. It is a city that belongs to Guandong province. The food there is really delicious. We ate many rare types of food there like shark fin for example. I think it is really good! And we ate the head of duck Duck head. It is boiled with herbs. I think the taste of it is hard to forget quite memorable.

Pronunciation

Wind (win–D!)

Ate (same pronounciation as the number 8)

Plate (think pl8)

Sat (sounds like cat)