- •Кулинария и здоровое питание
- •Contents:
- •Traditional British dishes
- •Exercises
- •I. What are the English equivalents to:
- •III. Exercises
- •IV. Do these exercises
- •V. Read the rhyme below and make up your own dialogue on its basis:
- •VI. Study the following and memorize useful words and phrases.
- •1. Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using expressions from a.
- •2. Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using the expressions you have come across above to describe food and drink preferences.
- •3. Give the synonyms to the following words:
- •1) Match the English and Russian equivalents:
- •2) Match the equivalents of American and British English:
- •VIII. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Eat your Greens.
- •Part II texts for careful studying
- •British meals and mealtimes
- •1. Find the equivalents to the following words and phrases from the text and write them down:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Read the following statements. Are they true or false?
- •4. Retell the text.
- •British food
- •Answer the questions on the text.
- •The vocabulary to be used:
- •Dinner and take-aways
- •Eating out
- •Vegetarianism
- •1. Find the equivalents to the following words and phrases from the text and write them down:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Read the following statements. Are they true or false?
- •4. Retell the text.
- •Is fast food bad?
- •Is some fast food healthier than others?
- •An Englishman's View of Russian Food
- •Answer the questions:
- •Russian Cuisine
- •National cuisine National Cuisine in Moscow Restaurants
- •Part III
- •I. Translate these sentences into English:
- •II. Correct the mistakes:
- •Translate the dialogue into English:
- •IV. Render into English:
- •V. Preparatory test
- •Part IV
- •1. Souffle Omelette
- •Ingredients
- •2. Chocolate Steamed Pudding
- •Ingredients
- •3. Rice Noodles In soup with Beef
- •Ingredients
- •4. Bombay Potatoes
- •Ingredients
- •5. Lemon Chicken
- •Ingredients
- •6. Tuna mayonnaise
- •Ingredients
- •Ingredients
- •Ingredients
- •Part V additional texts
- •English Pub
- •Food can be dangerous for your health!
- •Is it true that a lot of British dishes are named after places?
- •Italian
- •Text (from «Аэрофлот»)
- •The tables are turning
- •Let me tell you about Russia
- •II. Sit Down to Tea
- •In pairs, tell your partner about your favourite type of sweet. Say where you can buy it, the ingredients and how you eat it (with jam, tea etc.)
- •Come For Pancakes! Russian pancakes
- •V. We are what we eat
4. Bombay Potatoes
These simple spiced potatoes are one of the most popular Indian side dishes. Serve as part of any Indian meal, although they are particularly good with chicken or vegetable curries.
Ingredients
4 tbsp oil
% tsp mustard seeds
2 pinches of chilli powder
% tsp turmeric powder
350g/12oz potatoes, boiled and quartered
salt to taste
Method
Heat the oil in a pan on a medium heat setting.
To check that the oil is hot enough, sprinkle in a few mustard seeds, if they pop the oil is ready. Then add the remainder of the mustard seeds.
Add the chilli and turmeric powders to the sizzling seeds, and salt to taste.
Fry this pungent mixture of oil and spices for 1 minute then add the potatoes. Fry for about 4 minutes until the potatoes are smothered in seeds and appear to have crispy edges. They will look quite yellow in colour. Cover the pan and on a low heat, cook the potatoes for a further 5 minutes.
Serve immediately.
5. Lemon Chicken
Preparation time less than 30 mins Serves 4
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins
Ingredients
4SOg/l Ib chicken breasts, no skin or bone • cut into strips
egg white
tsp cornflour good pinch salt sesame oil
250ml/8fl oz groundnut oil
3 lemons, juice and zest 83ml/2fl oz chicken stock 1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
splash of dry sherry
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp cornflour or arrowroot - mixed with water
small bunch spring onions, shredded
seasoning
Method
Combine the egg white, cornflour, salt, a little sesame oil and chicken in a bowl - stir to make sure the chicken is well coaled, Leave for about 20 minutes.
2. Heat a wok until very hot, add some groundnut oil and heat until smoking, Remove from the heat and add the chicken stir quickly to stop it from sticking and cook until the chicken turns white. Drain the chicken over a heatproof bowl, set the chicken to one side, allow the oil to cool and discard. Wipe the wok clean and make die sauce. Add the stock, lemon juice, sugar, soy and dry sherry together with the garlic and chilli. Bring to the boil and whisk in the cornflour or arrowroot mixture, Simmer gently for a few moments and then add the chicken. Stir fry to make sure the chicken is well coated and heated through properly. Add a little sesame oil as final seasoning and serve scattered with spring onions.
6. Tuna mayonnaise
Preparation time less than 30 min
Ingredients
2 egg yolks
1 tsp dijon mustard
120ml/4fl oz vegetable oil
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
salt
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tin of tuna, drained and flaked
1 tbsp fresh chives, chopped
Method
Begin by preparing the mayonnaise.
Place the two egg yolks and mustard in a bowl and beat.
Gradually beat in the vegetable oil.
Carefully beat in the lemon juice, vinegar and seasoning.
Gently fold In the tuna,
Spoon the tuna mayonnaise into a dish.
Top with the chives and serve.
If desired, blanch and griddle the red onions and use to dip in the tuna mayonnaise.
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