下面是一些重要的单词，它们都与食物相关，可用来描述食物的味道、食物的状态，以及我们如何烹饪。
英大出国后发现学会如何表达食物真的很重要，毕竟，人都要吃饭。
食物的状态
fresh ： Sushi always requires fresh fish.
新鲜的：做寿司总是需要新鲜的鱼。
off ： I'm afraid this cheese tastes off.
不新鲜的：恐怕这奶酪不新鲜了。
raw ： Sushi is made from raw fish as well as vegetables, seaweed, and rice.
生的：寿司是由生鱼和蔬菜、海草和大米制成的。
ripe ： Make sure the bananas are ripe so I can use them in the cake.
熟的：确保香蕉熟了，这样我就可以将它们放入蛋糕中。
rotten ： This meat smells rotten. I think we should throw it away.
腐烂的：这肉闻起来臭了，我想我们应该扔掉它。
tough ： The steak was very tough. I could hardly chew it!
硬的：这道牛排很硬。我简直不能咀嚼它！
tender ： The lamb was so tender that it seemed to melt in my mouth.
嫩的：羊肉真嫩，好像在我嘴里融化了。
undercooked ： The undercooked salmon was very poor.
未煮熟的：未煮熟的烤鲑鱼很差。
烹饪的动词
bake ： I'll bake a cake for her birthday party.
烘焙：我要为她的生日派对烘焙蛋糕。
boil ： You should boil these potatoes for forty-five minutes.
煮：煮土豆要煮四十五分钟。
cook ： What would you like me to cook for dinner?
烹饪：你晚饭想让我做什么？
fry ： I usually fry some eggs and bacon on Saturday mornings.
油炸：我通常在星期六早上煎一些鸡蛋和熏肉。
grill ： During the summer I like to grill meat outside.
烤：在夏天我喜欢在外面烤肉。
heat ： Heat up the soup and make some sandwiches.
热把汤加热，做一些三明治。
microwave ： Microwave the macaroni for three minutes and eat.
用微波炉加热：用微波炉加热通心粉三分钟，然后吃。
poach ： Jennifer prefers to poach her eggs.
水煮：詹妮弗更喜欢煮鸡蛋。
roast ： Let's put this in the oven and roast for two hours.
烤：我们把这个放进烤箱烤两个小时。
steam ： The best way to cook many vegetables is to steam them for a few minutes.
清蒸：烹调许多蔬菜最好的方法是蒸几分钟。
食物的数量
bar ： Melt one bar of butter for the sauce.
一条：融化一块黄油做酱汁。
liter ： I'll put a liter of water on to boil for the pasta.
升：煮面食，我会放一升水。
loaf ： I bought three loaves of bread at the supermarket.
一块：我在超级市场买了三块面包。
lump ： Put of a lump of butter on top of the casserole to make it tasty.
一块：把一块黄油放在炖锅菜上面，就可使它变得美味可口。
piece ： Would you like a piece of chicken?
一片：你想要一片鸡肉吗？
pint ： I drank a pint of ale at the pub.
品脱：我在酒吧喝了一品脱麦芽啤酒。
portion ： Have you eaten your portion of vegetables today?
一份：你今天吃蔬菜了吗？
slice ： Please put three slices of cheese on my sandwich.
切片：请把三片奶酪放在我的三明治上。
spoonful ： Add two spoonfuls of sugar to sweeten.
一汤匙：加入两勺糖来加甜味。
食物的口味
bitter ： The almonds were very bitter. I could hardly eat the cookies.
苦的：杏仁很苦，我几乎吃不下饼干。
bland ： This sauce is very bland. It doesn't taste like anything.
淡的：这个调味料很淡，它尝起来不像任何东西。
creamy ： I enjoy eating creamy tomato soup on cold winter days.
奶味的：在寒冷的冬天，我喜欢吃奶油番茄汤。
crisp ： The apple was crisp and delicious.
脆的：这个苹果脆口美味。
crunchy ： Granola is a very crunch type of breakfast cereal.
松脆的：格兰诺拉麦片是一种非常松脆的早餐麦片粥。
hot ： The soup is hot. Let it cool down.
热的：汤是热的，让它冷却下来。
mild ： The spices are very mild.
清淡温和的：香料非常温和。
salty ： The sauce was much too salty. I think you should add some water and boil it down.
口味咸的：咸酱汁太咸了。我想你应该加点水把它煮开。
savory ： Savory crackers with cheese make a great snack.
美味的：可口的饼干加上奶酪是一种美味的点心。
sour ： Lemons are very sour!
酸的：柠檬很酸！
spicy ： Greg enjoys eating spicy Mexican food.
辛辣的：格雷戈喜欢吃辣的墨西哥菜。
sweet ： The cherry pie wasn't too sweet. It was just right.
甜的：樱桃派不太甜。它味道刚刚好。
tasteless ： The vegetables have been cooked for too long. They're tasteless.
无味的：蔬菜煮得太久了，已经没味儿了。
食物的类型
barbecue ： Do you enjoy barbecue during the summer?
烧烤：你喜欢夏天烧烤吗？
buffet ： We went to an Indian buffet and had all we could eat.
自助餐：我们去了印度自助餐餐厅，吃了所有想吃的食物。
four-course meal ： My wife and I enjoy making four-course meals on special occasions.
四菜套餐：我妻子和我喜欢在特别场合做四菜套餐。
picnic ： Let's take a picnic to the park and enjoy the good weather.
野餐：我们去公园野餐，享受好天气。
snack ： You should eat a snack at four, but don't eat too much.
零食：你应该在四点吃零食，但不要吃得太多。
TV dinner ： TV dinners are disgusting but fast.
套装电视便餐：电视便餐让人反胃但是很便捷。
食用方式
bite ： Don't bite off more meat than you can comfortably chew.
咬：为了咀嚼舒适，不要咬太多的肉。
chew ： You should chew each bite well before you swallow.
咀嚼：每次吞咽前都要仔细咀嚼。
swallow ： If you swallow too much you might choke on your food.
吞咽：你如果一次吞太多，你可能会噎到。
sip ： It's best to slowly sip a cocktail rather than gulp it down.
啜饮：鸡尾酒最好要啜饮，而不要狼吞虎咽。
guzzle ： He guzzled a glass of water after he finished the job.
狂吃暴饮：他工作结束后狂饮了一大口水。
gulp down ： He hungrily gulped down the meal as he was very hungry.
狼吞虎咽：他狼吞虎咽地吃完饭，因为他很饿。
如何准备饮料
add ： Add two shots of whiskey and some rum.
加：再来两杯威士忌和朗姆酒。
fill ： Fill the glass with ice.
装满：把杯子装满冰块。
mix ： Mix in a teaspoon of sugar.
混合：混合一茶匙糖。
pour ： Pour your drink over ice cubes.
倒入：把饮料倒在冰块上。
shake ： Shake the drink well and pour into a glass.
摇：摇匀饮料，倒入杯中。
stir ： Stir the ingredients well and enjoy with your favorite seafood.
搅拌：充分搅拌原料并搭配您最爱的海鲜美食享用。
来源：沪江英语
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