雅思考试的一个目的是测试考生在英语国家的生存能力，所以考题中有很大一部分都是生活场景，和人们的衣食住行密不可分，都是我们在异国他乡的生活中一定会经历的。所以在口语考试中会有食物烹饪这个类别的考题。无论今后在海外的生活中是要买菜、点餐还是做饭，食物的名称都是需要了解的。那么我们今天就一起来盘点一下平时我们餐桌上的丰盛美味吧。

staple food是我们一日三餐中最重要的，在中国，南方人喜欢吃rice，而北方人则习惯吃corn, barley, wheat它们都是grain为我们的身体提供能量。随着人们越来越注重营养，中国人的早餐桌上也开始出现cornflake, whole-wheat bread, croissant, toast, doughnut，而不是传统的porridge。这些都是西方人常吃的，他们还特别钟爱pastry。

除了主食之外美味的各色菜肴会给人们提供各种身体所需的营养。其中蔬菜一直是健康食物的首选，人们菜篮子里常见的蔬菜有cabbage, spinach, lettuce, celery, radish, carrot, cauliflower, eggplant, cucumber, mushroom, fungus, tomato, potato, onion。

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谈论食物 → 用于雅思口语第一部分

I used to eat porridge for breakfast. But now also served with breakfast are whole-wheat bread, milk and toast.

西方人对鲜嫩多汁的beef, steak钟爱有佳。牛排会有rare, medium, medium-rare, medium well-done, well-done, over-done之分，平时汉堡包中也会配上sausage, bacon，除此之外常见的还有rib, ham, mutton, pork, veal, lamb, poultry, fowl，这些在国内外都是餐桌上的佳品。

一顿丰盛的餐宴还应该有seafood，在西方的餐桌上也有中国人常说的海味shellfish, oyster, lobster, crab, jellyfish, salmon, cod, sardine, shrimp都能让人馋涎欲滴。中国人常吃的鱼类有crucian carp, eel, hair-tail fish。在餐馆的menu中这些都属于main dish。

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谈论饮食习惯 → 用于雅思口语第二部分

I usually have dinner at a steak and seafood restaurant. I enjoy eating meat and burgers. Sometimes I order shrimps and oysters for a change.

有没有听说过牛肉应该配red wine而鱼肉应该配white wine？美好的生活怎么可以少了酒哪，喜庆的日子要喝champagne，调酒师可以调出色泽鲜艳的cocktail，朋友聚会的时候大口大口的喝beer，餐前要饮aperitif，不喝酒的可以选择juice, soda water, mineral water, coconut milk, lemonade，这些都是soft drink。

soup是不可不提的，有香浓的onion soup, chicken broth, clam chowder。最后一道一直都是dessert，国外的甜品更是品种多样，有chocolate cake, cheese cake, pudding, ice cream，平时他们也喜欢吃apple pie, cookie。

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谈论饮食习惯 → 用于雅思口语第二部分

Fish is my favorite, especially when it is served with white wine. For soup, I usually have clam chowder or onion soup.

午后享受着灿烂的阳光，可以冲上一杯black tea, green tea, scented tea或是浓郁的coffee, hot chocolate，睡前喝点yogurt, skim milk也是养生之道。所有的这些酒和饮料都被称作beverage。还差了什么，当然是fruit，orange, lemon, coconut, peach, plum, cherry, grape, strawberry, watermelon, kiwi fruit, mango都是香甜美味，营养丰富的。

谈论餐厅食物 → 用于雅思口语第二部分

The restaurant offers a wide range of beverages, such as red wine, champagne and cocktail. For non-drinker, there are also black tea, scented tea, hot chocolate and coffee.

如此美食怎么不叫人留恋，那就赶快看看recipe来学着做一下，生活又多了一种乐趣。买来的菜要先rinse，带皮的还需要peel，有些需要soak, marinate然后chop, slice, mince，把他们和调料blend。我们经常用的spices有soy-sauce, sauce, chili sauce, vinegar也可以在上面sprinkle调味品，比如pepper, salt有时放入ginger, garlic去除腥味，或是coat面粉，接着就看你喜欢怎么做了，可以bake, barbecue, boil, broil, stew, simmer, steam, deep-fry, stir-fry, pan-fry, blanch，做汤的时候如果要追求养生还会加入herb。

如果是面制品，则需要knead, roll, seal, twist。西方人还喜欢在菜中加入cheese, butter, milk，还会拌上marmalade。在烹制的过程中我们会用到bowl, plate, pan, pot, wok。

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谈论烹饪 → 用于雅思口语第二部分

First, rinse and chop the vegetables, and then blanch the carrots and leeks before simmering them. Let the stew simmer.

每个国家都会有它的传统cuisine，而美食的味道也不尽相同，随地域不同会有crisp, sour, bitter, hot, spicy, salty, creamy, crumbly, plain, savory, smooth, stodgy, tasteless, rich, bland, greasy。而少数民族也会有自己的ethnic dishes。

每种食物都是nutritious。肉食和dairy product中富含protein，蔬菜中有各种vitamin和carbohydrate，茶水中有mineral。合理搭配饮食，多吃healthy food可以很好的防治malnutrition。

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谈论健康饮食 → 用于雅思口语第三部分

Although Japanese food is plain and tasteless for many people, Japanese cuisine is known for its quality of ingredients. Unlike the stodgy and greasy western food, it is good for people’ health.

随着人们越来越意识到健康的重要性，junk food的危害也为人们所熟知。小孩子应尽量少吃fried chicken, French fry, burger, milk shake，因为这些都西中有high calorie, fat，容易导致obesity, overweight。所以现在很多肥胖的人开始be on diet，而越来越多的人则成为了vegetarian，甚至是vegan。

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谈论健康饮食 → 用于雅思口语第三部分

Many people, especially youngsters, are keen on junk food which are fattening. However, increasingly more people have come to the realization that it can lead to obesity. Thus many of them have converted to vegetarians or even vegans.

谈论到食物当然离不开比较各地的饮食习惯，这一点在考题中也有体现。在中国食物有着相当重要的地位，外国人认为It's hard to exaggerate the role food plays in Chinese society - people frequently greet each other by asking have you eaten yet? 但是现在，我们的饮食习惯也在被逐渐改变，西方fast food, takeaway都已经深入到我们的生活之中了。

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谈论快餐的影响 → 用于雅思口语第三部分

American fast food chains have extended their reach across the world. The restaurants offer fast, affordable food that could be eaten in-store or taken away. The change has significant social influences. The pace of life has increased beyond the wildest expectations and families have less time to get together.

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