Talking about Food
What kind of food do you like? dislike?
Like
- I really like
- I enjoy
- My favourite dish is
- I am keen on
- I prefer _ to _
- I would rather _ than _
Don't like
- I really don't like
- I can't stand
- I am not keen on
- I really dislike
Describe your favourite dish.
Good taste
- Tasty
- Flavourful
- Divine
- Rich in flavour
Type of flavour
- Sour
Description: having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.
Example: she sampled the wine and found it was sour.
- Sweet
Description: having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour,
or bitter.
Example: a cup of hot sweet tea.
- Bitter
Description: having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.
Example: raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour.
- Salty
Description: tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt.
Example: the bacon will be quite salty.
- Oily, Greasy
Description: containing or cooked with too much oil or fat.
Example: greasy food.
- Ripe
Description: (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and
eating.
Example: a ripe tomato.
- Spicy
Description: flavoured with or fragrant with spice.
Example: pasta in a spicy tomato sauce.
Other
- Raw
Description: (of food) not cooked.
Example: raw eggs.
- Bland
Description: (of food or drink) unseasoned, mild-tasting, or insipid.
Example: a bland and unadventurous vegetarian dish.